News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Government to consider and implement proposals to assess the Leaving Cert over two years. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “Anecdotally, we have known for a long time that the Leaving Cert puts an enormous amount of pressure on young students. “Reports…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said the Government must do more to end delays to cancer patients accessing new cancer drugs and treatments. Deputy Kelly said: “It is a disgrace that cancer patients in Ireland are far less likely to receive new cancer drugs and treatment compared to…

News – The Labour PartyAs the EU Commission prepares for a no deal Brexit, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD called on Fine Gael to allocate €500 million to a jobs fund if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal in April, and to explain in detail how the Government will support…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Senator Ged Nash has said it is essential that legislation to tackle bogus self-employment is progressed this week, and that the Fine Gael government can no longer spin their way out of this. Senator Nash said: “On Wednesday the Seanad will take Committee stage of my…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing Spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD is calling for the 1300 houses currently leased by NAMA to local authorities and housing agencies to be transferred to local authorities and kept in the public housing stock. This follows news today that after any potential sale of these houses, there is no guarantee they will continue to…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to reports on the implementation review of the 50 recommendations from the Scally Inquiry, Labour Health spokesperson Alan Kelly has said there is still no sign of the report on the outsourcing of work from labs, but based on today’s news, the Government must act quickly to implement open disclosure…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Education Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on Ministers for Education Joe McHugh and Mary Mitchell O’Connor to wake up to the ongoing funding crisis in Higher Education. The Labour Party Supports the #FundTheFuture march happening in Dublin today and calls for fully funded higher education made by members of the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Euro candidate in Midlands/North West, Dominic Hannigan has challenged Brexiteer MPs to join him on his ‘Bike the Border’ project to demonstrate the danger of imposing a hard border. Speaking at the launch of his online video detailing his cycle along the border Dominic said: “I recently cycled along the…