News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and spokesperson on Northern Ireland, Brendan Howlin TD has welcomed the progress made towards restoring a power sharing Executive in Northern Ireland, and has said it is essential for ensuring the people of Northern Ireland are heard over the coming weeks in this critical phase of Brexit talks….

News – The Labour PartyIn advance of the Dáil debate on the new bill to tackle ‘if and when’ contracts, often called zero hour contracts, Labour Party spokesperson on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Sen. Ged Nash, along with Willie Penrose TD and Jan O’Sullivan TD will be available to speak to reporters at 11.50am…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Tourism and representative for Galway West, Cllr Níall McNelis has said that the upgrade of the atrocious N59 must be a priority in the National Development Plan to be published on Friday in Sligo as it is an essential tourism route for Connemara and the west of the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Minister for Health to intervene in the controversy over patient access to Versatis pain patches. Late last year the HSE added a second level of approval for GPs looking to continue prescribing the patches after a three month period, with…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has expressed concern about a HSE review into the use of specific foetal monitors being used at a number of Irish maternity hospitals. Deputy Kelly said: “Reports that the HSE is now reviewing safety concerns regarding the use of this type of foetal monitor…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD has described today’s interview by the Taoiseach with RTE This Week on Brexit as ‘blasé’ and disappointing. Deputy Howlin said: “”The Taoiseach has been reduced to seeking clarity on matters he has already declared clear. “”Having been told we had secured a cast iron guarantee,…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking on the retirement of Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, Leader of the Labour Party Brendan Howlin has said we must never forgot the atrocities that the Provisional IRA perpetrated and that Sinn Féin stood over, but that as a late convert to peace Adams has left a legacy that will…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has criticised the continued delay in rolling out a deposit protection scheme, which is aimed at protecting tenants and landlords. It was revealed to Deputy O’Sullivan in a Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Housing that his Department is still examining the legislative provisions,…