Dáil Éireann, Labour Party Motion on Protection of Employees’ Rights CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY   Ceann Comhairle, I move Motion No. 18, on behalf of the Labour Party. I am sharing time.   Ceann Comhairle, this is Labour’s first Private Members’ Time in the new Dáil. And we had no difficulty in choosing the issue we…

In January of this year, Senator Ivana Bacik proposed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 on behalf of the Labour Party Senators, as a private members’ bill which was allowed pass through to Second Stage by then Minister Richard Bruton. Senator Bacik’s Competition (Amendment) Bill stems from a longstanding Labour Party commitment to ensure protection of…

  Speaking after a gathering of the Social Democratic and Labour Party youth group and the Labour Party youth group in Belfast this afternoon, the joint Chairs Conal Browne and Grace Williams issued a statement calling on young people to not underestimate the importance their vote can have on June 23rd “With the referendum on…

Labour’s TDs are today introducing a motion into Dáil Eireann this week to enhance workers’ rights and increase protections for low paid workers. Brendan Howlin said: “All Labour TDs will be supporting this motion when it comes to a vote tomorrow evening. We are now urging members of the public to contact their local TDs…

Labour Tipperary Senator Denis Landy has welcomed news that funding has been secured through the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a new Primary Care Centre in Carrick-On-Suir. Senator Landy said: “I greatly welcome the announcement of funding for a Primary Care Centre in Carrick-On-Suir.   “Typically, local Primary Care Centres, allow people to access locally a…

Addressing Labour Party public representatives   If Bill Clinton had been right – and it was all about the economy stupid – we should have fared better at the last election. But economic statistics are arid affairs and difficult to excite the public about.   And it is the case too that the debate about…

It is disrespectful to the public and our parliamentary process that the Seanad has not sat since the General Election was called over three months ago. The Seanad cannot sit again until the Taoiseach has appointed his Seanad nominees. I appreciate the importance of the Taoiseach taking time to consider his Seanad nominees. However this…

I welcome the fact that the planned strike action at Tesco stores tomorrow has been deferred as both parties involved in the dispute have agreed to return to the Workplace Relations Commission for further talks. Tesco need to listen to the legitimate and understandable concerns of their hardworking and loyal staff over proposed unilateral changes…