News – The Labour PartySpeaking at the Labour Party meeting on “Housing and Urban Regeneration” in the Skylon Hotel on Thursday 23 November, Joe Costello stated that all recent indicators demonstrated that the housing crisis is getting worse and new approach is needed. “Homeless figures for November showed a record of 5,298 adults and 3,194…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Brendan Howlin has today called on the Minister for Justice and Equality to apologise to Dáil Éireann for his failings and those of his Department to prevent incorrect information from being repeatedly provided to parliament. “Earlier today, I warned that a focus on whether the Dáil has confidence in…

News – The Labour PartyVice Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Alan Kelly TD, has described the re-opening of Stepaside Garda Station as incredible. Deputy Kelly said: “What we heard at this morning’s Public Accounts Committee surrounding the re-opening of Stepaside Garda Station is unbelievable. “The Head of Policing in Dublin, Assistant Garda Commissioner Pat…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesperson, Sen. Kevin Humphreys has said that the traffic chaos this morning shows the need for the reinstatement of Operation Freeflow in the run up to Christmas. Senator Humphreys has written to the Minister for Transport and Minister for Justice calling on them to re-introduce the successful scheme. Senator…

News – The Labour PartyDeputy Alan Kelly has called on the Taoiseach to correct the Dáil record regarding the Maurice McCabe controversy. Deputy Kelly said: “I am not satisfied that the Dáil received accurate information from the Taoiseach on two occasions last week regarding the timelines of when the Department of Justice was made aware…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Seán Sherlock TD, has expressed concern over the findings of a HIQA progress report on Tusla-operated foster care services in Cork. The return inspection, which followed a previous inspection, last February, identified major non-compliance with all four standards assessed, which the report said ‘continued…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Employment spokesperson, Senator Ged Nash has today published a Bill to tackle bogus self-employment contracts that deny workers the same protection and entitlements as their employed colleagues. The Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self Employment) Bill 2017 would put all workers on an equal footing in situations where…

News – The Labour PartyTomorrow, Tuesday 21st November at 10.30am in the Dun Library in the Royal College of Physicians, No. 6 Kildare St, Labour Party Senator Ged Nash will launch a new bill to tackle false self-employment. The Bill will be launched with a roundtable of representatives from trade unions whose members have been…