News – The Labour PartyMember of the Public Accounts Committee and Labour TD Eoghan Kenny has expressed his concern at the failure of the Secretary General of the Department of Justice to answer serious questions about Garda management and practices during today’s meeting. Speaking following the Committee, Deputy Kenny said: “The Secretary General was unable…

News – The Labour Party Concerns regarding endometriosis sufferers’ ability to travel abroad.  No reference to the hospitals and clinics that women are travelling to in Greece and Romania in the new scheme.  New conditions placed on post operative care are not credible.  HSE and the Department must create a workable surgery abroad scheme.  Speaking…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Spokesperson for Dublin and MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin expressed his horror at the reports of a sexual assault on a young child and condemned the subsequent violence in City West, accusing rioters of having no real concern for women and children. “All our thoughts are with the ten-year old…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Ivana Bacik TD has expressed her sympathy to the family, friends and constituents of former Labour Party Senator and councillor for Cork South-West, Michael Calnan, on his passing this week. Deputy Bacik said: “Michael Calnan served in the long tradition of Labour representatives from West Cork and Dunmanway…

News – The Labour Party Groceries up 20% this Christmas Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD today raised the issue of the cost of living with An Taoiseach Micheál Martin during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil, calling for urgent Government action to tackle soaring food prices and the pressure on working families. Deputy Bacik said: “Reports…

News – The Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin today presented a radical vision for the role of the European Union in housing. The proposals include: €300 billion EU investment Recognition of housing as a human right Reform of state aid rules to unblock investment in social housing Stronger tenants’ rights Protections against eviction, particularly for children…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Alan Kelly TD has welcomed the National Transport Authority’s consultation on Local Area Licences to enhance rural transport, saying that the move must now be matched with immediate action to deliver real connectivity for rural communities. Deputy Kelly said the consultation represents long-overdue progress on an issue Labour has consistently…

News – The Labour PartyDeputy Bacik said: “As a public representative who practised as a barrister over many years, including years when I was also serving as a Senator for Dublin University, I am outraged at the emergence yesterday of an attack video by Fine Gael focusing on purported areas of practice engaged in by…