News – The Labour PartyIn light of the Covid emergency, Labour spokesperson on Education, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for a moratorium on primary schools losing teachers in September. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “I know of a number of schools that are within just one pupil of retaining a teacher and whose appeal has been…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party member of the Special Committee on Covid Response, Duncan Smith TD, has called for updated cost projections for the National Children’s Hospital to be published. Deputy Smith said: “Following my questions at the first public meeting of the Covid19, the head of Construction Industry Federation Ireland stated that the…

News – The Labour PartySenator Mark Wall has urged the Minister for Education to engage further with all schools in South Kildare  and to provide additional ASD units and places. Senator Wall was commenting after the Minister responded to a Dáil question on the issue. “In his reply the Minister told us that there are…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has raised concerns about the future status of cancer screening. This comes as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, said that he cancer screening won’t commence for the “foreseeable future”. Deputy Kelly said: “The comments made by the Deputy Chief…

News – The Labour Party Nash Welcomes Macron and Merkel’s joint proposal for the creation of an EU bond to raise €500 billion to boost the European economy Labour Party TD for Louth,Ged Nash,  has said last night’s Franco-Germany decision represents a momentous turning point in the history of the EU “The proposal to share the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator, Rebecca Moynihan, has called on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to suspend regulations for co-living spaces. This comes as a planning application has been sent to Dublin City Council for a co-living space on Jervis Street. Senator Moynihan said: “We do not know how long…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has written to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on behalf of the Labour Party, calling for it to examine whether disadvantaged schools will be negatively impacted by the use of school profiling in this year’s revised Leaving Cert. Deputy Ó Ríordáin explained: “I…

News – The Labour Party Proactive inspection regime with more staffing needed Responding to the revelation on Today with Sarah McInerney this morning that there were only 67 active HSA inspectors in the country, and the call from the Minister for Health for collective ‘cop on’, Labour Employment Affairs spokesperson Ged Nash said: “With construction…