News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and Spokesperson on Northern Ireland, Brendan Howlin TD, has said that the effective return of direct rule in the North is coming at the worst possible time. Deputy Howlin said: “After months of negotiations and deadlines being extended and re-extended, a budget is now being imposed on Northern…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Ivana Bacik has said that any blueprint to achieving greater gender equality in Ireland must include concrete measures to close the gender pay gap, such as implementing mandatory wage transparency surveys, as proposed by the Labour Party.  It follows reports over the weekend that the Government is to launch…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton TD has said that the revelations this week from the Paradise Papers, and the news today that €600 million in corporation tax has been repaid to multinationals shows the need for a Standing Commission on Taxation and a full Dáil debate. Deputy Burton said:“Ireland’s corporation tax…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD Alan Kelly has today said: “I have been continuously asking questions regarding the Department of Justice and what they knew prior to the O’Higgins Commission commencing and particularly the strategy adopted by the former Garda Commissioner at it in respect of Sergeant Maurice McCabe. “These questions have not been…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Community Affairs spokesperson, Cllr Andrew Montague has called on the Government to implement the long delayed rent deposit protection scheme and ensure that the law is changed so that landlords can only seek up to one months rent as a deposit. The law to allow for a protection scheme was…

News – The Labour PartyAfter another week of national embarrassment, Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys said it has become clear that Fine Gael is afraid to take on the erratic and damaging behaviour of the Independent Alliance in order to remain in power. Sen. Humphreys said: “As Fine Gael meets for the second day of their…

News – The Labour PartyEchoing the call of the widow of one of the three people tragically killed in Storm Ophelia, Labour Senator Ged Nash has backed the proposals for clear guidelines for employers in status red situations. Senator Nash said: “The country-wide red alert for Storm Ophelia was a first for Ireland, it is…

News – The Labour PartyAddress by Brendan Howlin, T.D. Leader of the Labour Party at the Labour Youth National Conference, Portlaoise, 10th November, 2017 Introduction Good evening. It’s an honour to be back at Labour Youth conference, for my second time as party leader. I hope that we get to welcome you to Wexford one…