News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017 will be debated in Private Members Time in the Dáil on Wednesday from 4.45pm. The Bill would require Local Authorities to recognise the rights of a child in a family unit when applying for accommodation or other assistance, which are currently not explicitly recognised under…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party legislation to recognise homeless children in their own right within the family unit will be debated during Private Members’ Time in the Dáil this evening. The Homeless Families Bill would require Local Authorities to recognise the rights of a child in a family unit when applying for accommodation or…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD Alan Kelly has said: “The Taoiseach’s response today in the Dail to my questions regarding the Department of Justice raise even more questions than answers. “Firstly the Taoiseach refused to say whether the Department of Justice were privy to the legal strategy adopted by the previous Garda Commissioner at…

News – The Labour PartyThe Government must stop dragging their feet on planned new laws to give workers on “if & when” contracts more certainty over their working hours said Labour spokesperson on Workers Rights, Senator Ged Nash, as he endorsed the ‘Secure Hours = Better Future’ Campaign launched by Mandate trade union today seeking…

News – The Labour PartyAt last night’s Dublin City Council annual Budget meeting the DCC Labour Cllr Group secured an amendment to the proposed 2018 Dublin City Council Budget to provide €475,000 funding for the training of 20 new recruits for Dublin Fire Brigade and Ambulance Service. Cllr Alison Gilliland said: “This funding is a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party General Election candidate for Dublin Bay South, Senator Kevin Humphreys, has said the Government needs to urgently move on directly-elected mayor for Dublin proposals. Senator Humphreys said: “The Government needs to move forward on the issue of a directly-elected for Dublin urgently as there has been too much foot…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has called on the Government to introduce a national affordable housing scheme as part of efforts to tackle the housing crisis. It follows the latest ESRI report which shows house prices could rise by 20% over the next three years, while rent is also up…

News – The Labour Party Commenting on the statement by the Minister for Justice on the Charleton Tribunal, Deputy Alan Kelly has said the Taoiseach needs to do the right thing regarding unanswered questions from the Department of Justice. Deputy Kelly said: “The statement by the Department of Justice this evening is deeply worrying and…