News – The Labour Party On Saturday, 20th September, Deputy Bacik will address the memorial service and 20th anniversary of AdVIC, a non-profit organisation established in April 2005, with her support, by families bereaved by homicide, for families bereaved by homicide. Separately, she has called on the Minister of Justice to review the Parole Act legislation to…

News – The Labour Party Government must establish when DPC became aware of issues raised on real-time bidding location data Labour leader Ivana Bacik TD has raised serious concerns about the practice of real-time bidding on location data and about the lack of enforcement action by the Data Protection Commission on this. Speaking in the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD speaking today at Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil called on Government to prioritise struggling families in Budget 2026. Speaking in the Chamber, Deputy Bacik demanded targeted action on child poverty, the cost of living, and spiralling energy bills. She urged Government to abandon plans for ineffective…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD today demanded urgent political action and leadership from Government to prioritise the needs of hundreds of children failed by the lack of proper planning for special educational needs. Speaking ahead of the new Dáil term, Deputy Kenny said this must be a top priority for…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Climate and Energy Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD today set out Labour’s priorities at the start of the new Dáil term, calling for urgent action on the cost of living, housing, and profiteering in the energy sector.  Speaking on the Plinth, Deputy Ahern said: “The reality is that working people are…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s spokesperson on Further and Higher Education Laura Harmon has urged Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to see sense and prevent any increases to student fees in Budget 2026. As the Oireachtas returns today, Senator Harmon said families are already facing many financial pressures and any increase to fees will be…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has said that the UN Commission of Inquiry confirming the genocide in Gaza must be a moment for the United States, the European Union and the wider world to act now to end the violence in Gaza. Deputy Smith said: “Words fail us all…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in advance of the National Women’s Council conference on housing precarity, homelessness and violence against women and girls in Dublin today, Labour Senator Laura Harmon has called on Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan to keep his word and enact legislation to criminalise the practice of offering rooms to rent in exchange…