Congratulations must be extended to the students and ISSU on their campaign for choice School profiling must be ruled out now Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has cautiously welcomed the news that clarity will be provided to the Leaving Cert class of 2021. Reacting to the announcement, Deputy Ó Ríordáin welcomed the work of all…

Bill would ban all advertising of gambling in Ireland Experts report increase in gambling disorder referrals since Covid lockdown Public consultation launched to tackle scourge of gambling The Labour Party today published draft legislation to end the link between entertainment and betting by banning the advertisement of gambling. If enacted, the Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising)…

State policy must act to lower prices, not drive housing costs Policies must be targeted at those who need it most Greater Scaling Up of Cost Rental Needed Speaking after scrutiny of the Affordable Housing scheme at the Oireachtas Housing Committee, Labour spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has called on the Minister to clarify what further control…

Labour Sports spokesperson Sen. Mark Wall, and Enterprise spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to the media at 11am today, Wednesday 17th February on the Leinster House plinth when they will publish a draft bill to ban gambling advertisements and launch a public consultation on the issue. What: Doorstep with Sen. Mark…

Labour Party Senators have branded the lack of progress made on tackling the issue of Councillor’s pay as “deeply frustrating”. Despite a commitment in the Programme for Government, proposals on the issue of reforming the pay of City and County Councillors as recommended by the Moorhead Report have not been advanced.  Responding to a question…

Labour transport spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called on the Government to urgently address the situation that has arisen for drivers attempting to renew their licence and new drivers applying for their driving or theory tests. The backlog created by Covid-19 requires additional resources and must be urgently addressed as young and rural drivers continue…

Bank of Ireland must honour written agreements with union on their branch network Central Bank should send strong signal to banks who are considering branch closures Minister for Finance must leverage power of State shareholding to prevent closures   Labour Finance spokesperson Ged Nash has said Bank of Ireland cannot be allowed to use the…

Labour spokesperson on employment affairs Senator Marie Sherlock has praised the report issued by the Irish Cancer Society and the ESRI on returning to work following a cancer diagnosis. Highlighting the need to legislate for statutory sick pay, Senator Sherlock called on the Government to reconsider the Labour Party’s Sick Leave and Parental Leave (Covid-19)…