Speaking at the launch of ‘Launching a Skills Revolution’ – Labour’s plan for a living wage and investing in skills Jobs are at the heart of this election campaign. Decent well paid jobs lift families out of poverty and provide economic security. They are the means by which all our people can share in the…

Speaking at the launch of “Launching a Skills Revolution” – Labour’s plan for a living wage and skills investment I’m delighted to be here today in Clúid, a Living Wage employer. And just today, we had another employer, Cornmarket, follow the lead of Clúid, SSE, Aldi, IKEA, Lidl, Dublin Food Co-op and Oxfam. All those…

The Labour Party this morning launched its plan for a living wage and investing in skills, ‘Launching a Skills Revolution’. The plan commits to:  • Create 50,000 apprenticeship and traineeship places over the next five years. We will also develop an additional 60 apprenticeship types to ensure a far broader range of possibilities for young people.  • Introduce 100,000…

The killing of a man in Ballybough, in the heart of my constituency, yesterday evening is a chilling reminder of the threat that exists in our city from ruthless gangsters. This killing appears to be retaliation for the especially ruthless murder which took place in the Regency Hotel in Drumcondra, a short distance away, on Friday….

I want to condemn in the strongest possible terms tonight’s latest gangland murder in Dublin’s north inner city. This incident is clearly linked to last Friday’s killing, and our priority must be to ensure that this feud does not escalate. We will give An Garda Siochana all the necessary support to find those responsible. Communities…

STRICT EMBARGO: 00:01 TUES 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD and the Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD have welcomed the announcement by Cornmarket Group Financial Services that it is to become a Living Wage employer. The financial services brokerage is committing to ensuring all of its staff is paid  at the very least the  Living Wage  from the 1st of…

Fianna Fáil – the architects of the dreaded Universal Social Charge (USC) unveiled their tax plans today. A leopard doesn’t change its spots and unsurprisingly Fianna Fáil’s tax plans will favour wealthy people over low and middle income workers. Their tax plans have no claw-back mechanism to ensure that higher earners pay their fair share….

Sinn Fein announced their plans earlier today to abolish the property tax which will come as welcome news to the millionaire property owners who stand to gain most. The property tax is a progressive tax on wealth because the more expensive your property the more you pay in tax. The revenue raised goes to local…