The proposal from Fianna Fail to have unelected ‘experts’ appointed to Cabinet positions is barmy, anti-democratic, and is a throwback to the Haughey era of political patronage and favouritism. This proposal is contained in Fianna Fail’s set of political reforms that would actually set our parliamentary democracy back a number of generations, rather than deliver…

MEDIA NOTICE Sunday, 7th February 2016  BURTON AND HOWLIN LAUNCH LABOUR’S ECONOMIC PLAN   Tánaiste and Labour Party Leader Joan Burton, along with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin, will tomorrow launch ‘A strong economy for a decent society’, Labour’s plan for economic and social progress, at Labour HQ. Derek Nolan, Dáil Candidate for Galway West will…

Labour pledges to ‘grow the green economy’ under a new €1bn Green Infrastructure Fund The Labour Party today officially launched its plan for green jobs. Entitled ‘Growing the Green Economy’, the main points of the plan involve:  Establishing a Green Infrastructure Fund worth €1bn; Expanding the better energy warmer homes scheme to retrofit 225,000 homes…

Climate change is the biggest single challenge facing humanity. The Labour Party, in Government, ensured that the coalition did more than any of its predecessors to face up to our responsibility to future generations. When I published my Energy White Paper last December, we became the first Irish Government to commit to a zero-carbon energy…

Labour has a proven record of standing up for the environment and delivering jobs. The lesson from the last five years is if you want Green policies to be implemented you have to vote for the Labour Party. The last Government of the Greens and Fianna Fail failed in four years to pass a climate…

Protecting the environment and creating more green jobs are central parts of Labour’s policy platform for this election.    Our new policy being launched today – ‘Growing the Green Economy’ – maps out how Labour intend to leverage green policy to help generate more jobs and stimulate growth in sectors such as the construction and…

Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Alex White TD, will today launch ‘Growing the Green Economy’, Labour’s official policy on green jobs.     Minister White will be joined by Minister for Labour Activation and candidate for Dublin Bay South, Kevin Humphreys TD, and Cllr Carrie Smyth, the party’s candidate in Dun Laoghaire. Details are as…

Working families around Ireland will be disappointed to see that Sinn Fein’s childcare proposals do not go further to reduce the onerous cost of childcare for people with young children. Their less than ambitious proposals will cap fees for parents at €4.50 an hour.  In contrast, Labour will reduce childcare costs for parents to €2…