News – The Labour Party New Bill proposes improvement to leave due to assault, accidental injuries from physical and projectile contact Labour’s Further and Higher Education and Disability Spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon will publish a Bill next week to urgently reform the current assault leave scheme for teachers and education staff, following alarming reports that…

News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called on the Minister to clarify if permanent contracts will be available for all teachers seeking permanent positions, or just newly qualified teachers. Deputy Kenny said: “The Minister must clarify the situation as it relates to permanent contracts for teachers. Do the measures announced…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called out the Education Minister’s latest PR effort. Deputy Kenny said that addressing permanency within teaching contracts misunderstands the full depth of issues at play in school communities nationwide. Speaking ahead of the teacher union conferences this week, Deputy Kenny said teachers and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD today has expressed his condolences on the death of Pope Francis. Deputy Smith said: “On behalf of the Labour Party I wish to offer my sympathy and regret on the death of Pope Francis, and condolences to Catholics in Ireland and all over the…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to analysis carried out by the Irish Independent showing the lack of affordable housing for single people, Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has called for a Dáil debate on housing measures for single people. Deputy Sheehan said: “No one is immune from the impact and tremors of the housing…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to the March Housing Commencement data, Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD said meaningful action is needed from Government when it comes to addressing the housing crisis. Deputy Sheehan said: “The scale of the housing crisis is well documented but March’s commencement data shows that the chickens are coming home…

News – The Labour Party Dedicated out of hour pathways needed in acute hospitals and in the community. Mental health’s share of total health spending at 6% has barely budged in a decade. Early intervention and public services essential. Funded programme needed to address identified failings. Responding to the publication of a new report from…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on arts, media and culture Rob O’Donoghue TD has called on Government to take urgent action to defend Irish writers, following serious allegations that tech giant Meta used pirated literary content to train its artificial intelligence models without consent or compensation. Deputy O’Donoghue said: “Irish writers are standing up to…