News – The Labour PartyIn March 2017 during International Women’s Week the Labour Party published a comprehensive policy paper on gender equality in the workplace. ‘Closing the Gap’ outlines a range of proposed policy measures. Central to the policy, and to closing the 13.9% gender pay gap in Ireland is the Gender Pay Gap Information…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education Spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has stated that the results of the Irish League of Credit Union’s schools costs survey reaffirms that the Government needs to do more to reduce school costs for parents. Senator Ó Ríordáin commented: “Results show today one in four parents will have to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Communications, Senator Ivana Bacik, has called on RTÉ to come clean on their gender pay gap before they are required to do so in response to a request she has lodged under the Freedom of Information Act. The spotlight has been on the state broadcaster after the BBC…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to reports that Ireland’s biggest private landlord is asking tenants for two months’ rent as a deposit, Labour spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has called on the Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, to intervene. Commenting on the reports, Deputy O’Sullivan said: “The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government…

News – The Labour PartyLouth Labour Senator Ged Nash has said that the people of Drogheda are angry and frustrated over the ‘cack-handed response’ on the ground to the major water outage in the region. Senator Nash explained: “Early last weekend, there was a general level of understanding that major engineering works, the likes of…

News – The Labour Party Nash concerned that aim is to reduce number of those seeking refunds. Body likely to be inundated with Freedom of Information requests to Irish Water to gain proof of payment. Labour spokesperson on Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash has said the Government is needlessly complicating the system for water refunds….

News – The Labour PartyDeputy Willie Penrose reacts to the information emanating from the CSO Survey, that Ballynacargy has one of the lowest levels of broadband coverage in rural areas across the Country. Deputy Penrose Stated “There has been a cacophony of lip service to rural Ireland by many Ministers of various political persuasions over…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has called on the Government to guarantee that the housing budget will not be tapped to refund water charges. Last November, Deputy O’Sullivan questioned why the Department of Housing had an underspend of of €90 million at that time, in a Parliamentary Question to the…