Labour Higher Education spokesperson Sen. Annie Hoey, and Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to the media at 11.30am, today, Tuesday 16th February on the Leinster House plinth about Annie’s Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2020 which will be debated in the Seanad this coming Friday, and Aodhán will be available to…

Labour Bill to pay student nurses and midwives to be debated this coming Friday in the Seanad. Labour Senator and Spokesperson for Higher and Further Education, Annie Hoey, has today secured the introduction of the Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2020 into Seanad Eireann. This bill purposes to pay student nurses and midwives at the same…

Labour spokesperson on defence Senator Mark Wall has urged all members of the Defence Forces to partake in a consultation set up by the Defence Forces Commission to have their voices heard. The Commission, appointed to undertake a comprehensive review of the Forces, is chaired by Aidan O’Driscoll with 14 other members from a range…

A €100m ‘Catch-Up for Children’ scheme is needed to make up for lost school days and related activities. There must be an assessment of the damage caused by school closures in 2020 and 2021. Support must be targeted at vulnerable children and young people, those from socioeconomic disadvantage and those with disabilities or other additional…

Labour Children spokesperson Ivana Bacik, and Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to the media at 11.15am, today, Thursday 11th February on the Leinster House plinth on the partial reopening of special schools, and the need for a ‘Catch-Up for Children’ scheme that would invest in repairing the damage caused to…

Central Bank figures show that interest rate rip-off for households and businesses continues unabated Caps on mortgage interest rates now required Public and community banking model needed to kick-start Covid-19 recovery.   Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash has said that today’s figures released by the Central Bank figures shows that the interest rate rip-off goes…

Speech by Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly on the Labour Party motion calling for an Aggressive Suppression Strategy for Covid-19 Today, the Labour Party is bringing forward an extremely important motion. I would like the Minister and Government to listen to what we say collectively over the next two hours. This is not about being…

Speaking during the Labour Party’s Motion on the adoption of a National Aggressive Suppression Strategy, Labour Party Spokesperson on Social Protection, Seán Sherlock TD urged the Government to create a funding pot to fully research the impact of Long COVID and its effect on workers who have recovered initially from the virus. Deputy Sherlock said:…