News – The Labour PartySenator Laura Harmon, Labour spokesperson for Disability has today said Budget 2027 does not take disabled peoples’ reality into account, she said: “Poverty is permanent in the lives of so many disabled people in Ireland. The €500 payment offered in today’s Budget amounts to a meagre €9.62 per week on average….

News – The Labour Party Government to cut student fees by €150 while raising the rent-a-room tax-free ceiling by €2,000. Labour further and higher education spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has today warned that Government risks cancelling out its €150 student contribution fee reduction by increasing the rent-a-room tax-free threshold from €14,000 to €16,000 in Budget…

News – The Labour PartyOn the eve of Budget 2027 Labour Party Leader Ivana Bacik has called on the government to ensure tomorrow’s package includes targeted energy credits for households earning under €80,000 so as not to repeat the mistakes of last year when the needs of PAYE workers were ignored. Deputy Bacik said: “Across…

News – The Labour Party Increasing Help to Buy to €35,000 would hand more public money to developers and increase house prices Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has criticised reports that Government plans to increase the maximum Help to Buy refund to €35,000 in tomorrow’s Budget. Deputy Sheehan said: “This Government is fresh out…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Ivana Bacik TD has welcomed the announcement of the Commission of Investigations survey seeking to gather information from survivors of historic child abuse in schools. Deputy Bacik said the trauma-informed approach taken by the Commission should put survivors at the heart of the process. Deputy Bacik said: “Over decades,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD Ged Nash who set up the Low Pay Commission in 2015 has accused the government of “shameful posturing” on the National Minimum Wage as media reports suggest the government plans to reject the Commission’s recommendation, which was made in July, to increase the hourly minimum wage rate by 0.79…

News – The Labour Party Overcrowded train services must be addressed  Labour’s social protection spokesperson and Kildare South TD Mark Wall said Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil must address the issues facing commuters in Budget 2027. Deputy Wall said: “This Budget must protect commuters. At the height of a cost of living crisis and as…

News – The Labour Party Labour proposes 1,000 additional teachers to reduce the primary staffing ratio by two points to 1:19. Labour education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has today called on Government to fund smaller primary school classes and employ 1,000 additional teachers in Budget 2027. Following the publication of Labour’s Alternative Budget, Deputy Kenny…