News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party this morning launched its plan for a living wage and investing in skills, ‘Launching a Skills Revolution’. The plan commits to:  • Create 50,000 apprenticeship and traineeship places over the next five years. We will also develop an additional 60 apprenticeship types to ensure a far broader range of possibilities for young…

News – The Labour PartyThe killing of a man in Ballybough, in the heart of my constituency, yesterday evening is a chilling reminder of the threat that exists in our city from ruthless gangsters. This killing appears to be retaliation for the especially ruthless murder which took place in the Regency Hotel in Drumcondra, a…

News – The Labour PartyI want to condemn in the strongest possible terms tonight’s latest gangland murder in Dublin’s north inner city. This incident is clearly linked to last Friday’s killing, and our priority must be to ensure that this feud does not escalate. We will give An Garda Siochana all the necessary support to…

News – The Labour PartySTRICT EMBARGO: 00:01 TUES 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD and the Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD have welcomed the announcement by Cornmarket Group Financial Services that it is to become a Living Wage employer. The financial services brokerage is committing to ensuring all of its staff is paid  at the very least the  Living…

News – The Labour PartyFianna Fáil – the architects of the dreaded Universal Social Charge (USC) unveiled their tax plans today. A leopard doesn’t change its spots and unsurprisingly Fianna Fáil’s tax plans will favour wealthy people over low and middle income workers. Their tax plans have no claw-back mechanism to ensure that higher earners…

News – The Labour PartySinn Fein announced their plans earlier today to abolish the property tax which will come as welcome news to the millionaire property owners who stand to gain most. The property tax is a progressive tax on wealth because the more expensive your property the more you pay in tax. The revenue…

News – The Labour PartyEarlier today Fianna Fail accused the Labour Party of not doing enough to combat crime. This politically motivated attack simply does not stand up to scrutiny. It was Fianna Fail in government who closed Templemore Garda College when they stopped recruiting Gardai. Friday’s brutal gangland slaying in a hotel in the heart…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s proposal to favour a 3:1 split between public services investment and tax reform is a strong, clear offering – unlike what Fianna Fail are putting on the table. To put it bluntly, we are the only party with a clear message on prioritising investment over tax reductions. Labour is proposing…