Labour spokesperson on Children, Seán Sherlock TD, has said a plan for the safe reopening of the childcare sector needs to be prioritised following the collapse of the scheme for healthcare workers. For over a week the Labour Party has been calling for an insurance indemnity on Covid-19 to ensure this is not an obstacle to…

Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly will be available to speak to reporters on the Leinster House plinth at 11.40am in advance of the Dáil resuming today. What: Labour doorstep on with Party Leader Alan Kelly Where: Leinster House plinth When: 11.40am, Thursday 14th May. ENDS

Responding to the collapse of the childcare scheme for frontline healthcare workers, Labours Seán Sherlock said: “The collapse of the childcare scheme for healthcare workers shows the shambolic approach of the government and contrasts sharply with the premature comments today from Taoiseach about reopening schools and crèches which have been dismissed by the Chief Medical…

Labour spokesperson on Justice, Seán Sherlock TD, has called on the Government to commit to regularising the legal status of undocumented migrant workers who are carrying out essential frontline care services during the Covid crisis. Deputy Sherlock raised the issue with Minister Flanagan in the Dáil this evening. Deputy Sherlock said: “Many undocumented workers have stepped up and…

Labour spokesperson on Education, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, has again called on the Government to take steps to guarantee there will be no school profiling when it comes to grading this year’s revised Leaving Cert. Deputy Ó Ríordáin raised the issue with the Minister for Education in the Dáil today. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “The…

Labour Party TD for Dublin Fingal, Duncan Smith, has said long-term transport projects such as MetroLink should not be taken off the table. Deputy Smith said: “It’s important at this time to ensure long-term investment in environmentally sound transport projects such as MetroLink remain on the table. “This is vital for not only the transport…

Labour Party Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to reporters on the Leinster House plinth at 11.40am in advance of Education questions in the Dáil. What: Labour doorstep on with Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Where: Leinster House plinth When: 11.40am, Wednesday 13th May ENDS

Mothers returning to their employment are being failed by a loophole in the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) said Labour Senator Marie Sherlock. Senator Sherlock said: “It beggars belief that the Government continues to discriminate against women returning to work after their maternity leave in the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. It is nearly three weeks…