News – The Labour Party Government must implement abortion review recommendations now   Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on Government to urgently implement all recommendations of the O’Shea Review into abortion services and set out a clear timeline for reforming Ireland’s abortion laws. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today, Deputy Bacik…

News – The Labour PartyToday, on the 10th Anniversary of the killing of Jo Cox MP,  Hannah Deasy (Chair of Labour Women) has restated the need for democrats to protect the democratic process and to stand against hate and extremism. Deasy said, “Today, we send our condolences to all those who loved Jo, her two…

News – The Labour PartyIn Leaders’ Questions today, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has condemned the Government’s weak response to the levels of vacancy and dereliction blighting the entire country. She has criticised Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s attempts to deflect blame for the housing crisis onto City and County Councils, despite having governed together,…

News – The Labour Party Motion calls for introduction of a levy on data centres to drive down household bills Time for reintroduction of targeted energy credits to support households The Dáil will debate a Labour Party motion on Wednesday at 10am calling for a moratorium on building new data centres. Speaking in advance of…

News – The Labour Party Over 300 people turned out to public meeting hosted by local TD Marie Sherlock last night to express frustration at the planned waste collection changes instigated by Dublin City Council. Introduction of ban on bin-bags could be crucial in fight to keep our streets cleaner, if it is done right….

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD and Member of the Public Accounts Committee, Eoghan Kenny TD, has said that the scale of spending on temporary school accommodation demonstrates a failure of long-term planning by successive governments and raises serious questions about value for money for taxpayers. Deputy Kenny was commenting following confirmation that more…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has called for increased road traffic enforcement in light of figures showing a 23% increase in motorists caught speeding on the previous year. Deputy Ahern said: “We need to hear a plan for Government to address rising road offences. We know speeding and mobile phone…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s further and higher education spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has called out Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil for failing to address the student accommodation crisis which is leading to hundreds of students living in homelessness. Senator Harmon said: “Figures published by AMLÉ show that 346 students reported being homeless during the…