Labour Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, has criticised the Minister for Education for again failing to give certainty to Leaving Cert students. It comes as the sixth meeting of the stakeholder advisory group concluded today with no further details provided to the public on this year’s exam. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “It’s unacceptable that…

Once again, the EU is faced with a major crisis. And this crisis has the potential to make or break the Union. The test this time is whether the EU can demonstrate solidarity between its member states based on shared democratic values, or whether it wants to just be a marketplace.  One of the reasons…

Labour spokesperson on Social Protection Ged Nash TD has called for assurances for workers that their income supports will continue until sectors are fully reopened, after the Minister for Finance failed to commit to maintaining it. Deputy Nash said: “Speaking on Morning Ireland the Minister for Finance failed to give any certainty on future income…

Reacting to the German constitutional court’s ruling on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) quantitative easing programme Brendan Howlin TD, warned that this ruling could undermine the ECB’s €750 billion Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP). Deputy Howlin said: “In October 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the ECB’s bond-buying programme, funded through quantitative…

Labour Party Senator, Rebecca Moynihan, has called on the Minister for Education to provide clarity on the Home-Based July Provision scheme for parents of children with additional needs. The ‘July Provision’ scheme provides funding for additional educational supports for children with a severe or profound general learning disability or children with autism. Senator Moynihan said:…

Labour Party Leader and Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has repeated his call for the Government to provide the winter flu vaccine for free to all citizens this year. Deputy Kelly said: “If the Government are serious about helping stop the spread of the flu this winter they should make the flu vaccine free for…

Labour Senator Annie Hoey, and former President of USI said the collapse in revenue from overseas students must be a wake-up call for the sector as it bids for a rescue package, as what is needed now is future certainty on third level funding. Senator Hoey said: “The Irish Universities Association is seeking a €230…

Private hospital capacity must be put to use now says Labour Leader. Launch public awareness campaign now to encourage people to come forward and be treated With warnings of an ‘apocalyptic’ surge in hospital waiting lists as the Covid-19 pandemic becomes more controlled, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly TD has called for a massive public…