News – The Labour Party Government must resolve looming clash with RTÉ urgently. Labour’s Alan Kelly TD, chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Media, has today called on the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to explain and urgently address the Government’s decision to cut RTÉ’s agreed public funding for 2027 by €20 million. Responding…

News – The Labour Party Failure to introduce energy credits will leave families scrambling 500,000 energy bills already in arrears Energy bills set to increase 6-9% Challenging the Taoiseach at Leaders’ Questions following yesterday’s Budget 2027, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD questioned the decision to prioritise capital gains tax cuts over energy relief for struggling…

News – The Labour Party Reckless under-provision and a fantasy savings plan by the Department of Health for 2026, alongside mismanagement within the HSE, mean there is little or no new money to operate the health service in 2027. A supplementary budget is required in 2026 to meet the largest health deficit in the history…

News – The Labour Party Labour is calling for a €3 million Safe Fund to provide emergency financial support to people fleeing domestic abuse without a means test. Labour’s Mayor of Galway City, Councillor Helen Ogbu, has called on Government to establish Labour’s proposed €3 million Safe Fund, warning that financial insecurity, the housing crisis…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on social protection Mark Wall TD said Ireland is no country to grow old in following the meagre increase in the Living Alone Allowance announced in today’s Budget. Deputy Wall also criticised Government’s failure to extend the Domiciliary Care Allowance to cover young people up to the age…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to transport measures announced as part of Budget 2027, Labour’s Transport Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has said that public transport users will feel let down by the Government’s failure to prevent the fare increases coming this January. Deputy Ahern said: “Government have been able to find almost €1.2 billion to…

News – The Labour Party Government must reverse real terms cut to homeless funding Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has today condemned the Government’s Budget 2027 housing announcement and called on the Minister for Housing to reverse the real terms cut to homeless services. Responding to today’s announcement in the Dáil, Deputy Sheehan warned…

News – The Labour Party** Check against delivery ** So, there you have it. The first Budget of two from Soundbite Simon and Jack GPT.  We expected little, and you haven’t disappointed.   A tenner on the pension, but not even enough to keep up with inflation; Two grand on the rent a room relief…