News – The Labour Party Government chaos on student fees Students left in the lurch again Labour’s Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has called on Government to immediately reverse its planned hike in student fees, after the Minister failed to provide clarity in the Seanad today. Labour is demanding the Government use…

News – The Labour Party Stop funding Israeli war effort Protect workers’ right to refuse Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD will tomorrow publish the Occupying Power (Securities and Handling of Settlement Goods) Bill 2025, which would ban the Central Bank of Ireland from preparing prospectuses for the sale of Israeli bonds and other…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today condemned the Government’s record on housing during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil. Speaking just before the Dáil summer recess, Deputy Bacik criticised the Taoiseach for failing to take meaningful action on homelessness, the Tenant in Situ scheme, vacancy and dereliction. She said that Fianna…

News – The Labour PartyThe establishment of this Commission of Investigation is welcome, and it is not before time. The scourge of child sexual violence in our schools – and the abject failure of authority figures and institutions to protect defenceless young people from this life-changing abuse – is something that Irish society needs to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on the Government to immediately legislate for a full ban on trade in both goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements. Speaking in the Dáil during Leaders’ Questions this week, Deputy Bacik referenced a moving protest outside Leinster House organised by Grannies for Palestine,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Housing Spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has slammed Government following the news that new applications for the Tenant in Situ scheme in Fingal Council. This means that families facing eviction are once again being left in limbo, with nowhere to turn and no time to spare. Labour is calling for urgent…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash has said government inertia on a policy response to bring more transparency on grocery prices and the profits of major supermarket chains operating in Ireland is “unforgivable.” Speaking in response to CSO data published today which shows that average food prices are running at twice the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s climate spokesperson Ciaran Ahern has expressed deep concern at this Government’s commitment to decarbonising data centres. In response to a Parliamentary Question from Deputy Ahern, Minister Darragh O’Brien said that Government’s policy statement on data centres ‘encourages’ implementation of decarbonised energy sources. Labour is calling on Government to strengthen regulations…