Labour spokesperson on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Senator Ivana Bacik, has called on the Minister for Justice to fast-track Irish citizenship for the many frontline workers who have been the backbone of the health system throughout the pandemic. As many non-EU citizens continue to work on Ireland’s frontline, Bacik has reiterated the importance of…

After 6 months a levy should apply to empty housing units. Speculators artificially trying to inflate rent and housing prices by keeping units off market. Referendum on housing needed to balance rights of tenants and social good with rights of property owners. With the Business Post revealing today that hundreds of luxury apartments in Dublin…

In its submission to the Future of Media Commission, the Labour Party spokesperson Marie Sherlock has called on the Commission to prioritise decent employment conditions for those employed in the sector, continued protection and promotion of the State public service broadcaster, the provision of support to local and regional media and to ensure appropriate regulation of…

Workers who have already experienced a drop in wages and unemployment now face a double hit with TWSS and PUP tax bills. Scrapping Covid-19 related tax bills would provide vital household stimulus for those who need it most. Money allocated to doomed Staycation Subsidy Scheme and unused Covid Loan scheme could be redirected to support…

Schools getting email at 8pm on a Friday evening no way to do business. Safety concerns and childcare needs for SNAs and teachers must be addressed. Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has criticised the approach of the Minister and her Department of sending out emails at 8pm on a Friday evening, that in effect…

Labour Party Leader and Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called for the registration fee for nurses and midwives to be waived for 2021. Deputy Kelly said: “Nurses and midwives have been under an unprecedented amount of pressure since January 2020, from record overcrowding in our hospitals in the early parts of 2020, through to…

Failure to make face coverings mandatory puts health and safety of staff at risk. No action on face coverings for Banks, Credit Unions and An Post staff for over two months despite similar regulation in Northern Ireland and other customer-facing sectors such as retail and hospitality. Minister must immediately publish health advice received and reconsider…

Strategy is just about promoting remote working, lip service paid to worker protections Threadbare detail, strategy is little more than a rehash of 2019 Government report No detail on what a right to request remote work will look like, the 20% mandate on remote working across the public sector and third level institution, and the…