Labour Party Senator, Rebecca Moynihan, has called on the Minister for Education to give clarity on the status of the Back to Education Allowance for the next academic year. Senator Moynihan said: “This week the Minister for Higher Education highlighted a suite of measures aimed at groups at risk of educational disadvantage without giving much…

Labour writes to Minister Harris to have public health regulations applied to all visitors to the State Louth Labour TD Ged Nash has written to the Health Minister Simon Harris urging him to introduce a regulation under the exceptional powers provided to him by the Oireachtas under the amended 1947 Health Act to ensure that…

• Minister for Finance should veto the appointment of Non-Executive Directors of bank, who appear to have never questioned the handling of the tracker mortgage scandal • Government must use its influence as major shareholder to pass on lower ECB interest rates to both personal and business customers Ahead of the AIB AGM on April 29th, Labour…

Labour Party TD for Dublin Fingal, has reiterated his call for healthcare workers to receive priority treatment on our roads. Deputy Smith said: “When the Gardaí initially launched Operation Fanacht, I called on the Government to provide special permits for healthcare workers so they wouldn’t get caught up in the traffic associated with Garda check…

Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Government to give clarity on Junior Certificate exams. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “According to media reports today, the Department of Education is set to announce next week that the proposed delay of the Junior Certificate to September should now be swapped for in-school assessments…

administrative changes to wage subsidy scheme will come as a relief to hundreds of companies  Deputy Ged Nash said: “Since the 3rd April, I have been lobbying the Minister for Finance to make a minor administrative change to the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme to allow companies who, for a variety of reasons uploaded payroll details…

Labour spokesperson on Education, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin T.D, has said that extending the deadline for payment of the Leaving Cert exam fee this year doesn’t go far enough, and should be waived in light of the Covid 19 crisis. Deputy Ó Ríordáin raised the issue with the Minister for Education during statements and questions in…

Labour TD for Dublin Fingal, Duncan Smith TD, has echoed the calls of ICTU, NWCI and SIPTU, asking the Minister for Finance to address anomalies that exist in the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme that impact on women returning from maternity leave. Deputy Smith said: “As highlighted today by ICTU, NWCI and SIPTU, women who are…