News – The Labour PartyA decade on from the passage of the Gender Recognition Act 2015, the Labour Party will use its Private Members’ Time on Wednesday (3rd December at 10am) to introduce a motion to improve trans healthcare and gender affirming care in Ireland. Speaking in advance of the motion, Labour’s health spokesperson Marie…

News – The Labour Party OPW property provided for Garda Commissioner was not disclosed in Parliamentary Questions about remuneration details. Commisisoner was accounting officer for An Garda Síochána while it paid his rent. Labour Justice spokesperson Alan Kelly and Labour PAC member Eoghan Kenny have called on the Minister for Justice to explain why he…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD said it is outrageous that the level of people entering homelessness continues to rise. As an additional 152 people, of which 36 are children, are now recorded as homeless, Deputy Sheehan hit out at the Minister’s failure to set out a strategy for dealing with…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s social protection spokesperson Mark Wall TD has expressed his concern at the lack of meaningful supports for families this Christmas. As the Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index reveals major money worries in households, Deputy Wall said hard working people have been left to fend for themselves by Fine Gael and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Limerick City Conor Sheehan has called out the Minister for Health for failing to have a vision for healthcare in the Mid West. Ahead of plans being brought to Cabinet to progress Option A and Option B for the Midwest, Deputy Sheehan said there is nothing new in…

News – The Labour Party Immediate pause needed to all Good People Homecare existing services supplied on behalf of the HSE and HSE must directly intervene to ensure quality of care. HSE must account for shocking internal failures.  Serious concerns about failure of HSE internal systems to process vital information from TUSLA relating to Good…

News – The Labour Party Sweetheart deal must be explained   Labour’s Eoghan Kenny TD said revelations at today’s Public Accounts Committee that a deal was made between An Garda Siochana and the Office of Public Works to provide accommodation to the Garda Commissioner at Spa Road in the Phoenix Park, following upgrades of almost…

News – The Labour Party Evictions up 35 per cent Labour’s housing Spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has expressed deep concern following the latest publication of figures from the Residential Tenancies Board showing a 35 per cent increase in termination notices issued by landlords to tenants in the third quarter of this year compared to the…