News – The Labour PartyCeann Comhairle,   The Labour Party will seek to amend the Government motion before the House today.   My party supports in principle the decision of the Government to appeal this case.   At one level, it has not been an easy position to reach.   The prospect of an additional…

News – The Labour PartyAhead of industrial action planned by Dublin Bus workers tomorrow, Labour spokesperson for Dublin, Senator Kevin Humphreys has offered his support for striking workers and has called on Minister Shane Ross to intervene. “With this strike costing Dublin businesses €2.1 million a day and 500,000 bus journeys being affected, it is…

News – The Labour PartyAhead of industrial action planned by Dublin Bus workers over the course of the next month beginning tomorrow, Labour Youth calls on Minister for Transport Shane Ross to meet with the unions spearheading the action. On the issue, National Chairperson of Labour Youth, Grace Williams commented, “It is absolutely outrageous that…

News – The Labour PartyThe continuing delay by Minister Harris in confirming a detailed plan for the HSE winter initiative is nothing short of unacceptable, according to the Labour Party health spokesperson Alan Kelly. “We have now reached September with absolutely no confirmation from the HSE of the details of their long-promised winter initiative. Minister…

News – The Labour PartyFollowing the publication of the report of the Áras Attracta Swinford Review Group, Labour Party Spokesperson on Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch has welcomed the recommendations by Dr Kevin McCoy and his team. “In December 2014, I was shocked and distressed by the revelations of extremely poor and unacceptable standards of care…

News – The Labour PartyThe Parliamentary Labour Party will hold its Autumn think-in in The Mansion House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 on Thursday the 22nd and Friday the 23rd of September. A full agenda and details of media arrangements will be available in due course.  

News – The Labour PartyToday, Labour TDs have published their amendments to the Government’s Motion re: Appeal the European Commission’s decision that Ireland provided unlawful State aid to Apple. To insert the following after paragraph (iv): “(v) strongly supports the ongoing work of the OECD and the EU through the BEPS process to tackle aggressive cross-border…

News – The Labour PartyFinances gained from sale should be invested in the North Fringe The saga that is Priory Hall is nearing finality. The apartment complex in Donaghmede is being rebuilt by Dublin City Council from the ground up at a cost close to 30 million euro. Former apartment owners who had at one…