News – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, has hit out at the Department of Education and the HSE for the way they have handled a potential redeployment of Special Needs Assistants. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “The mess the Government have made of asking SNAs to be redeployed as healthcare assistants is…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD for Dublin Fingal, Duncan Smith, has called for priority treatment for HSE staff on our roads. Deputy Smith said: “As part of Operation Fanacht, we are seeing the Gardaí implement more checks on our roads and are rerouting many drivers at this time, including nurses and doctors who…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Alan Kelly TD, has said acquiring high quality Personal Protective Equipment for our frontline healthcare workers is the best thing the Government and HSE could do on World Health Day. Deputy Kelly said: “This World Health Day we must single out the trojan work our frontline staff in…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD Seán Sherlock has called for a support payment to be immediately made available to apprentices who have been left high and dry with no income following the Covid-19 lockdown. Deputy Sherlock said: “The Government has made available income supports to employees and businesses but some groups such as apprentices…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, has called on third-level institutions and the further education sector to introduce a ‘no-detriment’ style policy for the remainder of the academic year. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “Students have been out of college since March 13th, nearly a month ago. Many students have still…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Ged Nash TD, has said the Government must amend the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) to address the perverse situation where many lower paid workers would be financially better off having lost their jobs than being retained by their employer on the Temporary…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader, Alan Kelly TD, has said the Government must urgently produce their long-awaited childcare solution for healthcare professionals. Deputy Kelly said: “Schools and creches have been closed since March 13th and nearly a month on many healthcare workers still have no fixed solutions surrounding childcare. “Many frontline healthcare workers…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD for Dublin Fingal, Duncan Smith, has said the Labour Party completely opposes plans by the Government to relax rules for tax exiles. Deputy Smith said: “The existing rules are already very generous for these millionaires & billionaires. In this time of crisis in which we are pulling together…