News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has expressed her disappointment at Government TDs’ support for a delaying amendment to Labour’s Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025 yesterday evening. Deputy Bacik had repeatedly urged the Government to allow the legislation to proceed without further delay and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD for Cork North Central, Eoghan Kenny, has called on the Minister for Education to urgently explain the Department’s decision not to proceed with Local Bargaining measures for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs), despite those measures being approved by members in a separate ballot. Deputy Kenny has written to the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD, Cork City Councillor Peter Horgan and Senator Laura Harmon have said CPO of the Bessborough site remains an option for government following the decision to grant planning following an appeal brought by Labour Party Councillor Peter Horgan. The Labour Party representatives said the granting of planning…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on Government to include Labour’s proposed Safe Fund in Budget 2027, saying women and children experiencing domestic abuse cannot afford further delays. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today, Deputy Bacik raised the alarming increase in the number of women killed violently this…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Dublin Central Marie Sherlock has described the State purchase of the old Carlton Cinema site as a “game changer”, saying it must herald a new era in the redevelopment of O’Connell Street and Moore Street. Deputy Sherlock said: “It’s hugely welcome news that the State has purchased the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has criticised the Government’s decision to bring forward the deadline for applications for special classes for the 2027 school year to 1 September, warning that it will pile unnecessary pressure on families already struggling to secure appropriate school places for their children. Deputy Kenny said:…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Limerick Conor Sheehan has called on the Minister for Health to urgently intervene following the sudden closure of the dedicated Vaginal Birth after Caesarean (VBAC) community midwife clinic at University Maternity Hospital Limerick (UMHL). Deputy Sheehan said the sudden closure of the dedicated VBAC community midwife clinic at…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on the Government to withdraw its delaying amendment to Labour’s Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025, ahead of a vote on the legislation tomorrow night. In the Dáil today, Deputy Bacik urged the Government to allow the…