News – The Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesperson, Brendan Ryan TD, has today published a Bill that would allow for new conditions to be attached to licenses awarded by the National Transport Authority to private operators. The proposed conditions would ensure a more level playing field between private operators and Bus Éireann. It would also enable…

News – The Labour PartyThis is a genuinely important measure. And not just because it may well be the first Opposition Bill to be passed into law by this Dáil. The Bill has been a long time reaching this far. I congratulate my colleagues Senators Ivana Bacik and Ged Nash for pursuing it in the…

News – The Labour PartyI was very sorry to hear of the death of Peter Mathews. He and I were both elected to Dail Eireann exactly six years ago, in that extraordinary general election at the height of the economic crisis. Peter was absolutely resolute in his views, and in his critique of the policy…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Transport, Brendan Ryan TD, has urged all sides in the Bus Éireann dispute to make a concerted effort to avert planned industrial action next week. Deputy Ryan has also called for a stakeholder forum for all those in the public transport industry, in a bid to head…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesperson Brendan Ryan TD along with Party Leader Brendan Howlin, and spokesperson on Workers rights Senator Ged Nash will today at 2.30pm launch a new bill to stop a race to the bottom on terms and conditions in the bus transport sector. They will be available to speak to…

News – The Labour PartyTonight in Dáil Private Members time from 8pm, the Labour Party will propose the Competition Amendment Bill. Spokesperson on Jobs, Alan Kelly TD will open the debate. It provides for collective bargaining rights for freelance workers like journalists, and voice over actors. It has been supported by the NUJ, SIPTU and…

News – The Labour PartyGood evening, and thank you for being here this evening. I think it is important to take some time to give members some insight into what I am thinking. Because Irish politics is in a strange place. And the world looks like a scary place. In that context, I believe that…

News – The Labour PartyGood afternoon, and thank you all for being here. This is my first time speaking to the Trade Unionists as a group. As a lifelong trade unionist, it is an honour to be here, and an honour to be leading the party that fights for trade unions. Our history as a…