Labour TD and Chair of the All Party Oireachtas Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health has described as ‘essential’ the delivery of objective Sexual Education. Deputy O’Sullivan said; “The recommendations from the Oireachtas Education Committee, of which I am a member, is broadly in line with the recommendation on Sex Education of the Oireachtas Committee…

Labour TD for Dublin West, Joan Burton TD today introduced in the Dáil her Informal Adoptions (Regularisation) Bill 2018 which if passed into law would provide legal certainty following the illegal registration of informal adoptions where a false birth certificate was issued. Introducing the bill, Deputy Burton said: “Adoption was first introduced to Ireland and…

Following his questioning at today’s Health Committee, Labour Party Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD, said that despite layers of oversight, it’s difficult to understand how the overspend of the National Children’s Hospital happened. Deputy Kelly said: Through Parliamentary Questions, I have sought to establish the layers of oversight around the building of the National Children’s…

Labour Party Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has launched the Public Sector (Plain Language) Bill 2019 which will require all government departments and public bodies to revert to plain and accessible language in their documentation. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “We need to ensure public documents are accessible to everyone. Often those with greater literacy challenges…

Labour Party Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will launch the Public Sector (Plain Language) Bill today, Tuesday, 29th January, at 11am. This launch will take place in Buswells Hotel with Inez Bailey and Michael Power from the National Adult Literacy Agency available to speak to reporters on the issue. Senator Ó Ríordáin’s Bill aims to…

The Labour Party has selected Dominic Hannigan to contest the Midlands North West constituency in this May’s European Parliament Speaking after the convention Hannigan said: “I am delighted to have been selected as the candidate for the Midlands North West constituency. “My campaign to win a seat begins right now. I will be fighting to…

The Labour Party will hold our European Parliament selection convention for the Midlands North West constituency on Sunday 27th January at 2pm in Mullingar Park Hotel, Co Westmeath. One candidate will be nominated, and there is a contest with two names going forward for selection. These are former Labour TD for Meath East Dominic Hannigan,…

Vice-Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee and the Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that HSE needs to answer questions on the prioritisation of at-risk women when it comes to smear testing. This follows confirmation to Deputy Kelly back in early November that the labs carrying out smear test analysis could not…