News – The Labour Party Schools cannot run without secretaries, caretakers Govt invisible as strike continues Labour’s Education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has slammed Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Jack Chambers following reports that he spent the weekend lobbying for his preferred presidential candidate, yet has failed to pick up the phone to help…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has tonight called on the Labour Court to intervene in the dispute on pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers. Speaking this evening, Kenny said it is shameful that this dispute has continued despite schools returning this week. Deputy Kenny said: “The disrespectful and frankly…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD described the record breaking level of homelessness in the State as immoral. Speaking during a Simon Communities event in Dublin today, Deputy Sheehan said Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s failure to address the systemic issues in the housing Department will destroy the lives of young…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s finance spokesperson Ged Nash described data published by the Central Bank on household wealth as unsurprising. Data shows that the wealthiest 10% of households owned almost half the wealth in Ireland. Deputy Nash said: “Ireland has a really poor record on taxing non-productive, passive wealth. Doing so is necessary to…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party Spokesperson on Sport Rob O’Donoghue TD has expressed his deep concern at the ongoing situation within the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and has urged the Minister for Sport to take immediate steps to assess the potential impact on grassroots football. Speaking today Deputy O’Donoghue, said: “The announcement…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking ahead of a protest against the Central Bank’s facilitation of the sale of Israeli war bonds in the EU, Labour’s Ciarán Ahern TD has called on the Governor of the Central Bank to refuse the prospectus which is due for renewal on the 2nd of September. The protest will take…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Dublin South-West Ciarán Ahern has called on Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to urgently intervene in the growing crisis in Tallaght University Hospital’s Emergency Department. Figures released by the hospital to Deputy Ahern show a 43% increase in wait-times in A&E over the last 5 years, growing…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Disability Senator Laura Harmon has expressed her concern at the enormous and growing waiting lists for assessment of needs at the end of Q2 of 2025. In response to Parliamentary Questions submitted by the Labour Party, the HSE has revealed that only 2,918 assessments of needs had been…