Labour Dublin City Councillor, Alison Gilliland has said the Northern Cross relief road must be included in the National Capital Plan to be announced on Friday. Cllr Gilliland said: “It is essential that the relief-road detailed in the Belmayne/Clongriffin Local Area Plan be included in the government’s upcoming Capital Plan. This relief-road is a must…

Labour Party Education spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, to remove the cap on enrolment of Educate Together schools. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “Reports from around the country about the Department of Education and Skills’ insistence on putting an enrolment cap on Educate Together schools is deeply…

New legislation aimed at improving conditions for thousands of workers in precarious employment is flawed because it fails to cover dodgy ‘if & when’ contracts. Speaking ahead of the Dáil debate on the government’s Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017, Labour’s Employment Affairs & Social Protection spokesperson Senator Ged Nash explained: “Working with an expert team…

Labour spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said that rent increases have spiralled out of control, and measures are urgently needed to address the lack of affordability in the sector. It comes as the latest rental report from Daft.ie shows rents have risen nationally by around 10% in the year to December, and are…

Labour Party Leader and spokesperson on Northern Ireland, Brendan Howlin TD has welcomed the progress made towards restoring a power sharing Executive in Northern Ireland, and has said it is essential for ensuring the people of Northern Ireland are heard over the coming weeks in this critical phase of Brexit talks. Deputy Howlin said: “On…

In advance of the Dáil debate on the new bill to tackle ‘if and when’ contracts, often called zero hour contracts, Labour Party spokesperson on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Sen. Ged Nash, along with Willie Penrose TD and Jan O’Sullivan TD will be available to speak to reporters at 11.50am today, Tuesday 13th February…

Labour spokesperson on Tourism and representative for Galway West, Cllr Níall McNelis has said that the upgrade of the atrocious N59 must be a priority in the National Development Plan to be published on Friday in Sligo as it is an essential tourism route for Connemara and the west of the county. Cllr McNelis said:…

Labour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Minister for Health to intervene in the controversy over patient access to Versatis pain patches. Late last year the HSE added a second level of approval for GPs looking to continue prescribing the patches after a three month period, with just 10% of applications…