News – The Labour PartyLabour leader and Dublin Bay South TD Ivana Bacik has urged Government to act to end the practice of early year facilities charging prospective parents a non-refundable administrative fee to secure a space for their child. Deputy Bacik said: “On top of extortionate childcare fees and a near total lack of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on social protection Mark Wall TD has today called on the Minister for Social Protection to get to grips with the spiralling waiting times for social protection appeals to be processed. Data released to Deputy Wall shows that across all social protection schemes, the average waiting time for…

News – The Labour Party Government must immediately agree to extending the special scheme of paid leave as per the Labour Court recommendations released today to end of December 2025. Attitude of Government towards the 159 workers who risked their health and lives in a public health emergency and who suffer long term consequences, is…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on children Mark Wall TD has today questioned whether government parties are talking to one another as a Fine Gael TD calls for fast-tracking a €200 monthly cap on childcare fees, despite fine Gael already committing to this. Deputy Wall said: “It is bewildering to see a Fine…

News – The Labour Party The level of inertia on the delivery of public housing is impossible to understand  Dead hand of the Custom House is continuously holding up delivery in our communities    Questioning the Tánaiste during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today, Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD called on Government to act…

News – The Labour Party Councils must explain failure to the Oireachtas   Labour’s Climate Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has today called for an urgent hearing of the Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action to summon local authorities over the findings of a damning new EPA report into large-scale illegal peat extraction. The report…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern has slammed the failure of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to prioritise the rollout of contactless payment on public transport in Dublin. Following the Minister’s appearance at the Oireachtas Committee on Transport today, Deputy Ahern said introducing next generation ticketing is a no brainer, and should…

News – The Labour PartyFollowing news that Penney’s is considering cutting up to 100 jobs from it’s headquarters in Dublin, Labour TD for Dublin Central Marie Sherlock said: “The news about the potential loss of up to 100 jobs in Penney’s headquarters is devastating, and my thoughts are with those workers potentially impacted and their…