News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has set out plans to increase the National Minimum Wage next year to €11.25 (up from €10.10) and formally link the rate to two-thirds of median hourly earnings. These are some of the proposals laid out in the party’s submission to the Low Pay Commission for the 2021…

News – The Labour PartySpeech by Alan Kelly to Labour Party Leadership Hustings, Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport, Thursday 6th March 2020 Sinn Fein in opposition makes the challenge harder Party must campaign for ‘workers who worry’ Kelly has track record as Health spokesperson of leading national conversation Dear Friends & Comrades It is an honour…

News – The Labour PartyStatements on COVID-19 Dáil Éireann, 5th March 2020 Check against Delivery Calls on Government to change the social protection rules so that workers can afford to stay at home if they need to self-isolate. Calls for a Dáil committee on Covid-19, which would be available at a moment’s notice, to make…

News – The Labour PartySpeech by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin to Labour Party Leadership Hustings, Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport, Thursday 6th March 2020 When I joined the Labour Party as a young teacher, I was teaching ten-year-old girls in Sheriff Street, in inner-city Dublin. I quickly saw how they were missing out on so many opportunities…

News – The Labour PartyRemarks by Brendan Howlin TD on Dáil statements after the European Council meeting of 20th-21st February The European Council meeting on the 20th February failed. It failed to reach agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework for the next seven years. It failed to take robust action to resolve the human rights…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking on World Book Day, Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin today called for the establishment of a single State agency to tackle Ireland’s literacy problem. The Dublin Bay North TD said almost 18% of Irish adults were ‘functionally illiterate,’ which means they can’t read simple application forms or medicine bottles,…

News – The Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin: For Labour’s Future – NEWS RELEASE EMBARGO: Not for publication/broadcast before 00.01 am Thursday 5th March 2020 Labour should only back a return to a structured social dialogue in Ireland if it begins by tackling low pay and insecure work, according to Labour leadership contender Aodhán Ó Ríordáin….

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD Duncan Smith has said today’s Tasc report on Household Debt in Ireland highlights the financial burden faced by many within the private rental sector. Deputy Smith said: “This report highlights how many renters are struggling to pay for the basics, such as heating costs and other utilities. “The research…