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Radical approach needed to encourage more teachers from disadvantaged backgrounds
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for a new, radical approach in all teaching colleges to encourage students from disadvantaged backgrounds to consider teaching as a career option. This comes as Maynooth University have started a Turn to Teaching initiative to…
Read more »Labour Women and Labour Youth welcome official repeal of the 8th amendment
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Women and Labour Youth have welcomed the official repeal of the 8th Amendment. Commenting Labour Youth chair Chloe Manahan said “Now there is no official legal impediment we are calling on government to act swiftly, in partnership with stakeholders to ensure legislation is passed…
Read more »Home Loan Scheme isn’t working – Rent to Buy scheme needed
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking in response to difficulty many people are having in qualifying for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme, Labour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD spoke about the need to make the scheme accessible to working families who do not have the ability to save for…
Read more »Bacik welcomes Repeal of the 8th Amendment
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator, and life long campaigner for repeal, Ivana Bacik has tonight welcomed the signing into law of the Act that gives effect to the repeal of the 8th amendment following the decision of the people in May. Senator Bacik said: “It is an overwhelming…
Read more »Howlin expresses sympathy at death of former Labour TD William (Billy) Murphy
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD has expressed his sympathy to the family, friends and constituents of former Labour Party TD for Cork West, William (Billy) Murphy. Deputy Howlin said:“William or Billy as he was known was the youngest ever TD elected to the Dáil…
Read more »Time to address pay of Section 39 workers
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton has said it is beyond time that the Minister for Public Expenditure responded to the concerns of Section 39 workers. Deputy Burton said: “The Government is boasting of the success of a growing and stable economy while it denies…
Read more »Fast-track Police reforms says Sherlock
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Justice spokesperson Sean Sherlock TD has welcomed the common sense and practical proposals on policing and has said: “A comprehensive roadmap of reforms for policing in Ireland has been published, and the Minister must now commit to fast-track those measures. It will take some…
Read more »Extend HPV vax to boys ASAP
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the rise in the uptake of the HPV vaccine and has called on the HSE to move quickly to end the HPV vaccine to young boys. Deputy Kelly said: “I’m delighted to see the uptake…
Read more »DCC must CPO Player Wills site
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour General Election candidate for Dublin South Central, Councillor Rebecca Moynihan, has said the Minister for Housing and the Land Development Agency must support Dublin City Council to buy the Player Wills site and keep it in public ownership. A meeting of Dublin City Council…
Read more »Minister Murphy needs to regulate for all short term lets
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Kevin Humphreys has called on the Minister for Housing to expand proposed regulations on Airbnb to all short term let websites operating in Ireland. Commenting today Senator Humphreys said: “Reports of landlords moving to alternative short term let websites ahead of plans to…
Read more »A decade on from Lehman bankruptcy FG making wrong choices for Ireland
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton TD, speaking on the ten year anniversary of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Lehman’s Brothers said: “On the 15th September 2008 the world changed when Lehman’s Brothers bank filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It would have a profound and devastating…
Read more »Delays for cancer patients in Galway and North West unacceptable
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyGalway Mayor Cllr Niall McNelis has called on the Minister for Health to close the funding gap in capital investment for health services spending to ensure an essential cancer treatment unit is delivered in Galway, that will serve the entire North-West region, pointing out that…
Read more »Máiría Cahill has been an inspiration to everyone committed to values of transparency and fairness
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Ivana Bacik has today commended the bravery of Máiría Cahill and called on the PSNI to work to deliver justice for her and all other victims of sexual abuse at the hands of the republican movement. Speaking today Senator Bacik said: …
Read more »Fine Gael’s housing proposal is just old wine in new bottles
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on housing Jan O’Sullivan has today described government’s plan for housing as “old wine in new bottles” Commenting today O’Sullivan said: “Today’s announcement from government of a Land Development Bank is a plan to sell off state-owned land to developers to make a…
Read more »Ó Ríordáin welcomes Bord Pleanála decision on St.Anne’s
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party representative for Dublin Bay North, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has welcomed the decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse permission for a development on St. Paul’s land adjacent to St Anne’s Park. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “I have been campaigning against development on…
Read more »Government failing on regional development, says Howlin during visit to Galway
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking as part of a two-day visit to Galway, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin addressed some of the needs of the city and county. Deputy Howlin said “It was put to me recently that even if the IDA found a business that wanted to open…
Read more »Time for phoney budget war to end and for talk of real investment to begin
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Government and their coalition partners, Fianna Fáil to deliver on tackling back to school costs in the upcoming budget. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “As the phoney war between the Government parties, Fine Gael,…
Read more »Statement by Alan Kelly TD on Scally report
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called for the recommendations of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme to be implemented urgently and has called for an external investigative review. Speaking on the publication of Dr Scally’s report, Deputy Kelly said:…
Read more »New Commissioner and Minister must explain Garda eviction tactics
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Justice spokesperson, Séan Sherlock TD, has called on the new Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris and the Minister for Justice to explain the heavy handed tactics used by An Garda Síochána alongside private security men in balaclavas in the eviction of protestors in Dublin last…
Read more »FF proposals on Affordable Housing insufficient, inefficient and unsustainable
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking in response to Fianna Fáil’s proposal for €200 million for ‘affordable housing’ and their claim this would provide 4000 homes, Labour Party spokesperson on housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, argued that the Fianna Fáil proposals are insufficient, inefficient and unsustainable. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “Fianna Fáil…
Read more »Fine Gael must stand up to Fidesz in EU Parliament vote
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking in response to today’s debate in the European Parliament on Hungary, which precedes tomorrow’s decision on whether or not to trigger Article 7, the EU’s ‘rule of law’ procedure that requires all member states to not reverse direction on democracy and fundamental rights, Labour…
Read more »Statement by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin on Trump trip cancellation
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Aodhán O Ríordáin has welcomed the announcement that President Donald Trump has cancelled his intended trip to Ireland. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “Clearly the outpouring of objections to this visit has had the desired effect as President Trump has decided not to come…
Read more »Lack of respect shown to women at centre of Cervical Check scandal appalling
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Party Health Spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has condemned the leaks of the Scally report before families affected by the Cervical Check scandal were briefed. Deputy Kelly said: “The leaking of the findings of Dr Gabriel Scally’s findings into the Cervical Check scandal show…
Read more »Minister for Housing declines invitation to engage with Docklands forum on need for social housing
Press Archives – Page 101 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Dublin City Councillor Dermot Lacey has criticised the failure of the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to attend a meeting with the Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum to discuss the need for social and affordable housing in the area, while the Minister resorts to…
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