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Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour representative for South Kildare, Cllr Mark Wall has said the news that Coca Cola is to close its plant in Athy with the loss of 82 jobs is a devastating blow for the town, and that the Government must now urgently respond. Cllr Wall…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeech by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD at Access to Medicines Conference,  Wednesday 2nd May, 2018 Thank you for asking me to speak today. The discovery and development of new drugs has dramatically changed our lives for the better. The revolution in health care…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has said the State must ensure that the full medical costs are covered for all women with cervical cancer who have been caught up in the scandal. Deputy Kelly said: “There is no doubt that these women have…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Ivana Bacik will be speaking today at the launch of a cross-political and cross-professional group seeking to secure public understanding and support for the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the 8th Amendment of the Constitution and campaigning for a Yes vote. The…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyFollowing reports that up to 150,000 young people are not registered to vote in the upcoming referendum to repeal the eighth amendment, Labour Party Director of Elections, Councillor Jane Horgan Jones has urged young people to get on the Register. Councillor Horgan Jones said: “The…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking on May Day 2018, Labour Party Chairperson Jack O’Connor issued the following statement: “Best wishes to everyone on May Day. Even before it became International Workers Day, May Day traditionally evoked hope and opportunity. There is every reason to be hopeful in Ireland today….

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Women has noted with great concern that 17 women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy have died and are urging for urgent solutions to avoid such tragic errors from occurring into the future. Chair of Labour Women Sinead Ahern commented: “We have all watched and…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Health Promotion, Cllr Martina Genockey, has said steps must be taken to reassure women who are understandably worried and concerned in the wake of the Cervical Check controversy. Cllr Genockey said: “I think every woman around the country is feeling a…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Employment Affairs & Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash has welcomed the announcment of the first major Chinese biopharma investment in Ireland by WuXi Biologics that will deliver 400 jobs in Dundalk. Dundalk site identified for large-scale pharma investment in 2015 Regional Action…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking at the all-island civic dialogue meeting with Michel Barnier in Dundalk today, Monday 30th April, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD outlined the need for absolute clarity by the June meeting of the EU Council on arrangements for the Irish border. Deputy Howlin said:…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has called for the Oireachtas Health Committee to meet next week on the revelations about the cervical cancer screening programme. Deputy Kelly said: “The revelations in the last few days about the CervicalCheck service have been deeply shocking, and…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has described Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald’s remarks that Brexit could not be stopped or ameliorated at Westminster as 100% wrong. Responding to remarks by the Sinn Fein leader quoted in the Ulster Herald, Deputy Howlin said: “Mary Lou’s…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the Ministers for Higher Education to put her plans for future funding of higher education on the record of both Houses of the Oireachtas. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “For months, Ministers Bruton and Mitchell-O’Connor have…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called for an investigation into CervicalCheck. This follows Vicky Phelan’s case in the High Court and the fact that fourteen other women who were given incorrect test results. Deputy Kelly said: “Firstly, my thoughts go out to…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Ged Nash has announced the creation of up to 100 new jobs at the PCI Pharma Services facility in the Donore Industrial Estate, Drogheda. The new high containment packaging facility in the town will specialise in the primary and secondary packaging of pharmaceutical products…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has expressed concern at the low numbers of social housing units built by local authorities across the country last year, and said the pace of delivery needs to urgently step up a gear. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “It is pretty…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Sean Sherlock TD has said that the announcement by Whatsapp that it would raise the minimum age from 13 to 16 shows that the Government’s proposal is now redundant, and welcomed the confirmation today that Fianna Fáil and…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will host the first in a series of roundtable discussions in Dublin tomorrow as part of a nationwide project to draft and publish a new Democratic Programme for Ireland. The party intends to publish the document in January 2019, 100 years since…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyOn the centenary of the anti-conscription strike of 1918, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD has highlighted the historic significance of the events that occurred a century ago today that led to thousands of lives being saved, and showed the power of organised labour to…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking in advance of her public meeting on repealing the 8th amendment on Monday night in Castleknock, former Tánaiste and Labour TD for Dublin West Joan Burton TD has called for care, compassion and choice to be the watchwords of Ireland’s approach to women’s health….

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyGovernment’s complete disregard of today’s Centenary of the Anti-Conscription Strike further evidence of drift from Irelands traditional policy of positive neutrality. Speaking at a Labour Party event to mark today’s Centenary of the Anti -Conscription Strike, in Wicklow this evening, Labour Party Chairperson and recently…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said parents shouldn’t be forced to pick up the tab for Government cutbacks when it comes to educating their children. It comes as the Catholic Primary Schools Managers’ Association has called for the capitation grant to be…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking after statements and interviews from An Post in recent days, Labour spokesperson on Urban Regeneration, Joe Costello said: “There are too many contradictions in the policy statements emanating from An Post. T”he Minister for Communications, Denis Naughten briefed Cabinet last week that 2,000 jobs…

Press Archives – Page 112 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Party TD for Limerick City, Jan O’Sullivan has referred the removal of Labour Party posters on the Referendum to Repeal the Eighth to the Gardaí in Limerick City. This comes as Deputy O’Sullivan obtained video evidence of the posters being removed from the…