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More information needed on Carillion school projects
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Minister for Education to urgently provide clarity on the future of five schools built by UK company Carillion, following news the firm is going into liquidation. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The rug has…
Read more »Improvements needed in foster care support
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Sean Sherlock TD, has said that children with disabilities in foster care and their carers must be provided with adequate support and services by the State. It follows a report by the Ombudsman for Children today into the…
Read more »Advice on online ‘influencers’ advertising standards welcome – Genockey
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Party spokesperson on Health Promotion, Councillor Martina Genockey has today welcomed the advice published by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland on ‘online influencers’. Councillor Genockey said: “Following much public debate around the role online influencers play in advertising products to Irish consumers,…
Read more »Political system has questions to answer on Tribunal developments
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD Alan Kelly has said an explanation is needed for the volume of material provided to the Disclosures Tribunal in recent weeks, and accountability for why newly revealed records of emails and phone calls are only coming to light now. Deputy Kelly said: “Several…
Read more »NAMA can provide the backbone of new State Housing Agency
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD has repeated her longstanding proposal for NAMA to form the backbone of a new State Agency to deliver and finance affordable and public housing. Deputy O’Sullivan first put forward a proposal on repurposing NAMA in Summer 2016,…
Read more »FF conversion on affordable housing welcome but too late
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Affordable Housing, Joanna Tuffy, has said that a report in today’s Irish Times that Fianna Fáil will pursue an affordable housing plan in their manifesto is welcome, but has come too late. Ms Tuffy said: “For the last two years the Labour…
Read more »We need to ascertain if Gresham Hotel is in breach of Equality Legislation
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyA motion calling for DCC to seek legal advice, including from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, to ascertain if the Gresham Hotel is in breach of Equality legislation was passed at the Council’s Housing meeting this evening. The motion tabled by Cllr Alison…
Read more »Possible Return of Sugar Beet good news for rural Ireland
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour representative for Kildare South, Cllr Mark Wall has welcomed the news as reported on RTE this morning that plans are underway for the possible construction of a sugar beet plant on the Kildare/Carlow border. Cllr Wall said: “The prospect of the return of the…
Read more »Time for Government to ban non-compostable cups
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Environment spokesperson, Senator Ivana Bacik, has called on the Government to ban non-compostable coffee cups in tandem with introducing the latte levy. This comes as major retailer, Argos, saw a huge surge of people buying re-usable travel cups in Ireland. They estimate that…
Read more »Microbeads in cosmetic products harmful and unnecessary- Sherlock
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD Seán Sherlock has said Ireland must follow in the footsteps of the UK and swiftly move to ban the use of microbeads and other micro-plastics in cosmetic and personal products. Deputy Sherlock’s Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016, which passed second stage in the…
Read more »Young scientist competition shows potential for girls in STEM
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Equality, Cllr Deirdre Kinsgton, has said the high proportion of girls participating in this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition shows the enormous potential for women in the STEM sectors, and that girls should be actively encouraged to continue in these…
Read more »Howlin welcomes progress on Kenneally Inquiry
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has welcomed the news that the Minister for Justice has held discussions with the Attorney General on progressing a Commission of Inquiry on Bill Kenneally, but said the meeting with victims should happen within the next two weeks. Deputy Howlin…
Read more »Cabinet cannot overplay its hand on referendum
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has said that the Cabinet has little or no freedom for manoeuvre on the nature of the abortion referendum it has committed to hold. He said media reports on the views of individual members of the Government serve no purpose….
Read more »Roadmap to pay equality in teaching is urgently needed
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said the only way to solve the teacher shortage is by ending pay inequality to make it more attractive. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The comments by the Minister for Education yesterday that the growing economy…
Read more »Time to close the gender pay gap
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour Party Ahead of today’s symposium, ‘Rising to the challenge- addressing Ireland’s gender pay gap’, Labour Senator Ivana Bacik, who is speaking at the event, said: “Today’s symposium on the gender pay gap in Ireland represents another important step on the road to equality between women…
Read more »Explanation needed for new document dump and statements at Tribunal
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD Alan Kelly has said an urgent explanation is needed from An Garda Síochana and the Department of Justice for the volume of documents provided to the Disclosures Tribunal in recent weeks. The volume of documents presented has led to a delay in the…
Read more »Statement by Brendan Howlin on the death of Paddy Harte
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has extended his sympathy to the family and friends of former Donegal North East TD Paddy Harte. “I was deeply saddened to hear today of the death of former Fine Gael TD for Donegal North East, Paddy Harte. “On behalf…
Read more »Minister for Education is overseeing the collapse of teaching as we know it
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has criticised the Minister for Education for the collapse in numbers for those applying to be teachers. This comes as a report has shown a 62% decrease in applications for teacher training courses. Senator Ó Ríordáin…
Read more »Time for Ross to appoint advocate for cyclists to Road Safety Authority
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyWelcoming the appointment today of road safety advocates to the RSA Board, Labour spokesperson on Transport, Senator Kevin Humphreys has called on Minister Ross to continue this approach and appoint an advocate for cyclists to reverse the 50% increase in cyclist deaths seen in 2017….
Read more »More action needed on Affordable Housing
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyWelcoming the move to develop a further 39 affordable homes in Ballymun by a housing cooperative, Labour spokesperson on Community Affairs and representative for Dublin North West, Cllr Andrew Montague has called for more action from the Government to deliver affordable housing. Cllr Montague said:…
Read more »Time for McDonald to break silence on McElduff
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and spokesperson on Northern Ireland, Brendan Howlin TD, has called on the Sinn Féin leader in waiting, Mary Lou McDonald to break her silence on the video posted by West Tyrone MP Barry McElduff. Deputy Howlin said: “The video by Sinn Féin…
Read more »McElduff will be first test for new SF leadership
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin said today that the fate of Tyrone MP Barry McElduff constituted the first test of the new Sinn Féin leadership of Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill. He said it is simply not acceptable that Sinn Féin’s new leadership do…
Read more »Statement by Brendan Howlin on death of Peter Sutherland
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyIt is with deep sadness that I’ve learnt of the premature passing of Peter Sutherland. Peter was an Irish giant on the international stage but a man who never forgot where he came from. While we may have had political differences, his commitment to internationalism…
Read more »Labour Youth condemns reappointment of Conor Skehan as Chair of Housing Agency
Press Archives – Page 121 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Youth has today condemned the reappointment of Conor Skehan as Chair of the Housing Agency. Commenting, Labour Youth Chairperson, Chloe Manahan expressed extreme concern over the appointment of anyone who considers the current housing and homelessness crisis as normal and accuses families of “gaming”…
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