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Timeline needed for Sláintecare implementation
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Health and member of the Oireachtas committee on the Future of Healthcare, Alan Kelly TD, has said the Government must set a clear timeline for the implementation of Sláintecare reforms. It comes after details of the Bed Capacity Review Report published in…
Read more »Midlands being left behind by the IDA
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Longford Westmeath, Willie Penrose, has called on the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the IDA, to redouble efforts to secure jobs for the Midlands. It comes as last year’s IDA results showed just 2% of FDI jobs are in the…
Read more »Low Pay Commission should be re-tooled to target Living Wage for all workers
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Employment and Social Protection, Ged Nash, has said that the Low Pay Commission should now be re-tooled and given a target for all workers to be paid a Living Wage by 2021. The current rate of the Living Wage is €11.70…
Read more »Give Nama central housing role
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyCommenting on the end of year summary of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), Labour spokesperson on Urban Regeneration Joe Costello, said: “NAMA’s end of year statement provides much food for thought. “NAMA was established in 2010 as a bad bank to clear up the…
Read more »Department advice needed for schools on flu outbreak
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyAs schools across the country prepare to re-open next week following the Christmas break, Labour Party spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has said that the Departments of Health and Education need to immediately issue clear advice on the flu outbreak so that it is…
Read more »Explanation needed on rushed visit by Taoiseach to Hungary
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has called for an explanation as to why the last minute visit by the Taoiseach to visit the Hungarian leader Victor Orbán was kept secret until now, and why the Dáil wasn’t informed of this visit on 13th December in…
Read more »Statement by Brendan Howlin on delayed Kenneally Inquiry
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyToday Deputy Brendan Howlin met some of the victims of convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally. The victims have expressed their serious concern and dismay that the Commission of Inquiry into the handling of complaints and other issues surrounding the abuse of boys by Kenneally, which was…
Read more »Exchequer surplus shows ability to increase investment
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton has welcomed the Exchequer surplus but said it highlights the urgent need to increase targeted investment to tackle the crises in health and housing. Deputy Burton said: “The Exchequer surplus of nearly €2 billion is good news, and flattered by…
Read more »Freehill calls for restoration of bus routes via St Stephen’s Green
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyDublin Labour Cllr Mary Freehill who represents Rathmines and Terenure has called for the urgent restoration of the No 14, 15 and 140 bus routes via St. Stephens Green following the completion of LUAS Cross City construction works. Cllr Freehill said: “With the completion of…
Read more »Action needed to improve safety for cyclists
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Transport, Senator Kevin Humphreys, has said that the 50 per cent rise in the number of cyclists’ deaths on Irish roads last year shows more needs to be done to make cycling safer here. Fifteen cyclists were killed last year according to…
Read more »Rising trolley figures not sustainable for patients or staff in hospitals – Kelly
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyCommenting on the trolley crisis Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that we need to see a recalibration in our health service from acute care to community-based care. Deputy Kelly said: “The latest INMO trolley watch figures show that 677 people are…
Read more »Foot dragging on School Admissions Bill must end
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the Government to stop delaying proposals on school admissions and bring forward it’s legislative proposals as soon as possible to end the baptism barrier. Sen. Ó Ríordáin said: “It is now six months since…
Read more »Howlin says latest Justice proposals farcical
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has described the Government’s response to the crisis in the Department of Justice as farcical and not a real separation, and that the latest remarks from the Taoiseach and Minister are simply a reheating of Toland recommendations that should have…
Read more »Taoiseach comments on wages are out of touch and bizarre
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has said the suggestion by the Taoiseach that wage growth posed a threat to the Irish economy are bizarre and out of touch with reality. Deputy Howlin said: “Why it is for Fine Gael that economic growth and profits are…
Read more »Government inviting industrial chaos in vital care sector as it denies legitimate pay restoration for workers
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton has said it is beyond time that the Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe responded to the concerns of Section 39 workers before a strike becomes inevitable in these vital health services after the failure to address the issue in…
Read more »UN cannot be made subject to Trump financial threats – may be time to reconsider location
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and spokesperson on foreign affairs Brendan Howlin has said today that the United Nations cannot be made subject to the financial threats by the current US administration, or any other country. His comments come as the United States threatens a $285m reduction…
Read more »Ireland must vote at UN against actions of US Government in Israel
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has said the Irish Government must immediately make clear that they will vote to condemn at the UN the provocative decision of the US President, Donald Trump, to relocate the US Embassy to Israel, to Jerusalem. Deputy Howlin said: “As…
Read more »Scale of tracker mortgage scandal must be addressed with independent investigation
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton TD, has said the revised figure of those affected by the tracker mortgage scandal shows how widespread the issue actually was, and that the scale of customers impacted shows the need for an independent investigation into how it…
Read more »An Post gets special Christmas delivery of petition with over 3000 signatures to save Phibsborough Post Office
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyAn Post got their own special Christmas delivery this morning as Joe Costello, local Area Representatives Declan Meenagh and Marie Sherlock, local business man Richard Collis and local resident Marian Kelly delivered a petition of over 3,000 signatures to the CEO of An Post, Mr…
Read more »Action needed to curb rising rents- O’Sullivan
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyCommenting on the latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), Labour Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said that the issue of rising rents must be addressed to prevent more people from becoming homeless. The figures show the average rent for new tenancies is…
Read more »Time for Irish people to have their say on the Eighth Amendment
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyWelcoming the publication of the final report of the Committee on the Eighth Amendment, Labour’s representative on the committee, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said it is time for the Irish people to have their say on the issue. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “The report published by…
Read more »Howlin calls for all-party approach to referendum bill
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin, has called for an all-party approach in the Oireachtas on the passage of the abortion referendum bill. Deputy Howlin said: “It is clear that whatever views individual TDs may hold about this question that a near consensus is emerging…
Read more »Downgrading of Portlaoise Hospital must be stopped
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has said any downgrading of Portlaoise Hospital must be stopped and that the Minister should make his intentions clear. Deputy Kelly said: “Any downgrading of Portlaoise hospital is unacceptable both in the context of the Sláintecare Report and…
Read more »Passage of Electoral Bill is a victory for democracy
Press Archives – Page 122 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking after the hearing in the High Court this morning, former TD and Minister, Joe Costello stated: “I am happy to discontinue my proceedings against the Oireachtas, The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and The Attorney General as the purpose of my legal…
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