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Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Social Protection, Willie Penrose TD, has said that whoever is appointed Minister for Social Protection in the Cabinet reshuffle, must ensure that Community Employment schemes are protected. During Questions to the outgoing Minister last week, Deputy Penrose asked the new Fine Gael…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Workers’ Rights spokesperson Senator Ged Nash has welcomed a Labour Court recommendation which has secured collective bargaining rights for the staff of Clare-based US multinational Microsemi. Senator Nash said: “The 2015 Industrial Relations Act introduced a strong pro-worker collective bargaining system to Ireland….

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton TD has repeated her called for a minimum effective corporation tax rate, as it was revealed that AIB had informed potential investors that it will pay no corporate tax for up to 30 years. Deputy Burton said: “The largest…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Finance Joan Burton TD has again called on Fine Gael to postpone the imminent flotation of 25% of AIB until clarification is provided on what will happen to the billions of euro of distressed home and business loans that the bank plans…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyStatement from Brendan Howlin TD, Leader of the Labour Party, on London attack. “My thoughts, and those of the Labour Party, are with the women and men impacted by the horrific terrorist attack in London last night. “The attack on people enjoying a Saturday night…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour Party“On behalf of the Labour Party, I would like to extend my personal congratulations to Leo Varadkar on his election as leader of Fine Gael – today is a day that I’m sure will give enormous pride to him and to his family and friends….

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD Alan Kelly has described the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord as ‘wrong and irresponsible’. Deputy Kelly, who led the Paris negotiations for Ireland as Minister for the Environment in 2015, commented: “This announcement from President Trump last night is…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Climate Change, Sean Sherlock TD, has expressed his disappointment at the decision by the United States to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord. The announcement was made by US President, Donald Trump, at the White House this evening. Deputy Sherlock commented:…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour’s Workers’ Rights spokesperson, Senator Ged Nash, has welcomed today’s pay hike for 17,000 security officers across the country. He said: “This new legal minimum rate of pay in the security industry was made possible under the legislation the Labour Party introduced in government to…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyWith US bank shares falling by over 10% in recent weeks, Labour spokesperson on Finance Joan Burton has said it highlights the folly of proceeding with the flotation of 25% of AIB. This follows the news of a potential fire sale of bad loans to…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyToday, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection discussed the draft heads of the Social Protection and Pensions Bill 2017. Former Minister of State in the Department of Social Protection, Senator Kevin Humphreys, who is a member of the Committee has said that part of…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Housing Spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has published legislation that aims to ensure the best interests of homeless children are recognised by Local Authorities in an emergency situation. The Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017 would require Local Authorities to recognise the rights of a child…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Ivana Bacik has welcomed the passage of the Competition (Amendment) Bill through both Houses of the Oireachtas. “This Bill arises from a long-standing Labour Party commitment to ensure protection of the right to collectively bargain for freelance workers, including journalists, actors and others, who…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyReacting to the shooting dead of a man in the North Inner City of Dublin, Labour representative Joe Costello has said an International Criminal Assets Bureau must be established and has called for the Taoiseach to establish the Implementation Structures as recommended in the Mulvey…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartySeconding the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017, Labour Party Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for an end to the ‘war on drugs’.  “I was delighted this evening to second the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017, proposed by my colleague Senator…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has become the first Opposition party in the current Dáil term to successfully pass a Bill through both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Competition Amendment Bill 2016, which will become law in the next five days, aims to improve the working and…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Kevin Humphreys has welcomed the agreement in the Seanad today, on foot of a Labour motion calling for the postponement of the AIB share sale, that Minister Michael Noonan would speak to Senators at 6pm this evening, Wednesday 31st May. Senator Humphreys said: “Today…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said that new figures from the ISPCC today highlight the need for an out-of hours social work service. In its annual report for 2016, the ISPCC revealed that 75 per cent of all calls…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling that says that the government’s ban on asylum seekers working is unconstitutional. “I am delighted with today’s Supreme Court decision as it vindicates campaigning by many lobby groups and NGOs over many years….

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyKildare North Labour Representative Emmet Stagg has expressed his disappointment that two Third Party Appeals have been lodged with An Bord Pleanala against the decision by Kildare Co. Council on Tuesday May 2nd to grant planning permission to Intel for their Modified New Chip Manufacturing…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Brendan Howlin has again called on the Cabinet and Michael Noonan to postpone the sale of AIB shares. The decision of the Minister for Finance to proceed with the IPO despite the decision of the Dáil is undemocratic. Following the publication of the…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Health, and member of the Future of Healthcare Committee Alan Kelly TD has welcomed the publication of the final report, and called now for immediate steps towards implementation. The Government should immediately commit to providing the €3 billion transition fund so that…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Lord Mayor of Dublin and member of the Board of the National Maternity Hospital, Brendan Carr, has called for the State to take ownership and full responsibility for the new hospital rather than it being handed from the control of one private group to another. Brendan Carr…

Press Archives – Page 140 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the announcement that the Religious Sisters of Charity are to relinquish ownership of their three hospitals, as well as the planned new National Maternity Hospital at the St. Vincent’s site in Dublin, and said that the…