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GOVERNMENT BENDING THE KNEE TO BRITAIN ON FISHING RIGHTS
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Ged Nash has claimed that the Government is ‘bending the knee’ to Britain with rushed and unnecessary legislation to give legal effect to a 60 year old ‘voisinage agreement’ which allowed Northern Irish registered vessels to fish within 6 nautical miles of the…
Read more »LABOUR BILL TO CLOSE THE GENDER PAY GAP
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has today published legislation that aims to drive efforts towards closing the gender pay gap in Ireland. The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2017 requires medium to large-sized companies to regularly publish wage transparency surveys that would highlight any difference in pay…
Read more »Statement by Brendan Howlin on regulation of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour Party10 years ago today, a fledgling campaigning organisation that would become Choice Ireland staged the first demonstration outside a rogue crisis pregnancy agency. For some years this issue slipped off the political radar, but it was brought back to the fore last year following an…
Read more »COSTELLO CALLS FOR MEMORIAL FOR MAGDALENE WOMEN ON CONVENT LANDS, SEAN MCDERMOTT STREET
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe revelation in the Tuam babies case are truly appalling. They are beyond belief in terms of the horrific treatment of women and their babies in circumstances of detention overseen by the State. It is one of the darkest secrets of our recent history. But…
Read more »COMMUNITY BANKING MODEL HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR IRELAND
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Rural Affairs, Willie Penrose TD has welcomend the launch of a consultation to investigate the potential of a new model of public banking. This type of community banking has great potential for Ireland, in particular for investment in rural areas. Deputy Penrose…
Read more »TERMS OF REFERENCE MUST BE AMENDED BEFORE THURSDAY
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyConor Dignam SC recommended, under the heading ‘Care and Decision Making in respect of Others’, that the commission should investigate a range of matters broader than the Grace case. These include: all claims made in the protected disclosures that gave rise to the inquiry; the…
Read more »LABOUR CITY CLLRS SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF DUBLIN FIRE BRIGADE CALL AND DISPATCH
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyStatement by Labour Councillors on Dublin City Council Tuesday 7th March The Labour Group of Councillors on Dublin City Council support the retention of Dublin Fire Brigade call and dispatch operation in Tara St. Station. Councillors regret that the failure of DCC Management to engage in…
Read more »POST OFFICE CLOSURE PLAN MUST BE REVEALED
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Rural Affairs, Willie Penrose TD has called today for the immediate publication of leaked plans to close up to 80 post offices. The Action Plan for Rural Development is only 6 weeks old but every week a new serice closure in rural…
Read more »CITY COUNCIL MANAGEMENT PUTTING PUBLIC SAFETY AT RISK
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyCllr Alison Gilliland, Labour Party Dublin City Councillor and Chairperson of the Special Committee for Fire/Ambulance and Emergency Management has today said that Dublin City Council management are putting public safety at risk due to their refusal to engage. Cllr Gilliland said: “Dublin Fire Brigade…
Read more »DCC must re-engage with Ambulance Forum and resolve DFB EMS dispute
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Dublin City Cllr Alison Gilliland has this evening said: ‘It is imperative that DCC re-engage with Ambulance Forum and resolve DFB EMS dispute before officers are forced to go ahead with their industrial dispute and potentially put citizen’s lives and property at risk.” ‘DCC…
Read more »BUS EIREANN TALKS WELCOME
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyBrendan Ryan, Labour Party spokesperson on Transport has welcomed news that industrial action planned for Monday has been averted as talks on the dispute enters the Workplace Relations Commission. Deputy Ryan said: “I had called for talks to take place in advance of any further…
Read more »STATEMENT FROM JOAN BURTON ON TUAM DISCOVERY
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyStatement from Labour TD, Joan Burton, regarding the discovery of human remains at a former mother and child home in Tuam, Co. Galway. “These findings are truly gruesome and no doubt deeply upsetting to anyone associated with the Tuam home. The grim discovery also highlights…
Read more »STATEMENT FROM JAN O’SULLIVAN ON TUAM DISCOVERY
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyStatement from Jan O’Sullivan TD, Labour spokeperson for Children and Youth Affairs, regarding the excavation at Tuam by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. “I am deeply saddened and concerned to hear confirmation today of the recovery of human remains at the…
Read more »TIMELINE FOR SUBMISSIONS TO NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK SHOULD BE EXTENDED
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Tipperary, Alan Kelly, has called today on Minister Simon Coveney to extend the timeline for submissions to the National Planning Framework by at least a month beyond Easter. Deputy Kelly said: “The deadline for initial views to be submitted on the National…
Read more »GOVERNMENT FAILING TO MEET COMMITMENTS TO FORMER CLERYS WORKERS
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyOver a year since the Company Law Review Group was asked to provide a report on preventing another Clerys type insolvency, Labour spokesperson on Workers Rights, Senator Ged Nash, said today that the Government is failing to meet commitments it gave to former Clerys workers….
Read more »GOVT SHOWING LACK OF URGENCY ON HOUSING CRISIS- O’SULLIVAN
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour’s Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has welcomed the ten point plan put forward by the Simon Community today to make use of the vacant and derelict homes as the quickest way to deal with the housing and homelessness crisis. Commenting on the plan, Deputy…
Read more »STATEMENT BY BRENDAN HOWLIN ON DEATH OF PJ BRADLEY
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and Spokesperson on Northern Ireland, Brendan Howlin has expressed sympathy on the passing of former SDLP MLA for South Down PJ Bradley. “I was saddened today to hear of the passing of former MLA for South Down, PJ Bradley. “As a man…
Read more »Ó RÍORDÁIN WELCOMES O’MALLEY REMARKS ON TRUMP VISIT
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has welcomed the call by former US presidential candidate Martin O’Malley, for the Taoiseach to boycott his annual St. Patrick’s Day visit to the White House. The former Maryland Governor has launched an online #NoShamrocks petition, which will be delivered…
Read more »NEW LABOUR BILL WOULD STOP RACE TO BOTTOM IN BUS SECTOR
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesperson, Brendan Ryan TD, has today published a Bill that would allow for new conditions to be attached to licenses awarded by the National Transport Authority to private operators. The proposed conditions would ensure a more level playing field between private operators and…
Read more »OUR BILL MAY BE BIGGEST SINGLE IMPROVEMENT TO EMPLOYMENT LAW SINCE 1972
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyThis is a genuinely important measure. And not just because it may well be the first Opposition Bill to be passed into law by this Dáil. The Bill has been a long time reaching this far. I congratulate my colleagues Senators Ivana Bacik and Ged…
Read more »STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF PETER MATHEWS
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyI was very sorry to hear of the death of Peter Mathews. He and I were both elected to Dail Eireann exactly six years ago, in that extraordinary general election at the height of the economic crisis. Peter was absolutely resolute in his views, and…
Read more »SOLUTIONS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR BUS ÉIREANN DISPUTE
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Transport, Brendan Ryan TD, has urged all sides in the Bus Éireann dispute to make a concerted effort to avert planned industrial action next week. Deputy Ryan has also called for a stakeholder forum for all those in the public transport…
Read more »O’SULLIVAN CALLS FOR URGENT IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE SCHOOL TRAVEL FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Children, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has welcomed the announcement that homeless children living with their families in emergency accommodation will finally be able to access free school transport in the Dublin region. Under questioning from Deputy O’Sullivan in the Dáil this afternoon, the…
Read more »MASSIVE RISKS TO STATE WITH CASH-IN-TRANSIT ARRANGEMENTS
Press Archives – Page 147 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Alan Kelly today said “There is a massive security and financial risk to the State with the current Cash-in-Transit arrangements in place. Some Cash-in-Transit businesses handle more money than the banks. Deputy Kelly was reacting to information…
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