Type: Press
Foot dragging on Sick Pay for All unacceptable
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour employment affairs spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has urged the Tánaiste and Minister for Business to stop foot dragging and implement sick pay for all. Nine months after Labour published a bill to put sick pay on a statutory footing, Senator Sherlock said the lack…
Read more »GAA games should be free to air over the next few weeks
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Sky Sports and GAA should allow games to be broadcast on free to air channels over next six weeks. With the upcoming senior GAA inter-county games only available to view with a Sky Sports subscription, Labour sports spokesperson Mark Wall has called on the…
Read more »Bacik backs bill to end Airbnb monopolisation of the housing market
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyDublin Bay South candidate Senator Ivana Bacik has said if elected, she would work to implement legislation to end Airbnb’s grasp on the housing market in Dublin and other cities. Citing a report by the European Commission, Senator Bacik said that Government cosying with corporates…
Read more »Less funds, more State investment in housing required
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has said the time has come to end the State reliance on investment funds to solve Ireland’s housing crisis. Citing the ESRI report published today, Senator Moynihan said this report should be a watershed moment for the Government and represents a…
Read more »With new advice on AstraZeneca clarity now needed from Health Minister
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyResponding to the new advice from NIAC allowing for the gap between AstraZeneca vaccine doses to be reduced to 8 weeks, Labour Leader Alan Kelly said what the public will want to know is if it will be implemented, and called on the Minister for…
Read more »Earlier date for Leaving Cert results needed
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party UL and NUI Galway due to start on 6th September. No explanation provided for delay this year despite established written and predicted grade options. Responding to the announcement of the 3rd September as the date for Leaving Cert results, Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó…
Read more »Medical Assistance Scheme for Defence Force must be extended
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour defence spokesperson Senator Mark Wall has said the cross-border healthcare system for Defence Force personnel must not be a casualty of Brexit. Currently due to expire on December 31, the scheme provides essential access to healthcare for our Defence Force, and is vitally important…
Read more »Every person has a right to decent work – ESRI report lays bare the stark realities
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Economic recovery strategy for young people required Responding to an ESRI report that lays bare the stark realities of Ireland’s young workers, people with disabilities and migrant workers, Labour enterprise and education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said Government’s lack of ambition for a recovery…
Read more »Basic Income Scheme for the arts welcome but time is of the essence
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking in response to the announcement of the National Economic Recovery Plan, Labour Party Arts Spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock said: “We welcome the confirmation from Minister Catherine Martin that Government will fund a basic income guarantee pilot scheme for the arts sector. “This basic income…
Read more »Taoiseach confirms to Labour that PUP will count towards redundancy rights
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Redundancy rights suspended until end of September. Taoiseach says no workers will lose out. Questioning the Taoiseach in the Dáil today on whether the time a worker spent on the PUP will count towards their redundancy entitlements, the Taoiseach confirmed a bespoke scheme is…
Read more »Government must not pull drawbridge up on those who have lost work
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Early €50 cut to PUP a cliff edge drop in anyone’s language New wage support scheme should replace EWSS to give firms a shot at viability Minister must clarify ‘aggressive tax strategy’ reform pledge to allow draw down of €950million New deal needed for…
Read more »Reintroduce the school library grant to give every child a right to read
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on Government to reintroduce the school library grant to give every child the right to read. Backing the Children’s Books Ireland campaign, Deputy Ó Ríordáin said the school library is a crucial part of building children’s literacy…
Read more »Bravery of Naomi Osaka must be backed up with action
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour sports spokesperson Senator Mark Wall has said sporting organisations at home and abroad must learn from the actions taken by Naomi Osaka to protect her mental health by withdrawing from the French Open. Senator Wall said that in the era of ‘be kind’, we…
Read more »Funding Urgently Required for Local Amenities in Dublin Bay South
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyFollowing confirmation in the Seanad today that the Minister for Education will not fund the development of an astro-turf pitch for Harold’s Cross Educate Together Secondary School, Senator Ivana Bacik and Councillor Mary Freehill have said that Government needs to do more to ensure adequate…
Read more »Ivory tower thinking from government on PUP cuts
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Government has no answer for how families will pay their bills with lower payment while workers forced to wait for sector to recover. Responding to the expected government announcement on the planned cuts to the PUP, Labour Employment Affairs spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock said…
Read more »Guidance on Vaccines for Erasmus and Exchange students needed
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Many students will have to travel in August and some colleges and countries have a vaccine requirement. Labour Further and Higher Education spokesperson Sen. Annie Hoey has raised concerns in the Seanad today about the lack of clear guidance for Erasmus and exchange students…
Read more »Continued pandemic supports will be needed at least until the end of the year
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Time to turn EWSS into a Short Time Work Scheme. Time spent on PUP must be reflected in future redundancy payments. Speaking in advance of the publication of the National Economic Recovery Plan, Labour Finance spokesperson Ged Nash TD warned that setting hard targets…
Read more »More bins less blame – vision for community spaces required
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Ivana Bacik has called for a common sense approach to be adopted in planning for an outdoor summer, and in developing a real vision for our public spaces. At a time that communities are encouraged to embrace the outdoors, local councils must have…
Read more »Today is a positive step in the right direction
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Focus on vaccine rollout and controlling variants essential. 60-69 year olds being left behind in reopening due to AstraZeneca dosing gap. Antigen testing still not being used enough. Continued economic supports for workers and businesses critical. With a further lifting of restrictions confirmed this…
Read more »Full eviction ban must be reinstated as homelessness figures rise
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Rise of 12 homeless families from March to 925. 27 additional children now homeless meaning 2,193 children are without a home. Evictions are the primary cause of homelessness. With the homeless figures for April recording an increase of people without a home, Labour Housing…
Read more »UNESCO data on extent to Irish school closures cause for alarm – Catch Up and July Provision Responses are lacking
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on children, Senator Ivana Bacik, has again urged Government to implement a €100 million ‘Catch Up for Children’ scheme to make up for lost time in the classroom, and has warned that this year’s Summer Provision programme must be a success in order…
Read more »Students facing SUSI uncertainty due to PUP payments
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Higher and Further Education, Senator Annie Hoey, has called for Minister Harris to rectify the unfair decision to allow the Pandemic Unemployment Payments (PUP) to be counted towards students SUSI grant applications. Senator Hoey said: “It came to my attention last year…
Read more »Rent freeze must be implemented immediately
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Minister needs to intervene immediately and apply a rent freeze until there rents continue to fall, said Labour Housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan. The loophole in the legislation that a double rent increase could be applied in July further highlights a Government totally out of…
Read more »Request to NIAC on AstraZeneca gap needed from government
Press Archives – Page 15 of 174 – The Labour Party Why hasn’t Minister for Health asked NIAC yet? With a NIAC letter showing they are keeping the gap between doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine under review, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly has called again on the government to submit a formal request for a…
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