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Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Longford-Westmeath, Willie Penrose, has described as “exorbitant” recent property valuation certs issued in his constituency as part of the revaluation process for commercial rates. Deputy Penrose, who raised the issue with the Taoiseach in the Dáil this week, has called on the…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Youth has today launched its Living 2019 campaign to encourage employers to pay the living wage. The Living Wage, which has been set at €11.50 by the Living Wage Technical Group, is considered to be the minimum a full time worker needs to earn…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson for Dublin Senator Kevin Humphreys says the Government must ensure Gardai are adequately resourced to deal with crime on our streets. It follows the violent death of a man in Lucan in the early hours of this morning, and a shooting in Ballymun…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on water Jan O’Sullivan TD has welcomed the clarification from EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella in a letter provided to the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services (of which she is a member) today by Minister Simon Coveney. The letter…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLouth Labour Senator Ged Nash says the immediate and unique challenges posed by Brexit for businesses and retailers in the Border Counties need to be taken more seriously by Government. It follows Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech yesterday outlining the UK’s plans for leaving the…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch has welcomed that over 6,000 young people will attend Cycle Against Suicide’s annual conference over the next two days and has called on the Government to do more to tackle stigmas around youth mental health. “As a community…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Ged Nash has said that the youth rate (sub-minima rate) for National Minimum wage should be scrapped. He was responding to the publication of a report by the Low Pay Commission on the issue. He said, “I commissioned the Low Pay Commission to undertake…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly has said the Government must do more to cut red tape on the Fair Deal scheme. “While I welcome Minister McEntee’s committment that she will open up consultation on a new statutory home care scheme, her announcement on…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on transport, Brendan Ryan TD, has called on the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, to ensure that the report on Bus Éireann by Grant Thornton is published, and clarity provided to both the travelling public and the workers on the future of Expressway…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe mystery surrounding the funding of accelerated pay restoration makes a mockery of the estimates process, according to Labour Party leader, Brendan Howlin, T.D. “Responding to my questions in the Dáil today, the Taoiseach confirmed that accelerated pay restoration for public servants will cost in…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe construction industry has begun to go crazy again. Since the foundation of the State there has never been more than than 100 units of student accommodation in my constituency of Dublin Central.  But in the last two years alone, 3,300 units have received planning…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour leader Brendan Howlin has today pledged the support of the Labour Party to our colleagues in the SDLP, as they begin an election campaign that will conclude on March 2nd. “Over recent weeks, we have seen a scandal caused by the DUP bring Stormont…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Education, Joan Burton TD has welcomed the statement from the Minister today that he will hold a public consultation on changing admissions policy to remove the baptism barrier. However she said that urgency was sadly lacking from his announcement and that…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyCommenting on the announcement that a mobile catheterisation lab is to be provided to University Hospital Waterford, Tipperary Labour Senator Denis Landy said: “In November, Minister Halligan met University Hospital Waterford Consultants with Minister Simon Harris. He heard first hand of the stagnant waiting lists…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLimerick Labour TD and spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has condemned the move by another faceless vulture fund to evict more than 30 families from their apartments in the Strand Complex in Limerick. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “When I brought the…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD and member of the Finance Committee which investigated insurance costs in Ireland, Seán Sherlock TD, has said there are still too many questions to be answered on motor insurance costs. “If there is a lack of transparency on claims, how is a national…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyKen Whitaker will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. I had the singular honour of being invited to speak at his 98th birthday celebrations just two short years ago. His contribution to the modernisation of Ireland is well documented and…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyI am saddened to hear of the death of TK Whitaker one of our nation’s greatest public servants.   My thoughts first and foremost are with his family.  Whitaker embodied public service in Ireland and was in many ways the father of our economic prosperity…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour Party‘Minister Coveney must make funding for four additional ambulances for Dublin Fire Brigade emergency medical services available immediately. The emergency ambulance service in Dublin is a Fire Based Emergency Medical Services (EMS) model which is a unique public safety model reflective of best practice internationally…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyCllr Mary Freehill, former Lord Mayor, and Councillor for Rathmines, said that Dublin City Council’s failure to have the Vacant Site Register completed by January 2017 is absolutely unacceptable. She and the Labour Councillors are calling on fellow Councillors to support them at Januarys Council…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the move to identify several private hospitals that can support public hospitals and GPs in certain areas, but says questions need to be answered about a clear lack of proper planning for the current crisis. This…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking on Nollaig na mBan, Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Rebecca Moynihan has urged the Government to do more to tackle the gender pay gap which was most recently reported to be as high as 20%. Cllr Moynihan said: “On Nollaig na mBan, as we…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on workers rights, Senator Ged Nash has said it is time Independent Ministers were judged on their actions and not their entertainment value. Senator Nash said: “It is time John Halligan started to behave like a Minister and deliver on the things he…

Press Archives – Page 151 of 174 – The Labour PartyCommenting on the revelations from FOI requests by journalist Ken Foxe, Labour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD has said Minister Harris must answer questions on how much he knew, and why the Department of Health deliberately down played HSE warnings on the risks of…