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Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Ivana Bacik has welcomed the all party support in the Seanad for the Labour Party motion on Syria, and today questioned the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the delay in resettling Syrian refugees. She said “I share the grave concern and outrage of Irish…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD Joan Burton has called on the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to clarify the number of possible outcomes to be considered following the work of the Citizens’ Assembly regarding the 8th amendment. It’s after the Taoiseach said there were more than two possible outcomes, during questioning…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will today formally introduce a Bill to Dáil Éireann designed to tackle the behaviour of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies. The legislation would for the first time, require that those who provide counselling to women experiencing crisis pregnancies be registered and regulated. The…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyCHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Ceann Comhairle, Tonight, in simple terms, we are debating whether education really matters. Extraordinarily, a week after the Budget, the Government still can’t confirm what date next year social welfare increases will come into force. Lest people think this is a minor…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party leader, Brendan Howlin, along with Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan, will be available to speak to the media tomorrow on the plinth at Leinster House, before the party formally introduces its Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016, which…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly, has called on the Government to consider measures to allow private hospital facilities to be used by the State this winter in the event of a flu epidemic. It’s after the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, under questioning from…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan TD, says the issues raised in a HIQA report on foster care services in the Midlands published today, need to be addressed. During inspections carried out in May, HIQA found that none of the 26 standards…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyI was saddened to hear of the sudden death of Munster Head Coach, Anthony Foley. My thoughts first and foremost are with his wife Olive and his family. Anthony was an iconic figure in Munster and Irish rugby. His loss is tragic to Munster and…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyOn Tuesday 18th October, the Labour Party will table a motion during Dáil private members time on Tuesday evening to seek to address the lack of funding committed to education in Budget 2017. The motion particularly focusses on reducing class sizes, tackling school costs for…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyA new survey has found that 74 per cent of Dubliners polled would favour a directly elected mayor of the city, if a referendum was held. More than 500 people living across Dublin, and aged 18 and over, were interviewed by polling company Ireland Thinks…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyFormer Minister for Overseas Development Assistance, Seán Sherlock TD, has called on the Government to clarify its position in relation to the resignation of Mr Barry Andrews as CEO of GOAL. “GOAL is partly funded through Irish aid. Notwithstanding the suspension of funding to GOAL…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyDespite being touted as the centrepiece of Budget 2017, the Government’s childcare package has failed to deliver the best possible outcome for children, says Labour TD and Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan. “There was much hype that children would be the main…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour Party“Since last Friday I have been raising concerns about the magical appearance of an extra €200 million for the overall Budget package. It is astounding to suddenly hear the Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin enquiring today as to where the extra fiscal space came from….

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD and Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, Seán Sherlock , has highlighted how thin the Government has spread the ‘fiscal space’ in the Budget announced yesterday. “The immediate aftermath of a Budget announcement tends to focus on top-line figures in the areas of…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyCHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Earlier this week, in a newspaper article, I made two predictions.My first guess was that Minister Donohoe would wear a blue or a purple tie.My second was that this Budget would not be regarded as fair, progressive, or even sensible.I take no…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Government needs to immediately clarify when social welfare increases outlined in yesterday’s Budget will come into effect, says Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin. When pressed on the matter by Deputy Howlin in the Dáil this morning, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny could only confirm that…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe failure of Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton to secure any improvement to class sizes or make any meaningful reduction in back to school costs, is a major disappointment to those in the sector according to Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. “Last year, Jan…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Budget includes an astonishing proposal to reduce Ireland’s Debt to GDP ratio to 45% by 2025. Ireland has made great progress in bringing down our debt to GDP ratio in recent years from a peak of 120% to 76% in 2016. However Minister Noonan’s…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour Party    Labour provided a bigger increase to pensioners in 2016 than that provided in the 2017 FG-FF Budget No increase in Child Benefit provided in Budget 2017 while all other major payments going up Social Welfare budget only increased by 1% Under 26’s getting…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD and Spokesperson on the Arts, Joan Burton, has expressed her disappointment with the overall reduction of 16 per cent in the Arts Budget for 2017. The estimates show that the provision for current expenditure in the sector has fallen by a million euro…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator and Spokesperson on Rural Development, Denis Landy, says today’s Budget shows the Government is more focussed on a welfare scheme for sheep support, than a renewal of rural communities. Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Pascal Donohue, allocated 25% of the Rural Development…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe childcare package announced today is underfunded and fails to address the chronic issue of low pay in the sector, according to Labour TD and spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan. “In the Budget for next year, the sum that Katherine Zappone has…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator and Spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers Rights, Ged Nash, says the Government’s 10 cent increase in the National Minimum Wage outlined in Budget 2017, is a slap in the face for 70 thousand of Ireland’s lowest paid workers. “The government has failed…

Press Archives – Page 157 of 174 – The Labour PartyLast Friday, after the main opposition parties had published our alternative budget proposals, it was reported in the Irish Times that an “extra €200 million to expand the so-called “fiscal space”, is understood to have been found through “savings””. Following on from this report, we…