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Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Tipperary TD and Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly, says any move to cut rapid-response emergency ambulance services in Tipperary and Clare is completely unacceptable. In a statement to media today, the HSE confirmed the National Ambulance Service has started a review in the Mid-West…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyBudget 2017 should include a significant increase for Ireland’s international aid fund.  At 0.35% of GNP, the Irish Aid fund is at its lowest percentage in nearly two decades.  It is only half of our UN target of 0.7%.   Our neighbours in the United…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Kevin Humphreys has slammed Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil over continued speculation of a possible delay to the old age pension in next week’s Budget. “Reports that an increase of €5 would be delayed until July would mean a real increase of only…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyToday’s revelation that the Government has conjured an extra €200 million of fiscal space for the Budget next week must be urgently clarified. According to reports, a further €200 million is now available to fund a cut in the USC and increase spending through ‘savings’….

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Longford- Westmeath, Willie Penrose, has expressed solidarity with workers at the Cameron factory in Longford, after the company warned it may cease manufacturing at its Aghadad plant next year, with the potential loss of around 170 jobs. Cameron, which designs and manufactures…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD and Spokesperson for Finance, Joan Burton, has called on the Government to restore the Christmas Bonus following today’s healthy end of September Exchequer Returns. Commenting on the figures, Deputy Burton said: “Today’s very strong exchequer returns means that the Minister for Finance, Michael…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Senator Ivana Bacik, has called for Ireland to take a stronger stance against Russia, in light of the appalling situation in Aleppo, with the ongoing bombardment of the city by Russian and Syrian government forces having resulted in the deaths and injuries…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD and Spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government, Jan O’Sullivan, has called on the Government to bring forward the new Vacant Site levy by one year, from 2018 to 2017, to tackle the housing crisis. The levy, which consists of a 3 per…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyNext week Budget 2017 will be revealed. The entire commentary to date is about the ‘fiscal space’ and what sectors will get a slice of the pie. The Budget should be about guaranteeing that every citizen has a sufficient income to make possible a minimum…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD and Spokesperson on Transport, Brendan Ryan, has welcomed progress made in the Dublin Bus dispute. Workers will now be balloted on improved pay proposals reached following extensive negotiations between unions and management at the Workplace Relations Commission. Unions have suspended planned industrial…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator and spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers’ Rights, Ged Nash, has called on the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connell, to quickly move to establish an Employer-Labour Conference, after the Labour party motion was successfully passed in the Seanad,…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator and spokesperson on Dublin, Kevin Humphreys, has again called for construction to begin on the new National Maternity Hospital as a matter of urgency. Plans for the new facility have been delayed in a dispute over who should have governance control at…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party leader and Wexford TD, Brendan Howlin, has called on the Government to provide clarity on whether or not the Christmas Bonus will be paid this year. The payment was partially restored over the last two years, with a 75% Christmas Bonus paid to…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD and spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Alan Kelly, has slammed media reports of government plans for a so-called ‘emigrants tax’ as preposterous. According to newspaper reports today, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, is considering offering a 30…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Ivana Bacik today welcomed the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission in their Report on Harmful Communications and Digital Safety. “In recent years the growing recognition of online abuse has highlighted the legislative gap in this area. Reports from Women’s Aid here in…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Youth and Labour Equality are raising concerns today given reports in the media suggesting the current government are discussing a tax break to Irish emigrants earning over 75,000 per annum. This measure comes as part of a new incentive to seek the return of,…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLimerick City Labour T.D. and Spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government, Jan O’Sullivan has called upon the Minister for Finance and constituency colleague Michael Noonan T.D. to review and amend the current legislation governing the ‘Living Cities Initiative’. The scheme was first introduced as part…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Tipperary Alan Kelly has welcomed his colleague Willie Penrose’s proposed legislation to guarantee more airtime for music of Irish origin on the country’s airwaves. Under the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016, a quota of at least 40 per cent of the airtime allotted…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party will this week table a proposal during Private Members’ Time in the Seanad in an effort to resolve the Dublin Bus dispute and other industrial relations issues in the public transport sector. According to Ged Nash, Labour Party spokesperson on Labour Affairs…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyBrendan Howlin has congratulated Jeremy Corbyn on his re-election as Leader of the UK Labour Party. “The challenges facing the people on these islands have been brought into stark relief after the result of the Brexit referendum, and a strong Brtitish Labour Party is needed…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Easter Proclamation 1916 – A comparative analysis Liam de Paor With an essay by W.J. Mc Cormack The words of the Proclamation were put together by P.H. Pearse and revised by James Connolly and Thomas MacDonagh. The document is short and exhortatory. Nonetheless, teased…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLaunch of Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016 A new Bill published today by Senator Ged Nash has the potential to transform the lives of working people by providing greater certainty and employment security for thousands of atypical workers in sectors such as hospitality,…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe time has long passed for the IDA to start getting big jobs to small towns across Ireland, according to Labour Leader Brendan Howlin who is attending the Ploughing Championships today, as new figures show that rural counties are being left behind when it comes…

Press Archives – Page 158 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Tipperary and Vice-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee Alan Kelly has today stated that Minister Michael Noonan must come before the Public Accounts Committee to answer questions on Project Eagle/NAMA. “The idea that the Minister for Finance would just send his Secretary…