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Government need to follow through on Labour’s motion on living wage
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Spokesperson on Public Expenditure Sean Sherlock has called on the Government to follow through on the Dáil motion passed by the House calling on the Government to implement a Living Wage. “The Labour Party has argued for a Living Wage,” stressed Deputy Sherlock,…
Read more »Boys in green on screen, a victory for fans
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyEarlier today on the Order of Business in Dáil Eireann I called for a big screen fan zone to be set up in Dublin on Sunday for the Ireland Vs France match. I am delighted the government and Dublin City Council has accepted the…
Read more »A Remain vote in the UK referendum is a vote for international solidarity
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Ivana Bacik, Labour Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, today expressed hope that the Remain side would prevail in the UK referendum on membership of the EU, taking place today. Speaking in the Seanad during a debate on the referendum, Senator Bacik said: “As a Dublin…
Read more »Dublin City Council should provide family friendly big screen viewings for our match against France
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyFollowing Ireland’s fantastic EURO 2016 result last night I am calling on Dublin City Council to provide family friendly big screen viewings in Dublin City. The match against France takes place on Sunday afternoon and appropriate facilities should be provided to allow families to enjoy…
Read more »Tackling student housing is crucial to solving the housing crisis
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe inclusion of student accommodation in the Labour Party Social and Affordable Housing Bill which was launched today has been warmly welcomed by Labour Youth, among a wide range of other issues tackled in this Bill which is intended to be tabled in the Dáil…
Read more »Consultation with housing sector, key to framing Labour housing bill
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour Party Speaking to Housing Stakeholders at launch of Labour’s Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016 Today’s event is significant for a number of reasons. First of all it gives all of us in this room an opportunity not only to identify the issues that face…
Read more »Summer economic statement fails the test of a progressive plan for public finances
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyPrioritises regressive tax plans Today’s long awaited Summer Economic Statement proposes a Rainy Day Fund at a time when the country is barely getting into stronger recovery mode. It would have been much more appropriate to prioritise better public services at this stage of the…
Read more »Serious questions on Garda collaboration with Eamon Cooke must be answered
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe revelation in The Herald newspaper on Monday, 13 June, by Gerry O’Carroll, former Garda Detective, that Eamon Cooke, who is the main suspect in the disappearance of the thirteen year-old schoolboy Philip Carins, was given an official Garda code designated “Alpha Seven” is a…
Read more »Burton moves Labour’s School Admissions Bill to combat religious exclusion
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour Party Children benefit from meeting and getting to know children from various backgrounds and religions. Diversity in our schools is an opportunity for our society, not something we should feel threatened by. All members of this house will have heard the anecdotal evidence of…
Read more »Labour calls for applications for ‘Richard O’Carroll Empowerment Bursary’
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyLaunching the Labour Party’s ‘Richard O’Carroll Empowerment Bursary’, Chairperson of Labour’s 1916 Commemoration Committee, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has invited students to apply for the bursary awarded for the upcoming 2016-17 academic year. The bursary, worth €2,000, is named after the leader of the Labour…
Read more »Window of opportunity for task force to deliver for North Inner City
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyFollowing the visit of the Taoiseach and some of his Cabinet Minsters to the North Inner City last week, the Taoiseach has invited public representatives to meet him in Government Buildings tomorrow, Monday 20 June 2016. It would be churlish not to welcome the Taoiseach’s visit and …
Read more »Government must outline plans to combat imposed ‘flexible’ working hours
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyI welcome today’s publication of TASC research showing that ‘flexibility’ is being imposed by employers on more and more workers, across a range of different industry sectors. The research complements and updates findings in the report I published last November on zero and low hours…
Read more »Labour Youth deeply saddened by death of Jo Cox
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Youth is deeply saddened to hear the news of the death of Jo Cox yesterday following a brutal attack in her constituency. National Chairperson of Labour Youth, Grace Williams commented: “It was very upsetting to learn of the news of the death of Jo…
Read more »Labour Women expresses condolences on the death of Jo Cox MP
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyWe were so saddened to hear of the death of Jo Cox MP yesterday and we send our sincere condolences to her husband Brendan, her two young children and all her family and friends. We would also like to express our condolences and solidarity to…
Read more »Labour Equality are deeply shocked by the death of Jo Cox
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Equality members are deeply shocked and saddened by the death of Jo Cox MP. Jo Cox was a staunch and courageous advocate for social justice. She stood up for peace in Syria and advocated for the innocent children affected by the conflict. We do…
Read more »Statement on Waste charges
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe dramatic increases in standing charges that some waste companies seem intent on imposing on customers from next month, were never envisaged when I signed the Statutory Instrument to give effect to the new charging structures. In fact, I made it perfectly clear to the…
Read more »Howlin extends sympathy to family of Jo Cox MP
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyIt was with shock and sadness that I learned of the death this afternoon of Labour Party MP, Jo Cox. My thoughts first and foremost are with Jo’s husband Brendan and their two young children, and on behalf of the Irish Labour Party, I would…
Read more »Landy calls for fair play for councillors on PRSI issue
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Landy welcomed the Governments recognition of a problem which has been ongoing for a number of years where councillors are paying 4% of a small salary of approximately €16,000 per annum and in turn receive no benefit.In his statement in the Seanad yesterday Minister…
Read more »Howlin condemns attack on Jo Cox MP
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking from Liverpool I would like to condemn in the strongest possible terms, the attack today on Labour MP Jo Cox. I understand that Ms Cox has played a very active role in Labour’s Remain campaign, and while the circumstances surrounding the shooting have yet…
Read more »Brexit is likely to impact on those who can least afford it
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour Party“It is a pleasure to be here in Liverpool to meet with representatives of the Irish community.I want to thank Conor McGinn for his invitation to be here.Conor has long been a friend of the Irish Labour Party. He often comes to Ireland to campaign…
Read more »CRC pension termination a disgraceful way to treat staff
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyI was glad to have an opportunity in the Dail this week, to raise an issue concerning the impact of the decision by the Central Remedial Clinic, CRC, board to terminate the Irish Pensions Trust, IPT, pension with immediate effect for the employees of CRC….
Read more »Ó Ríordáin dismayed at long-fingering of injecting centres
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator and former Minister with responsabilty for the National Drugs Strategy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has criticised the announcement today by Minister Simon Harris that the Misuse of Drugs Bill is to be divided up with the introduction of Medically Supervised Injecting Centres to…
Read more »O’Sullivan endorses pre-school access and inclusion model
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan T.D. has welcomed the announcement of Minister Zappone that proposals to give children with disabilities better access to pre-school is being implemented in time for this September. Deputy O’Sullivan has also commended the commencement of…
Read more »Senator Bacik calls for urgent action on UN Human Rights Committee ruling
Press Archives – Page 163 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking this morning in the Seanad, Senator Ivana Bacik called for an urgent response from the Taoiseach and the Government to the ruling last week by the UN Human Rights Committee that Ireland has breached the rights of the applicant Amanda Mellet due to the…
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