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Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe decision by Heritage Minister Heather Humphreys to establish a consultative group on Moore Street is a welcome, if somewhat belated development. I have seen the properties in Moore St and they are in a very precarious condition, but they are the very heart of…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyEarlier today, along with my colleagues Joan Burton and Kevin Humphreys, I met with a group of representatives from the arts community. Representatives of the community have a number of significant concerns which they have asked the Labour Party to pursue – namely adequate funding…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking during Order of Business in Dail Eireann Coming just over a year after the joyous scenes that followed the passage of the Marriage Equality referendum in Ireland, the appalling crimes carried out in Pulse nightclub in Orlando late on Sunday night serve as a…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyWes Hoolohan’s wonder goal in UEFA 2016 in Ireland’s draw against Sweden last night sent Ireland’s fans into ecstasy. Wes is from Dublin’s North Inner City and his parents still live in Portland Row. Another hero from Portland Row is Kelly Harrington who won silver…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Youth is sending messages of solidarity to the people of Orlando, after the shocking news yesterday that 50 people were murdered in a gay nightclub. Declan Meenagh, Labour Youth International Officer said: “We are devastated at the news of the attack on the LGBTQ+…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyOne year on from the scandalous overnight closure of Clery’s, Senator Ged Nash has called on the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation to urgently implement the proposals contained in the Duffy-Cahill Report. Speaking this afternoon outside Clery’s building, Senator Nash said, “The manner in…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Mental Health Kathleen Lynch has welcomed news that funding ring-fenced for mental health has been restored in the 2016 budget allocation. “Under the previous Programme for Government 2011-2016, there was a specific commitment to ring-fence funding of €35 million for the mental…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyIreland should now recognise the State of Palestine so that the people of the Middle East can move towards a final and comprehensive peace settlement. Late last year in the Oireachtas, Labour in government supported a motion to recognise a Palestinian state, and this symbolic…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyI welcome the fact the government has responded positively to Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin’s call at Leaders Questions on the urgent need to establish a robust task force dedicated to tackling crime and deprivation in Dublin’s North Inner City. Last week myself and Brendan…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyCiaran Lynch has been appointed by the Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin as spokesperson on Affordable Housing and the Retail Sector. Mr Lynch was first elected in 2004 to Cork City Council and elected to Dáil Eireann in 2007 and again in 2011. Mr Lynch…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyI am delighted to accept the position of spokesperson on Urban Regeneration for the Labour Party. Ireland has changed dramatically over the last fifty years from a largely rural to a largely urban society.  The changes were most pronounced in recent decades.   Urban planning has…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyAs I said when I became Leader of the Labour Party, I am confident about this party’s future, because we have values that are immutable that are not going away any time soon. They have endured 100 years and will endure another 100. And they…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyFirst case under Industrial Relations Act yields positive results for food processing workers  Labour Senator Ged Nash has welcomed a binding Labour Court recommendation issued last Friday (3rd June) which has provided for significant pay increases and the introduction of a sick pay scheme for…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyI spent several hours in Dublin’s North Inner City in recent days with my Labour colleague Joe Costello where I met with members of the local community, community leaders, business owners, educators, service providers and Gardai. The spotlight is shining on the area at this…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyI do not welcome a visit to Ireland by Donald Trump, particularly during the course of the US Presidential election campaign. And I believe he should not receive any official welcome, even of the most cursory nature. Citizen Trump holds no elected office in the…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyFormer Minister for Employment, and Labour Party Senator Ged Nash has said the effective ban on collective bargaining for freelance workers must be ended by the new government. He explained, “Two significant events have occurred this week which requires the Fine Gael/Independents administration to act…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking in support of the creation of a new All-Party Committee on the future of healthcare in Ireland, Cork East Deputy Sean Sherlock has stressed the importance of research and academia in developing an attainable vision for the healthcare services in Ireland for the future….

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyCork East Deputy Sean Sherlock has welcomed the Motion to create an All-Party Committee on the future of healthcare in Ireland and has stated that the Labour Party will engage in a productive manner with this new committee. Deputy Sherlock said: “If we are honest…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyJoan Burton TD welcomes the governments U-turn on the inclusion of the Environment portfolio from the title of the new Minister. Deputy Burton said: “The Labour Party raised deep concerns at the dropping of this title. While a number of key parts of the Environment brief…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Youth is calling for the Minister for Jobs, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, to support the Labour Party’s workers’ rights motion which is to be voted on in the Dáil this evening.  National Chairperson Grace Williams said: “Earlier today we handed in a letter to the…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking after the publication today by the Government of a list of Bills from the previous Dáil session that are to be restored to the Dáil Agenda, Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin expressed his dismay at the abandoning of the Admission to Schools Bill by…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyIn January of this year, Senator Ivana Bacik proposed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 on behalf of the Labour Party Senators, as a private members’ bill which was allowed pass through to Second Stage by then Minister Richard Bruton. Senator Bacik’s Competition (Amendment) Bill stems…

  Speaking after a gathering of the Social Democratic and Labour Party youth group and the Labour Party youth group in Belfast this afternoon, the joint Chairs Conal Browne and Grace Williams issued a statement calling on young people to not underestimate the importance their vote can have on June 23rd “With the referendum on…

Press Archives – Page 164 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour’s TDs are today introducing a motion into Dáil Eireann this week to enhance workers’ rights and increase protections for low paid workers. Brendan Howlin said: “All Labour TDs will be supporting this motion when it comes to a vote tomorrow evening. We are now…