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Lynch announces funding to address mental health and addiction needs of homeless in Dublin region
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyMinister for Mental Health, Social Care and Primary Care Kathleen Lynch has today announced that an additional €2m will be allocated to the HSE budget this year to address the health needs of homeless persons in the Dublin region, who manifest chronic mental ill health…
Read more »50,000 new apprenticeships will benefit young people
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Youth welcomes the launch of the National Skills Strategy by Tánaiste and leader of the Labour Party, Joan Burton, which will provide 50,000 new apprenticeships and traineeships. In response to the launch, Labour Youth National Chairperson, Grace Williams commented: “The Labour Party has stood…
Read more »Tánaiste renews contract with An Post for social welfare payments at post offices
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, T.D. has announced today (Thursday, 28 January 2016) a further renewal of her Department’s contract for cash social welfare payments at Post Offices. The current contract was signed in December 2013 for an initial two years…
Read more »Cahill welcomes politicians’ ‘helping hands’
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Mairia Cahill has thanked all those TDs and Senators who took part in the briefing and photocall that she organised with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Women’s Aid and One in Four today. Speaking this afternoon, Senator Cahill said: “Today’s event was a…
Read more »Labour Youth condemns cruel Danish refugee law
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Youth has joined with the Young European Socialists in condemning the Danish parliament’s decision to seize assets from refugees. Labour Youth International Officer, Declan Meenagh said, “The passage of this cruel law is deeply shocking to Labour Youth. Many of us who would normally…
Read more »Hayden welcomes publication of 2015 social housing report
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyI WELCOME the publication today of the 2015 Social Housing report by Minister Alan Kelly. This report published in collaboration with the Housing Agency enhances openness and transparency around the delivery of the social housing strategy and other programmes to tackle the current housing crisis….
Read more »Government approves legislative amendments required to introduce paternity leave
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyAodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, New Communities, Culture and Drugs Strategy, today announced that the Government has approved proposals for the necessary legislative amendments to family leave legislation to allow for the introduction of 2 weeks paternity leave, as…
Read more »Minister Kelly publishes 2015 social housing report outlining key priorities for 2016
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour Party – 13,000 new units across all schemes – 2,000 people exited homelessness – 420 Housing Staff Employed – 5,000 new units under construction rising to 10,000 per year Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly T.D. in collaboration with the Housing Agency,…
Read more »Minister Kelly announces a further 1,000 social houses for construction
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour Party– 400 new local authority staff to support the construction of 10,000 homes per year The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly T.D., today announced a further allocation of funding of €182 million for the delivery of nearly 1,000 additional social…
Read more »Unprecedented investment in Public Nursing Homes announced by Minister Kathleen Lynch
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyKathleen Lynch T.D., Minister for Social Care (Older People and Disabilities), Primary Care and Mental Health today announced one of the most comprehensive programmes of investment in public nursing home facilities in the history of the State. The investment is planned for 90 centres across…
Read more »Gaelscoil Bharra gets the go ahead
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe pupils of Gaelscoil Bharra, who have studied in dilapidated prefabs for the last twenty years are getting the go-ahead today for their new school. The Letter of Acceptance will issue to the contractor from the Department of Educations and Skills today. It is now…
Read more »Ó Ríordáin heralds progress on paternity leave as major advancement for equality
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyMinister of State for Equality, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has welcomed today’s cabinet decision to give the green light for two weeks paid paternity leave. Speaking following the announcement, the Labour Party Minister said: “I first raised the need for the introduction of paid paternity leave…
Read more »Martin’s mental health snub shows FF don’t take issue seriously – Costello
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyFianna Fail leader Micheal Martin was conspicuously absent from the launch of his own party’s mental health policy today. In fact, there was a distinct lack of Fianna Fail parliamentarians present at the event at all – just one Senator and one backbench TD bothered…
Read more »Disunited hard left have little in common – Byrne
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe launch of the Anti-Austerity Alliance People Before Profit (AAA-PBP)’s “Common Principles” highlights again how little the hard left have in common. The one thing that does unite them is perpetual protest. For all their talk of a hard left alliance, this lot can’t even…
Read more »Scale of Republican collusion still needs to be realised – Cahill
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe shocking news in today’s Irish News by Security Correspondent Allison Morris shines a light into a murky web of collusion between high ranking IRA personnel and British intelligence services. My thoughts are with the families of the Shankill bomb victims today. These families are…
Read more »Stanley must withdraw gerrymandering claim against boundary body – Whelan
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyA claim made by Deputy Brian Stanley this week that Laois is a “gerrymandered constituency” must be substantiated or unequivocally retracted, Labour Senator John Whelan has said. Speaking today, he said: “This is an outrageous slur cast upon the Electoral Boundaries Commission. If Deputy Stanley…
Read more »SocDem failure to tackle USC a major letdown for working families – Ferris
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyToday’s uncosted Social Democrat manifesto attacks Labour for our pledge to reduce USC for low and middle income householders, accusing our party of recklessness. Across Ireland, workers are seeing USC cuts in their January pay-packet. The Labour Party is committed to standing up for working…
Read more »Costello criticises hospitality sector greed
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyAlso urges establishment of new Dublin Docklands tourist trail Speaking in the Dáil today on the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, Labour Deputy Joe Costello welcomed the legislation, stating it was one of the shortest Bills presented to the Dáil in the last five…
Read more »Sinn Fein water claims laughable as meter scheme rolled out across North – Whelan
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour Party“As usual, the party who promotes the ideal of one island are peddling two separate policies either side of the border.” Sinn Fein’s claim that only they will abolish water charges is laughable given that they have repeatedly failed to permanently abolish water charges in…
Read more »Tuffy welcomes far left U-turn on Irish Water
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyDublin Mid-West Labour Party TD Joanna Tuffy has said Paul Murphy, Richard Boyd Barrett and Joan Collins signing a SIPTU petition for the re-designation of Irish Water as a non-commercial state agency represents a massive U-turn on their position. Deputy Tuffy commented: “For the last…
Read more »Hayden welcomes passage of Bacik bill
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyI am delighted to have seconded Senator Ivana Bacik’s Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 which passed through Second Stage in the Seanad tonight. This Bill marks a very important step on a road which will enhance the security of income and opportunity for a number of…
Read more »Government accepts Bacik Bill on workers’ rights
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Ivana Bacik’s Competition (Amendment) Bill passed Second Stage in the Seanad today after Minister Richard Bruton, on behalf of the Government, did not oppose it. Senator Bacik proposed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 on behalf of the Labour Party Senators, as a Private Members’…
Read more »Cahill welcomes publication of government strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Mairia Cahill has today welcomed the publication of the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021 by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD. “I welcome the publication today of a national strategy to deal with the very serious…
Read more »FF hypocrisy is criminal – Byrne
Press Archives – Page 171 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD Eric Byrne has criticised Fianna Fail’s crime policy announced earlier today. Deputy Byrne commented: “According to their new crime policy, Fianna Fail want to introduce anti-crime measures at a cost of €104 million. Where do they expect to fund these proposals? From…
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