Type: Press
Fall in Ireland’s home ownership rate means stronger protections are needed for renters
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party REITs who are buying up large volumes of new developments are putting home ownership out of reach of ordinary people Failure on social housing and affordable rental is exasperating the problem Need European style protections for renters The Fall in Ireland’s home ownership rate…
Read more »Alternative uses for Midlands power stations must be found
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Transfer to Local Authorities or tender for other uses must be carried out. Biomass option appears to have been abandoned. Just Transition Taskforce urgently needed to prevent rust belts. Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly has called for the government to urgently intervene to ensure…
Read more »Unacceptable that there are only 15 Changing Place toilets in Ireland – Progress needed on Changing Places initiative
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Decision to set up a working group welcome but group must report back with their findings soon Kildare South based Labour Senator Mark Wall has said we need to see progress from the Department of Housing on the Changing Places in public buildings initiative….
Read more »Insurance Plan long on aspiration but short on concrete actions
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Long-promised reforms on perjury and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board all welcome. Absence of plans for innovative pooled insurance schemes to help make insurance more affordable for childcare providers and voluntary bodies disappointing. Anti-competitive and rip-off practices like dual pricing need to be banned….
Read more »Extension of Parent’s Leave must not exclude low-income families
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour PartyReacting to news that Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman TD has secured Cabinet approval for the extension of paid Parent’s Leave by three weeks, Labour Seanad group leader and Spokesperson for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Senator Ivana Bacik has said,…
Read more »Return of Iveagh Markets to Guinness Family welcome, it should never have been allowed to fall into this level of disrepair
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party State must step in and work with Lord Iveagh to ensure the market is restored Labour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan has welcomed the return of the Iveagh Markets treo the Guinness Family and said that the market should never have been allowed…
Read more »“We must support the scientists who have delivered the vaccines” – Kelly
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party All TD’s and Senators should sign Labour’s vaccine pledge Taoiseach needs to talk to social media companies about combatting misinformation Answers needed on how the necessary data for distribution will be collated Labour Leader and Health Spokesperson, Alan Kelly has called on all…
Read more »Labour publishes bill to pay student nurses and midwives
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Further & Higher Education spokesperson Senator Annie Hoey has today published a bill that would provide for student nurses and midwives to be paid.Senator Hoey said: “Today we’ve launched a bill aimed at convincing the government parties to pay student nurses and midwives. The…
Read more »Irish Third-Level students twice as likely to be from affluent backgrounds – Govt should be offended by findings of HEA report
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Citizens Assembly on education needs to be established to tackle these issues Irish Third-Level students’ students are twice as likely to be from affluent backgrounds according to the findings of a new report by the Higher Education Authority. Labour Education Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin…
Read more »Primetime programme on overcrowding shocking but not surprising
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Minister needs to immediately implement his own overcrowding bill that he introduced while in opposition Labour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan has described the RTÉ Investigates Primetime programme that revealed 11 people living in a flat during the pandemic as shocking but unsurprising. Senator…
Read more »Minister needs to meet with Salvation Army over the closure of children-only hostel
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan has called on the Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien to meet with the Salvation Army who run Lefroy House an emergency child only night shelter for homeless for homeless teenagers. The centre caters for seven young people, male and…
Read more »Political accountability needed on vaccine rollout – we need to know who is ultimately in charge
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Contradictory announcements from Government on vaccine rollout Government need to outline how they will deal with companies who want to provide the vaccine privately to employees Need to examine whether we need emergency data legislation given past issues with the PSC card Speaking at…
Read more »Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens should be ashamed for voting against paying student nurses
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Fianna Fáil statement outlining why the Government voted against the motion is galling Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens should be ashamed for voting against paying student nurses according to Labour Senator Annie who was speaking after the three Government parties voted against…
Read more »Labour bill one step closer to granting certainty for children born in Ireland to non-national parents
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour PartyThis evening, 2nd December 2020, the ‘Committee Stage’ debate on Labour’s Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018 adjourned after one hour to facilitate further discussion with Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and her officials, prior to the return of…
Read more »Young carer’s going to bed hungry is far from the Republic of Opportunity promised by this Government
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Annie Hoey is calling on the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to establish a dedicated team to support the estimated 67,000 young carers in Ireland today. Senator Hoey today responded to a report published by Family Carers Ireland. Speaking in…
Read more »AIB job cuts plan a hammer blow for bank staff
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Moratorium on economic lay-offs needed for banking sector Minister must use his power to prevent 1500 planned job cuts at bank in which State is majority shareholder AIB management must immediately engage with Financial Services Union (FSU) Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Ged Nash has expressed…
Read more »Questions remain around December 11th vaccine plan
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party We need to know the number of vaccines available Who will get the vaccine first and in what order and how it will be stored? The IT infrastructure behind the distribution The Public heath campaign that will be put in place Speaking at…
Read more »New EBA guidance should pave way for reintroduction of payment breaks
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party No excuse for Irish banks not to reactivate structured payment breaks for borrowers in financial difficulty because of Covid-19 restrictions Labour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash has said Irish banks have no excuse not to reintroduce a new national programme of structured payment breaks for…
Read more »Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018 returns to Seanad Committee Stage
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party The Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018 returns to Committee Stage in the Seanad at 4:00pm today, having passed Second Stage in the Seanad in November 2018. The debate will adjourn after one hour to enable a discussion…
Read more »Taoiseach needs to outline rollout strategy for Covid vaccines
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Taoiseach should appoint a dedicated Minister with responsibility for vaccines Government need to outline how the vaccine will be rolled out and how vaccine passports will be generated and who is politically accountable for the rollout Speaking at Leaders Questions, Labour Leader and Health…
Read more »Tánaiste needs to stop holding up pay increases for contract cleaners
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party He needs to sign the Employment Regulation Order urgently Labour Spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Senator Marie Sherlock has called on the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar to stop holding up pay increases for contract cleaners and sign the Employment…
Read more »Education Committee should consider OECD review on Leaving Cert
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Need for a reasonable, reflective debate on the future of the state exam Labour Education Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for the Oireachtas Education Committee to consider the OECD review on Leaving Cert once published. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said it was time for…
Read more »Wall urges Sports Clubs to take advantage of €40m capital grant scheme
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour PartyWith a package of €40 million confirmed for the Sports Capital and Equipment programme for next year, Labour Sports spokesperson Mark Wall has urged clubs and organisations to ensure they are prepared to apply for the scheme which opens on Friday 11th December. Senator Wall…
Read more »Government must commit to addressing the gender disparity in sports funding
Press Archives – Page 31 of 174 – The Labour Party Decision by Oireachtas Sport Committee to examine gender disparity in sports overdue Labour Spokesperson on Sport, Senator Mark Wall has welcomed the announcement by the Chair of the Oireachtas Sport Committee that the committee will examine the funding disparity in sports funding. Senator Wall…
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