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PUP – Outstanding questions remain for Minister
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyResponding to the latest government u-turn on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, Labour Social Protection Spokesperson Seán Sherlock has welcomed the decision by the Minister saying common sense had prevailed but added that questions remain for the Minister about the legal standing of recent regulations and the…
Read more »No Cash without Conditions – Labour tables amendments to Finance bill
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour says Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill should be amended to better protect workers in bailed out firms Labour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash TD has brought forward amendments to today’s Finance Bill that would see strict social and employment conditions attached to access to the…
Read more »O’Brien Spinning on Rental Arrears
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyFianna Fáil are ‘spinning’ on the issue of rent arrears according to Labour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan. Moynihan was speaking after the publication of a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute examining the impact of Covid-19 on affordability in the private…
Read more »Coveney State car costing €200,000 a year
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour Party Decision to retain Garda car and drivers for fourth Minister not signed off on by Cabinet After it was confirmed to Labour Leader Alan Kelly TD in the Dáil today that there was no Cabinet decision to award a State car with two Garda…
Read more »Government Need to Come Clean on Phoney Pay Cut
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyReacting to the news of the Government’s phoney 10% pay cut which will leave Minister’s €1,000 better-off, Labour Spokesperson on Public Expenditure & Reform Ged Nash TD stated that this is effectively a renewal of a previous voluntary pay cut taken by the last Government….
Read more »Government must take concrete action to protect low paid workers
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Government must take concrete action to protect low paid workers according to Labour Spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Senator Marie Sherlock. Sherlock was speaking after a report by the Economic and Social Research Institute ESRI found that frontline workers who tend to be in…
Read more »School reopening package may already be too late for some
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour Party no action on high primary class sizes In response to the school reopening plan Labour education spokesperson Aodhan Ó Ríordáin said it came very late in the day with a hard deadline approaching, he questioned if there was enough teacher supports for primary schools…
Read more »Unanswered questions for Department of Social Protection
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyWith the Department of Social Protection tracking people going abroad and stopping their payments, Labour Social Protection spokesperson Seán Sherlock said there were unanswered questions that the Minister should address, and questioned why the government is singling out social welfare recipients for punishment if they…
Read more »Student movement must be at the forefront of addressing the epidemic of sexual violence and harassment in education
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyStudents and the student movement must be at the forefront of addressing the epidemic of sexual violence and harassment in education according to Labour Spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Senator Annie Hoey. Hoey was speaking after Minister Simon Harris met the national advisory committee…
Read more »Pay equality must extend to rest of public service
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyWith both the Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure conceding they couldn’t have pay inequality in the Cabinet, Labour public expenditure spokesperson Ged Nash TD said the same principle must now be extended to the rest of the public service. Deputy Nash said:…
Read more »Additional funding needed to help sports clubs deal with the fallout from the Covid-19 crisis
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyAdditional funding including a new round of Sports Capital funding is needed to help sports clubs deal with the effects of the Covid-19 crisis according to Labour Spokesperson on Tourism and Sport, Senator Mark Wall. Wall has urged Minister’s Catherine Martin and Jack Chambers to…
Read more »Generation of young people at risk if schools don’t return
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour Party Opportunity now to permanently reduce class sizes With a school reopening plan finally under preparation and due Monday, Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said it must address the generation of young people at risk of losing out, and now is the time to…
Read more »FF Renter bill flawed and full of holes
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyAfter examining the draft legislation for renters from the Minister for Housing, Labour Housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said the latest Residential Tenancies Bill is flawed and full of holes and fails to address the main excuses used for evicting tenants. Senator Moynihan said: “The residential…
Read more »These aren’t the Green jobs people voted for
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyResponding to revelations that Green Party Leader and Climate Action Minister Eamon Ryan is to appoint up to eight special advisers, Labour’s public spending spokesperson Ged Nash TD said; “When people voted Green in large numbers in February, this wasn’t the green jobs boost they…
Read more »Bill to tackle Revenge Porn must become law
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyResponding to the brave testimony of Megan, a victim of revenge porn, in the Irish Examiner today, Labour Justice spokesperson Brendan Howlin said passing his Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill into law must be a priority for the new government. Deputy Howlin said….
Read more »Help to Buy increase should be scrapped
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour Party €10k increase will drive price increases Labour spokesperson on Housing, Rebecca Moynihan has highlighted a number of anecdotal sudden price increases in new house prices by up to €10,000 following the July Stimulus changes in the Help to Buy scheme, calling for a halt…
Read more »July stimulus fails to adequately deal with concerns for livelihoods of those in the Arts sector
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe July stimulus fails to adequately deal with the major concerns of those working in the arts sector according to Labour Spokesperson on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Senator Marie Sherlock. Senator Sherlock added that while the additional funding for performance, production, drama and culture are all to be welcomed…
Read more »Response of Chinese Ambassador very concerning
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyReaction to the Chinese Ambassador’s comments on concentration camps of Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang region and on the restriction of civil liberties in Hong Kong Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brendan Howlin has described as very concerning the allegation from the Chinese ambassador to Ireland…
Read more »Bacik calls for update on O’Malley report into Sex Offences
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyAs the most recent deadline for the publishing of the review of the investigation and prosecution of sexual offences in Ireland lapses, Labour Seanad leader and spokesperson on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Senator Ivana Bacik has called for an update on the progress of…
Read more »Changes to the Help to Buy Scheme will make housing more unaffordable
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe changes to the Help to Buy Scheme announced as part of the July stimulus will make housing more unaffordable according to Labour Housing Spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan. Moynihan said the changes which will allow first-time buyers to reclaim up to 10% of the price of…
Read more »Labour Leader announces key new staff appointments
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party leader Alan Kelly TD has announced the following new appointments to senior staff positions within the Labour Party, adding that the Party will be ready for an election whenever it comes. Deputy Kelly said: “I am delighted to announce today the appointment of…
Read more »Defence Force families should not have to rely on Social Welfare to make ends meet
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyDefence force families should not have to rely on social welfare payments such as the Working Family Payment to make ends meet, according to Labour Defence Spokesperson, Senator Mark Wall. Wall was speaking after receiving a reply to a Parliamentary Question confirming that 121 families…
Read more »Stimulus fails to put money in pockets with no increase in Social Welfare rates
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour social protection spokesperson Seán Sherlock said the government could have put money in people’s pockets by increasing social welfare rates that would directly support local shops and businesses, while the cuts to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment are short-sighted and will hit those who lost…
Read more »July stimulus is a missed opportunity for housing
Press Archives – Page 45 of 174 – The Labour Party Nothing for renters More of the same failed approach The July stimulus is a missed opportunity for housing with nothing for renters according to Labour Housing Spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan. Senator Moynihan said: “It is clear from what has been announced today that Housing obviously…
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