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Clarity needed on possible early reopening of some schools
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Government to provide clarity on the possible reopening of some schools before September. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “Minister McHugh indicated last week that the Department of Education is preparing to propose an earlier than planned…
Read more »Answer needed on Covid €350 payment level ahead of crunch Dáil vote
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour Party– Will Fine Gael caretaker government cut the €350 payment later this week? Labour Social Protection spokesperson Ged Nash has called for answers from the caretaker government on their plans for the €350 Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment ahead of a vote on the Department of…
Read more »Covid Income of Lowest Paid should not be cut
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour Party Language used is divisive and straight from the Varadkar ‘welfare cheats’ playbook With large parts of the economy still closed, Labour’s Social Protection spokesperson Ged Nash TD said it would be unacceptable for Fine Gael to cut the COVID-19 income of the lowest paid…
Read more »Minister must audit impact of 1m rule on health service
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyWith continued speculation that social distancing may be reduced from two metres to one, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly said the Minister for Health should immediately carry out an audit of the impact such a change would have by increasing capacity of the health service…
Read more »Path to Marriage Equality had many champions
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyFive years after Ireland voted overwhelmingly for marriage equality Labour LGBT said there was still more to be achieved, but remembered the historic role of Eamon Gilmore and the Labour Party in bringing forward the 2015 referendum, and the huge grassroots campaign of people coming…
Read more »Contactless payments needed for public transport
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD for Fingal, Duncan Smith, has called on the National Transport Authority to accelerate the roll out of contactless payments on public transport services. Deputy Smith said: “As more and more people move to cashless payments in light of Covid-19, it is time…
Read more »Caretaker Finance Minister should publish revised deficit projections
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyWith the caretaker Fine Gael government now indicating there will be a €30 billion deficit and looking at ways to cut social welfare spending, Labour TD Ged Nash has called on the acting Minister for Finance to now publish revised deficit and budget figures for…
Read more »Smith calls for working group to investigate conditions of migrant workers in ag sector
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD for Dublin Fingal, Duncan Smith, has called for a working group with a mandate to investigate the treatment of migrant workers in the agriculture sector. Deputy Smith said: “It is my view now that there needs to be a working group established…
Read more »Answers needed on legal indemnity for teachers
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyResponding to reports that the ASTI is advising its teachers to wait until it has received appropriate legal protection before engaging with the new Leaving Cert grades system, Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said: “This is an extremely worrying development in the Leaving Cert…
Read more »After new indemnity, legal advice on Leaving Cert should be published
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyWith the Government now moving to indemnify teachers and schools from any legal cases, Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said it is essential that the legal advice received by the Minister on the cancellation of the exam be published. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “The…
Read more »Wall backs call for Sport Fund and Task Force
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Sport, Senator Mark Wall has backed the call from the Federation of Irish Sport for supports to help sporting organisations and clubs survive, and get back up and running. Senator Wall said: “While some tennis and golf returned since Monday, for…
Read more »Gun crime out of control on northside – Taskforce needed
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyWhere is the Taskforce FG promised over 100 days ago? Following another shooting today, this time in Coolock, Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said that gun crime was out of control and that additional garda resources and a designated task force, as was promised, is…
Read more »Howlin questions Finance Minister on EU Covid-19 funds
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyIn the Dáil today, Labour’s Brendan Howlin TD questioned the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure in relation to EU COVID-19 funds. Deputy Howlin said: “We must learn from the experience of the last crisis where, unfortunately, there was a distinct lack of solidarity across…
Read more »Women returning to work from maternity leave left high and dry
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Marie Sherlock has again called on Government to take seriously the issue of women returning to work from maternity leave. Senator Sherlock said: “It is nearly a month now since an anomaly was first identified in the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) that is…
Read more »Four years on FG continues to abandon workers caught up in liquidations
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyGed Nash TD has slammed Fine Gael for failing to legislate to protect and improve the rights of workers in liquidations, four years on from the publication of the Duffy-Cahill review which was prompted by the Clery’s debacle. Labour’s Employment spokesperson, speaking after he attended…
Read more »Flanagan should apologise to Dáil
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour Party Minister failed to adequately answer questions in Dáil on Cahersiveen last Wednesday Labour Justice spokesperson Seán Sherlock said it is not good enough for the Minister for Justice to publish an apology to Kerry people, and that he should now address the Dáil and…
Read more »Govt should consider moratorium for primary schools set to lose teachers this year
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyIn light of the Covid emergency, Labour spokesperson on Education, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for a moratorium on primary schools losing teachers in September. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “I know of a number of schools that are within just one pupil of retaining a…
Read more »Updated cost projections for National Children’s Hospital needed
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party member of the Special Committee on Covid Response, Duncan Smith TD, has called for updated cost projections for the National Children’s Hospital to be published. Deputy Smith said: “Following my questions at the first public meeting of the Covid19, the head of Construction…
Read more »ASD places are still a problem for parents in South Kildare
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartySenator Mark Wall has urged the Minister for Education to engage further with all schools in South Kildare and to provide additional ASD units and places. Senator Wall was commenting after the Minister responded to a Dáil question on the issue. “In his reply the…
Read more »Plan needed to restart cancer screening
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has raised concerns about the future status of cancer screening. This comes as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, said that he cancer screening won’t commence for the “foreseeable future”. Deputy Kelly said: “The…
Read more »Momentous EU decision to mutualise the debt means we must not go back to business as usual
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour Party Nash Welcomes Macron and Merkel’s joint proposal for the creation of an EU bond to raise €500 billion to boost the European economy Labour Party TD for Louth,Ged Nash, has said last night’s Franco-Germany decision represents a momentous turning point in the history of the…
Read more »Co-living regulations should be rescinded during Covid-19
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator, Rebecca Moynihan, has called on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to suspend regulations for co-living spaces. This comes as a planning application has been sent to Dublin City Council for a co-living space on Jervis Street. Senator Moynihan said:…
Read more »Ó Ríordáin writes to Human Rights Commission over school profiling concerns
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has written to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on behalf of the Labour Party, calling for it to examine whether disadvantaged schools will be negatively impacted by the use of school profiling in this year’s revised Leaving…
Read more »67 active HSA inspectors not enough – ‘Cop On’ is not a policy
Press Archives – Page 52 of 174 – The Labour Party Proactive inspection regime with more staffing needed Responding to the revelation on Today with Sarah McInerney this morning that there were only 67 active HSA inspectors in the country, and the call from the Minister for Health for collective ‘cop on’, Labour Employment Affairs…
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