Type: Press

The Labour Party has today unveiled its fully costed plans to solve the housing crisis and eradicate homelessness.  Speaking at the launch of the party’s proposals, Limerick TD and the Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD., said: “We in the Labour Party are single-minded in our resolve and determination to solve the housing and homelessness crisis,…

Responding to the announcement that planning permission has finally been granted for the first phase of development at the Glass Bottle site in Ringsend, Labour Dáil candidate for Dublin Bay South, Senator Kevin Humphreys has said commitment is needed for the funding of 900 social and affordable homes: “I welcome today’s news that the green…

Commenting on an article in today’s Sunday Business Post that reports there are 100 luxury apartments still empty in Dublin’s Docklands a year after they were first brought to the rental market, Labour candidate for Dublin Bay South, Senator Kevin Humphreys, said: “This highlights all that is wrong with Dublin’s developer-led housing market. “The fact…

Labour Party General Election candidate for Dublin Bay North, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for a reconfiguration of the Betting Levy in order to fund grassroots football. Speaking at the launch of Labour’s Manifesto for Football, Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “Football is the lifeblood of so many communities – it brings people together from all…

Speaking at the launch of Labour’s health proposals in Limerick, Labour Party Health spokesperson and candidate for Tipperary Alan Kelly was joined by Jan O’Sullivan, candidate for Limerick City, and practising nurse Marian Spelman from Galway East, and he went on to say  Labour will commit €40 million to rebalance UHL funding from our additional…

Labour General Election candidate for Dublin Fingal, Cllr Duncan Smith, has called on the Department of Children to respect early years educators right to protest. It comes as the Department of Children issued a circular to childcare providers warning them that funding will be slashed if they take part in the rally, organised by the Early Years…

Responding to reports that creche owners face losing State funding if they take part in the upcoming protest by childcare workers, Labour Party spokesperson on Childcare Seán Sherlock TD has called on the Minister for Children Katherine Zappone to clarify if she signed off on the circular sent to providers. Deputy Sherlock said: “Today’s reports…

Note time change from 11am to 11.30am The Labour Party will publish our Health proposals with spokesperson Alan Kelly, Limerick City candidate Jan O’Sullivan and Galway East candidate Marian Spelman who is a nurse, tomorrow at 11.30am in the Loft in the Unicorn in Limerick, beside University Hospital Limerick What: Launch of Labour Party Health…

The Labour Party has today published plans to invest in education and reduce costs for parents, with a focus on making primary school education genuinely free-of-charge. Speaking at the launch of the party’s Education proposals, Labour candidate for Dublin Bay North, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said: “We want to ensure that every child gets a…

Labour’s general election candidate for Cork South Central, Ciara Kennedy, has said a sensible and practical approach is needed in order to reform the regulations around election postering: “The argument over election posters has been in full swing again since the election was called. I agree that we should change our approach – but we…

The Labour Party has this week launched its policy on work proposals as part of the General Election campaign. This is one of Labour’s five policy commitments that must be at the core of any agreement with other parties in the next Dáil. Commenting on the plan, Labour General Election Candidate and Mayor of Waterford City…

The Labour Party has today launched its manifesto for Election 2020 setting out our key measures aimed at Building an Equal Society. Labour’s core commitments are to stop the waste of public money seen under the current Fine Gael government and past Fianna Fáil governments, to build homes and fix health. The fully-costed plans commits…

Labour candidate for Longford/Westmeath, Alan ‘Budda’ Mangan launched his election campaign to a full house of supporters in Castletown Geoghegan community centre on Saturday 18th of January. At the launch was Willie Penrose, outgoing TD for the area and Labour leader Brendan Howlin. Speaking on the night, Mr Mangan outlined his key priorities if elected:…

Labour Party General Election candidate, Rebecca Moynihan, has said that the women of Ireland need the Maternity Strategy to be rolled out not delayed. Councillor Moynihan said: “The testimony by Mark Molloy who resigned from the HSE board earlier this month is quite telling of the Government’s attitude to the roll out of the National…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said the resignation of Mark Molloy from the HSE board, raises serious questions about National Maternity Strategy. Deputy Kelly said: “The resignation of Mark Molloy as a patient advocate on the HSE board rings serious alarm bells about the future funding of the National Maternity Strategy. “The…

Labour Party Employment spokesperson Ged Nash outlined Labour’s proposals for better pay and job security including a real living wage, a right to trade union representation in the workplace, flexible work arrangements and an examination of the four-day week. Senator Nash said: “Labour wants a radical shift in how we approach employment to ensure that…

Speaking at the launch of Labour’s Economic and Fiscal Policy, the Labour spokesperson on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Joan Burton, said that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were seeking to drag Ireland away from European norms and standards along with Britain, while only Labour was committed to a European democratic economy with high quality…

Better pay for childcare workers and lower costs for providers also among key proposals. The Labour Party has today published our proposals for a public childcare scheme for working parents, alongside measures to improve pay for workers in the sector, increased oversight and proposals to reduce costs for providers. Commenting on the Labour Party’s plans,…

Speaking in reaction to today’s launch of the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s manifestos, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin, said that both parties were trying to buy votes while causing a grotesque rise in inequality. Brendan said: “It is not the time to cut taxes, with nearly 4,000 children in homelessness and…

Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin, this evening expressed his deep sadness at the passing of Seamus Mallon. Brendan Howlin said: “On my behalf, and on behalf of all members of the Labour Party, I wish to express my deep sadness at the passing of Seamus Mallon. “Seamus made an immeasurable contribution to the cause of…

Proposes to introduce a New Irish policy and tackle online harassment Today Joan Burton, Labour candidate for Dublin West, one of the most diverse constituencies in the country, signed the Anti-Racism Election Protocol promoted by the Irish Network Against Racism and outlined Labour’s proposals to tackle racism and Joan said: “There has been a worrying…

Better pay for childcare workers and lower costs for providers also among key proposals. The Labour Party has today published our proposals for a public childcare scheme for working parents, alongside measures to improve pay for workers in the sector, increased oversight and proposals to reduce costs for providers. Unveiling the Labour Party’s plans, Labour…

Labour candidate for Dublin Fingal Cllr Duncan Smith has said the Labour Party’s plans for a public childcare scheme would significantly reduce childcare costs for families. The Labour Party launched its Childcare Scheme for Working Parents today, which will see the State take the lead in the provision of a high-quality, affordable childcare scheme that…

Labour Health spokesperson. Alan Kelly TD has described reported delays to the National Children’s Hospital as startling. Deputy Kelly said: “I’m not surprised to read in today’s newspapers that there are further delays to the   construction of the National Children’s Hospital and the satellite campus in Tallaght. “What is massively concerning from reading the…