Type: Press

Labour Party Health spokesperson and General Election candidate for Tipperary, Alan Kelly, has received the endorsements of two prominent health campaigners, Vicky Phelan and John Wall. Deputy Kelly said: “I am obviously delighted to receive the backing of two inspirational people like Vicky Phelan and John Wall who will have a profound and lasting impact…

Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin joined Dublin Bay South candidate, Senator Kevin Humphreys, at the Glass Bottle site in Ringsend this morning, to highlight the failure of the Fine Gael Housing Minister to deliver on the 900 social and affordable homes out of 3,500 planned for the site in Poolbeg West that remains empty since…

Labour General Election candidate for Dublin Fingal, Cllr Duncan Smith, has said the people of Fingal have been let down by under investment in the region which is having a negative impact on residents’ quality of life. Cllr Smith said: “Despite being the youngest and fastest growing constituency in Ireland, the people of Fingal have…

MURPHY MUST ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE UNIFORM AND LEGAL VOTER REGISTRATION PROCEDURES Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has called on the Minister for Local Government to fix the problems with the Electoral Register by using the powers granted to him under Section 18 of the Electoral Act. Deputy Howlin said: “Fine Gael have created the…

Labour Limerick TD and spokesperson on housing, Jan O’Sullivan, has said it is time for real solutions to fix the housing crisis. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “The failure of this Government to get a handle on the housing crisis has become one of the most glaring problems facing this country today. “Whatever way they might like…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD has appointed Senator Ivana Bacik as Director of Elections for the upcoming General Election. Commenting on her appointment, Senator Bacik said: “Across the country, Labour candidates are preparing for the election, and I am honoured to have been asked to serve as Director of Elections for the campaign. At…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called delays to follow up CervicalCheck appointments as extremely worrying. This comes as media reports detailing 1,500 women have had issues getting colposcopy appointments following initial CervicalCheck examinations. Deputy Kelly said: “It is quite concerning that over 50% of the clinics that carry out colposcopies are missing…

Labour Party General Election candidate for Dublin Bay North, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said the latest discovery of a body in Coolock is very distressing and has reiterated his call for a Northside crime task force. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The news of another violent fatality on the Northside is deeply concerning. “Since the summer…

Labour spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government Jan O’Sullivan TD has called on Minister Eoghan Murphy to act without delay to address the potential disenfranchisement of thousands of voters if a general election is called to take place before 15th February. The Minister should clarify as quickly as possible if a change to the…

With a General Election imminent, the Labour Party has confirmed that Councillor Duncan Smith who contested the recent by-election will be the Labour Party candidate for Dublin Fingal. As there is insufficient time for a selection convention process under Party rules, his candidature will be approved under Article 12.6 of the Labour Party Constitution when…

Responding to last night’s shooting in Kilbarrack, Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called for a Mulvey-style report to deal with ongoing gang violence in North Dublin. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The shooting that took place in Kilbarrack last night is a stark reminder of the need for a Northside crime task force. “The sporadic but…

Labour spokesperson on Social Protection Sen. Ged Nash today accused Fine Gael of auction politics on pensions and contrasted the promise with what they did this year in Budget 2020. Senator Nash said: “I’m not clear what sort of Fine Gael is running in this election. They should tell us if it’s the party of…

Labour candidate for Longford-Westmeath, Alan Mangan, has reacted furiously to the threat to downgrade A&E in Mullingar and Portlaoise hospitals. Alan said: “A coroner’s report has shown that A&E in regional hospitals is inadequate due to the lack of emergency consultants on a 24-hour basis. But the recommendation to downgrade eight A&E departments around the…

Labour Party TD Seán Sherlock has said that it is vital that the Mercy Hospital A&E has an emergency consultant 24-hours a day. This follows a Coroner’s report that claims the lack of emergency consultants has led to deaths in smaller hospitals. Seán said: “Both the Mercy and CUH are already under serious strain, and…

The Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, has reacted to the Dublin Coroner’s report that 24-hour consultant-led A&E is needed to ‘prevent further deaths’ in regional hospitals,. Brendan said: “This report makes it abundantly clear to me that the Government should immediately provide 24-hour A&E in all regional hospitals, led by emergency consultants….

Labour Party Leader says Passing of UK Withdrawal Bill by House of Commons is an Opportunity to revisit Budget 2020 The Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, has called on the Government to extend social welfare increases to all pensioners and other groups in light of the Withdrawal Bill passing through the House of Commons….

Labour candidate for Dublin Central, and spokesperson on Urban Regeneration Cllr Joe Costello has condemned the failure of Fine Gael to fund the development of Dalymount while millions has been found for other sports in the pre-election funding announcement.  Cllr Costello said: “The failure of the Government to provide any funding for the redevelopment of…

The Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, has said that the New Decade, New Approach deal represents a good basis for all parties in Northern Ireland to get the Stormont Assembly up and running again. He called on all sides to show leadership. Brendan said: “It is clear that a lot of work…

Responding to the announcement of a planned strike by childcare workers on the 5th February, Labour spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Seán Sherlock T.D, said: “The crisis in the childcare sector is one that has been brewing for some time, and yet it seems the seriousness of the issue has still not been fully…

Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said the Labour Party fully supports school secretaries who are taking part in industrial action today. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “As a long time supporter of Fórsa’s Support Our Secretaries campaign, Labour is fully behind school secretaries who are taking action against the Department of Education and…

Responding to the announcement of €1m in State funding for free books at primary level, Labour spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said: “Obviously I welcome any initiative to provide school children with free books, which as the Government knows is something the Labour Party has been calling for, for some time. “But the…

Waterford Mayor, and Labour General Election candidate, Cllr John Pratt has called for better planning, and a commitment to invest in public heath services instead of relying on short term extra beds in private nursing homes. Cllr Pratt said: “The Minister for Health’s commitment to making 199 additional hospital beds available by the end of…

Brendan Howlin TD, Leader of the Labour Party, has accused the Government of throwing good money away in its dispute with the Data Protection Commission. Deputy Howlin said: “I had hoped that we had got over the bad old days of arms of government spending money in legal disputes with other government agencies, but no….

At a meeting of the Labour constituency executive in Dublin Fingal tonight, Brendan Ryan TD has announced that he will not be contesting the upcoming General Election. Deputy Ryan said: “It has been a great privilege and honour for me to represent the people of Dublin Fingal in Dáil Éireann for nearly nine years now,…