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Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyCllr Dermot Lacey, a Labour City Councillor for Pembroke and former Lord Mayor of Dublin, has branded the proposals by Minister John Paul Phelan to set the salary of the three new County Mayors at the same level as that of a Junior minister as…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyDeputy Willie Penrose has raised the issue of restoration of allowances for members of the Defence Forces with An Taoiseach and Minister for Defence. Deputy Penrose said; “I asked the Minister for Defence and An Taoiseach, the status of the review taking place within the…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD Willie Penrose has welcomed today’s announcement from Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor that changes to the minimum entry requirements for the Professional Master of Education (PME) for primary teaching will not now come into effect until September 2020. Deputy Penrose said:  “I am delighted…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour Party Following his questioning at today’s meeting of the Public Accounts Committee, Labour Party Health spokesperson and Vice-Chair of the PAC, Alan Kelly TD, has expressed concern that top officials in the Department of Health not being able to confirm if costs of the National…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyAfter meeting nurses on the picket line in University Hospital Limerick, the country’s most consistently overcrowded hospital, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Government to take the concerns nurses have seriously. Deputy Kelly said: “The nurses I met outside University…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyBrendan Howlin, TD for Wexford and Labour Party Leader, has extended his congratulations to the team at the Dunbrody Famine Ship and Irish Immigrant Experience, Co. Wexford. Dunbrody Famine Ship was awarded a Merit Award at the 29th International Annual CIE Tours Awards of Excellence….

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyBrendan Howlin TD, leader of the Labour Party, reacted to the latest developments in Westminster and called on the Taoiseach to hold firm on Ireland’s need for a legally-binding agreement to keep the border open, and that any future EU-UK trade deal must commit to…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Justice Spokesperson, Senator Ivana Bacik, has welcomed the government’s decision to hold  a referendum on divorce.    The referendum will ask people to approve an amendment to Article 41.3.2 of the Constitution to remove the minimum living apart period for spouses applying for a divorce.   …

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD and Chair of the All Party Oireachtas Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health has described as ‘essential’ the delivery of objective Sexual Education. Deputy O’Sullivan said; “The recommendations from the Oireachtas Education Committee, of which I am a member, is broadly in line…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Dublin West, Joan Burton TD today introduced in the Dáil her Informal Adoptions (Regularisation) Bill 2018 which if passed into law would provide legal certainty following the illegal registration of informal adoptions where a false birth certificate was issued. Introducing the bill,…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour Party Following his questioning at today’s Health Committee, Labour Party Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD, said that despite layers of oversight, it’s difficult to understand how the overspend of the National Children’s Hospital happened. Deputy Kelly said: Through Parliamentary Questions, I have sought to establish…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has launched the Public Sector (Plain Language) Bill 2019 which will require all government departments and public bodies to revert to plain and accessible language in their documentation. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “We need to ensure public documents…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will launch the Public Sector (Plain Language) Bill today, Tuesday, 29th January, at 11am. This launch will take place in Buswells Hotel with Inez Bailey and Michael Power from the National Adult Literacy Agency available to speak to…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has selected Dominic Hannigan to contest the Midlands North West constituency in this May’s European Parliament Speaking after the convention Hannigan said: “I am delighted to have been selected as the candidate for the Midlands North West constituency. “My campaign to win…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour Party Vice-Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee and the Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that HSE needs to answer questions on the prioritisation of at-risk women when it comes to smear testing. This follows confirmation to Deputy Kelly back in early…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Brendan Howlin has called on the Revenue Commissioners to defer the implementation of a 23% increase on food supplements, planned for March 1st until a full review of the decision is carried out.  Deputy Howlin said: “This VAT increase is a tax on making a healthy life…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Deputy for Longford Westmeath, has warmly welcomed the response by the Department of Education and Skills, to his question to the Minister on the funding required to effect major infrastructure and refurbishment, works at St. Columba College, Kilucan, which has a current enrolment of…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD, has said that news that up to 6,000 women will need to have their smears rechecked will be a worrying development for many women. Deputy Kelly said: “Confirmation from the HSE that 6,000 women will have to get…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Dublin West Joan Burton has published a proposed new law that would provide legal certainty for those whose adoptions were illegally registered, and she was joined at the launch by some of those affected by this practise. Deputy Burton said: “In May…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, speaking in the Dáil on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, called it a missed opportunity to make real change to the insecurity facing so many people in the private rental sector. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “It could have ended…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyReacting to results of a survey into staff recruitment by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland Labour Party education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the government to take measures to make teaching an attractive option for graduates of key subjects. Senator Ó Ríordáin said:…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson for Rural Affairs, Deputy Willie Penrose, has again raised the issue of the need for greater IDA investment in Westmeath.  Deputy Penrose said: “I have once again raised the issue of IDA investment with the Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation. While there…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Party Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has welcomed news that costs associated with the drug Pembro for cervical cancer patients will now be funded by the State. Deputy Kelly said: “I am delighted that Minister Harris has finally sanctioned that the State will…

Press Archives – Page 90 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour LGBT are concerned the producers of the RTÉ PrimeTime programme airing this evening have decided to go ahead with a programme on Trans Youth, despite the clear calls not to do so by those who are directly concerned with the welfare of young Trans…