Type: Press

Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said Minister Regina Doherty’s interview in today’s Irish Times shows how ignorant her Party are to the realities of providing truly free education. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The lack awareness by Minister Doherty on the provision of school books in this country is embarrassing. Minister Doherty seems…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said the State needs to endure that all women who have seen diagnosed with Cervical Cancer due to potential negligence in their smears need to receive care under the State compensation scheme similar to the women in the 221 Group.  Deputy Kelly said; “We have learned that…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has accused Fianna Fáil of speaking out of both sides of their mouth when it comes to nurses’ pay. Deputy Kelly’s comments come ahead of Fianna Fáil’s Dáil motion on the upcoming industrial action due to be taken the INMO and the PNA. Deputy Kelly said: “While I…

Labour Party spokesperson on Community Arts and General Election candidate for Dublin South Central, Rebecca Moynihan, has said it is time to consider to follow London’s lead in introducing a ‘Night Mayor’ for Dublin City. Councillor Moynihan: “The closure of venues such as the Tivoli and Hangar has sparked much debate around the need for…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that the fact that so many families are unable to afford vaccinations against meningitis speaks volumes about the class divide in Irish society. Deputy Kelly said:  “It is not acceptable that the Government are repeating ad nauseam to parents of children who missed their free meningitis…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said the Labour Party fully backs the decision by the Psychiatric Nurses Association to take strike action next month. Commenting after the announcement by the PNA, Deputy Kelly said:  “No worker takes going on strike lightly and the decision by PNA members to go on strike was…

Labour Party Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said the calibre of projects on show at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition demonstrate how far ahead young people are when it comes to tackling the big issues of our times such as climate change.  Commenting after his visit to the BT Young Scientist and…

Labour Party TD for Dublin Fingal, Brendan Ryan, has congratulated local schools for their participation in the BT Young Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS. Deputy Ryan said: “This week I visited the BT Young Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition and saw the projects by Ardgillan Community College, Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan, Portmarnock…

Following a visit to Rosslare Europort to learn about Brexit preparations, Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, reacts to the latest chaotic developments in the Brexit process. Deputy Howlin said: “The latest series of amendments in the UK Parliament show that the situation there is unstable and unpredictable. It looks very unlikely that…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that the Government has yet to provide State-funded access to the drug Pembro despite making promises to Cervical Cancer patients over six weeks ago.  Deputy Kelly said: “Despite promises made by Minister Simon Harris in early December that all women with cervical cancer who are eligible…

Labour Equality Spokesperson Cllr. Deirdre Kingston has said high profile cases of violence against women since the start of 2019 are a worrying trend. Cllr. Kingston said: “Since the beginning of the year, two women have already died from suspected male violence. Domestic violence and violence against women has not gone away. We may live…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe, to hold substantive talks with the INMO on issues around pay. Deputy Kelly said:  “While Minister Donohoe seems to be well able to comment on nurses’ pay when there is a microphone in front of him, yet he…

Speaking on ‘Fat Cat Wednesday’, Labour Party Business spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan has said more must be done to tackle pay inequality in all sectors. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “Nine days into the New Year, average CEO pay in Ireland has already overtaken that of a worker on an average full-time wage. The fact that top bosses…

Reacting to news that nurses are to go on strike for 24 hours on January 30th, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on Ministers Harris and Donohoe to bring a credible proposal to the table on pay equality. Deputy Kelly said: “The decision by the INMO to go on strike is not…

Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has called for swift action by the Minister for Health to tackle the issue of Exclusion Zones to protect vulnerable women who seek access to legal abortion services. Senator Bacik said; ”Exclusion Zones were not included in the legislation for abortion passed in December and many of us raised this issue…

Labour Party candidate for Dublin South Central, Rebecca Moynihan, has said period poverty is a very real issue for Irish women that needs to be tackled. Councillor Moynihan said: “We know that period poverty is a real issue for many women and girls living in Ireland. In a survey conducted last year by Plan International,…

Reacting to news that 541 people are on trolleys today, Labour Party Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD, has said that high trolley numbers are a symptom of the Government and HSE being ill-prepared for predictable winter illnesses. Deputy Kelly said:  “The annual winter crisis in our hospitals is well underway with 541 on trolleys today,…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD has expressed his sadness on the death of former Mayor of Waterford and local representative Jack Walsh following a very short illness, and expressed his condolences to his family, friends and former constituents. Deputy Howlin said: “I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of my colleague, former…

Speaking on Nollaig na mBan, Labour spokesperson on Equality, Deirdre Kingston has urged the Government to finally do more to tackle the scandalous gender pay gap of 14% in 2019 as another year passes without legislative action. Cllr Kingston said: “On Nollaig na mBan, as we celebrate the enormous contribution by women to every sphere…

Average Dublin price of €436,787 totally out of reach Land speculation adding to prices Average national price above Gov’s own affordability threshold Labour representative for Dublin South Central, Cllr Rebecca Moynihan has slammed the Government for the lack of affordable housing in Dublin where the average new sale price is over €430,000, and called for…

Labour Spokesperson for Climate Action Sean Sherlock TD, has called on Minister Bruton to take greater action on Climate Change and support opposition party’s legislation already before the Dail.  Deputy Sherlock Said:  “I welcome the decision from Minister Bruton to reduce single-use plastics within government departments, however, it seems a meager response to the enormity of…

Labour Finance Spokesperson, Joan Burton TD, has welcomed the Exchequer surplus but has said this Government is squandering the hard-won recovery by failing to invest in essential public services. Deputy Burton said:  “The Exchequer surplus of nearly €100 million is good news, but it stands in stark contrast to the ongoing crisis in housing and…

As many Irish nurses who returned home for the Christmas season return to England, Dubai and Australia, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly said pay equality must be high on the Government’s agenda in 2019. Deputy Kelly said: “Over the last few weeks, I met many young nurses and their parents who were home for…

Labour Cork City representative Peter Horgan has slammed the decision by Shane Ross to abandon plans to protect cyclists in law with the minimum passing distance legislation that he had promised. Mr Horgan said:“It is a failure and a cop out by Minister Ross. He is failing to deliver on the commitments he has made,…