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Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brendan Howlin TD has called on the Tánaiste to seek answers from Saudi Arabia about what happened the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Deputy Howlin said: “There have been shocking allegations concerned a prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who entered…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has said the loss of guaranteed support from two TDs in the last fortnight has destabilised the Government and that now is the time for a general election. Deputy Howlin said: “When this Government was formed in May 2016, it…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Dáil Communications spokesperson Seán Sherlock TD has said the National Broadband Plan is now in chaos, and that the Smyth review announced by the Taoiseach is a smokescreen for the decisions and mistakes made over the last two years that have imperiled the plan….

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyDeputy Penrose stated in response to the increase of the special 9% rate of VAT to 13.5% that the impact of same will be clearly felt in rural based hotels and rural pubs who have restaurants which allowed them to sell food on the premises….

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Children spokesperson Séan Sherlock has criticised the failure of the Minister for Children to clearly outline to parents what the changes in Budget 2019 on Affordable Childcare Scheme will mean. There is no one-stop-shop or information source available where parents can find out what…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD has called on the Minister to provide free access to counselling for young people under 25. Speaking today Deputy Kelly Said: “Today is World Mental Health Day and should give us all pause to consider how far we…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Climate Action Seán Sherlock TD has slammed the Government for negating its responsibility to act on Climate Change. “This was a missed opportunity to tackle the scourge of single-use plastics. Ireland is the third worst performer in the EU on carbon emissions. On…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has said that the Government have completely ignored Rosslare Port in Budget 2019. Deputy Howlin said: “Giving his Budget 2019 speech, Paschal Donohoe managed to name every major port in the country when it comes to Brexit preparations bar…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has criticised the failure of FG and FF to commit to investing in education. There is only an additional €119m in new funding or less than 1% out of a Budget of over €10bn. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “This…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Childcare Spokesperson Seán Sherlock, TD has called for clarity on the widening of Affordable Childcare Scheme thresholds as to who will be entitled to additional support and criticised the Government for not addressing the staffing crisis in childcare. Deputy Sherlock said: “The news that…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said today’s housing proposals as part of Budget 2019, show no imagination on behalf of the Government parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and will do nothing to ease the housing crisis when it comes to rent. Deputy…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton TD has advised the Minister for Finance to ensure he double checks his figures this year to avoid the mistake he made with commercial stamp duty in Budget 2018, and noted the extraordinary co-incidence of €1 billion of extra revenue…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Ivana Bacik has been nominated for an Innovation in Politics Award, 2018 for the Competition (Amendment) Act 2017 which restored to low-paid, vulnerable freelance workers, including freelance journalists, musicians, and actors the fundamental right to be collectively represented by Trade Unions.   This…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyDublin City Cllr. Andrew Montague has been nominated for an Innovation in Politics award for his work on the Dublin Bike Scheme. Commenting on the nomination today Cllr. Montague said: “It is an honour to be nominated for an Innovation in Politics award. The Dublin…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking during National Breastfeeding Week, Labour Party Equality spokesperson, Councillor Deirdre Kingston, has called on more supports to be made available to women who wish to breastfeed.  Councillor Kingston said:  “As a first-time mother, I know the first-hand the difficulties many new mothers face when…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour Party Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that the Government must not miss the opportunity to build a national primary care system in next week’s Budget. Deputy Kelly said: The Labour Party has consistently advocated for investment in primary care, and introduced…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyThis afternoon, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD will be joined by Jan O’Sullivan TD, Councillors Elena Secas, Joe Leddin, Fiona Bonfield, former Clare TD Michael McNamara and local area representatives at University Hospital Limerick to campaign for the addition of a new 60…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour Party On World Teacher’s Day, Labour Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said more must be done to address issues that teachers face in the classroom such as class size, in Tuesday’s budget.  Senator Ó Ríordáin said:  “I want to wish all Irish teachers a…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour Party In Labour’s Alternative Budget 2019, Labour Party Leader and TD for Wexford, Brendan Howlin, has demanded that the money be made available to upgrade Rosslare to a Tier One Port at a cost of €92 million. Deputy Howlin said: “The likelihood of a hard…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson for Defence Brendan Ryan has described reports relating to former Private Terry O’Reilly as ‘deeply troubling’. Speaking today Deputy Ryan said: “This situation is deeply troubling. We all know that the housing crisis has extended beyond where anyone would hope the government would…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Children Seán Sherlock, TD outlines Labour’s ambitious plan for affordable childcare for all, as part of Labour’s alternative budget for 2019. Measures include halving the cost of childcare, guaranteeing living wages for childcare workers and increasing paternity leave. Speaking about the plan…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartySpeaking today at the launch of Labour’s alternative proposals for Budget 2019, Building A New Republic, Party Leader Brendan Howlin spoke about the need for a full social recovery to follow the economic recovery. Deputy Howlin said: “Labour’s message is simple: we cannot talk about…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton TD, speaking at the launch of Labour’s alternative budget proposals for 2019 has said the Government must deliver a social recovery, and support families by investing in public services, rather than tax cuts. As part of a fully costed proposal,…

Press Archives – Page 99 of 174 – The Labour Party“There’s a pattern emerging with this Minister who seems to believe it’s perfectly acceptable to give private interests preferred insight in private engagements. “Minister Naughten needs to be reminded that he is a Minister for all the citizens of the state and not those he…