Press Archive
Government failing on regional development, says Howlin during visit to Galway
Wed Sep 12, 2018 - 03:44 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Speaking as part of a two-day visit to Galway, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin addressed some of the needs of the city and county.Deputy Howlin said"It was put to me recently that even if the IDA f...Time for phoney budget war to end and for talk of real investment to begin
Wed Sep 12, 2018 - 03:12 pm - Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Labour Party Education spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Government and their coalition partners, Fianna Fáil to deliver on tackling back to school costs in the upcoming ...Statement by Alan Kelly TD on Scally report
Wed Sep 12, 2018 - 01:30 pm - Alan Kelly TD Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called for the recommendations of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme to be implemented urgently and has called for an e...New Commissioner and Minister must explain Garda eviction tactics
Wed Sep 12, 2018 - 10:53 am - Sean Sherlock TD Labour Justice spokesperson, Séan Sherlock TD, has called on the new Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris and the Minister for Justice to explain the heavy handed tactics used by An Garda Síochána along...FF proposals on Affordable Housing insufficient, inefficient and unsustainable
Wed Sep 12, 2018 - 10:43 am - Jan O'Sullivan TD Speaking in response to Fianna Fáil’s proposal for €200 million for ‘affordable housing’ and their claim this would provide 4000 homes, Labour Party spokesperson on housing, Jan O’Sullivan ...Fine Gael must stand up to Fidesz in EU Parliament vote
Tue Sep 11, 2018 - 05:47 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Speaking in response to today's debate in the European Parliament on Hungary, which precedes tomorrow's decision on whether or not to trigger Article 7, the EU's 'rule of law' procedure that requires ...Statement by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin on Trump trip cancellation
Tue Sep 11, 2018 - 04:16 pm - Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Labour Senator Aodhán O Ríordáin has welcomed the announcement that President Donald Trump has cancelled his intended trip to Ireland.Senator Ó Ríordáin said:“Clearly the outpouring of objecti...Lack of respect shown to women at centre of Cervical Check scandal appalling
Tue Sep 11, 2018 - 09:45 am - Alan Kelly TD Labour Party Health Spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has condemned the leaks of the Scally report before families affected by the Cervical Check scandal were briefed.Deputy Kelly said:“The leaking of the ...Minister for Housing declines invitation to engage with Docklands forum on need for social housing
Mon Sep 10, 2018 - 03:24 pm - Dermot Lacey, Cllr Labour Dublin City Councillor Dermot Lacey has criticised the failure of the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to attend a meeting with the Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum to discuss the n...Populist demands of Independent Alliance will undermine local government.
Mon Sep 10, 2018 - 03:11 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Speaking today in response to the latest proposal from the Independent Alliance on Local Property Tax, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin spoke about the importance of maintaining inter-generational s...Families must be briefed on Scally Report and Lab contract leak explained
Mon Sep 10, 2018 - 10:21 am - Alan Kelly TD Labour Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has called on the Minister for Health to guarantee that representatives of the families affected by Cervical Check receive the Scally report before publication...Action on AirBnB must be fast-tracked says Humphreys
Sun Sep 9, 2018 - 10:27 am - Senator Kevin Humphreys Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys, who has been calling for action to regulate AirBnB for two years has welcomed the belated moves by the Minister for Housing to regulate the sector.Senator Kevin Humphre...Health Minister must publish Winter Initiative plans
Fri Sep 7, 2018 - 03:44 pm - Alan Kelly TD Following the revelation by the Irish Midwives and Nurses Organisation that the HSE have no emergency department plan for Winter, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on Ministe...Minister well out of his depth and failing in his responsibilities
Fri Sep 7, 2018 - 03:24 pm - Brendan Howlin TD Speaking today in response to Minister Eoghan Murphy's threat to cut the role of local authorities, Labour Leader Brendan Howlin called this either a hollow threat or a foolish suggestion, either of w...Flaws in the Fiscal Council's comparison of Ireland to other small open economies
Fri Sep 7, 2018 - 02:55 pm - Joan Burton TD Responding to the Irish Fiscal Council's pre-budget statement, Labour Finance and Public Expenditure Spokesperson, Joan Burton TD, noted two important flaws in the Fiscal Council's comparison of Irela...