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Boys look at political leaders and assume it is where they fit. Girls don't have the same comfort.
Posted on June 29, 2017
Labour Party candidate for Dublin Bay North, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, believes that Leo Varadkar made the wrong decision in his ministerial promotions. Read below to find out why
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Labour is selecting young, vibrant candidates to contest the next General Election
Posted on June 28, 2017
In the last 3 months, we have started selecting young vibrant candidates to contest the next General Election.
Six general election candidates have now been selected – Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North), Rebecca Moynihan (Dublin South Central), Ged Nash (Louth), Deirdre Kingston (Dun Laoghaire) Andrew Montague (Dublin North West). Martina Genockey (Dublin South West)
By the end of the year, we expect to have completed our selection conventions. Leo is saying he won’t call an early election, but if he does, we’ll be ready.
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
Rebecca Moynihan
Ged Nash
Deirdre Kingston
Andrew Montague
Martina Genockey
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Mayors and Chairs
Posted on June 28, 2017
Labour is working hard in local authorites for you in communities right across the country. Over the last few weeks Labour Councillors have been elected as mayors and chairs of local authorities and municipal areas.
Louth
Pio Smith – Lord Mayor of Drogheda
NEWS: New Mayor of Drogheda Pio Smith and new Deputy Mayor Richie Culhane pic.twitter.com/rlphS8fWzR
— LMFM (@LMFMRADIO) June 12, 2017
Fingal
Mary McCamley - Mayor of Fingal
Cllr Mary McCamley has been elected Mayor of Fingal at today's Annual Meeting. pic.twitter.com/znwjQQrWjH
— FingalCountyCouncil (@Fingalcoco) June 16, 2017
Carlow
Willie Paton - Cathaoirleach, Carlow County Council
Willie Quinn – Leas Cathaoirleach, Carlow County Council
Dublin City Council
Áine Clancy - Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin City Council
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Join with us to end the gender pay gap
Posted on May 22, 2017
This Wednesday, the Labour Senators will table a bill requiring employers to publish the difference between what they pay men and what they pay women.
We are asking all Labour members to join us on Kildare Street outside Leinster House at 6pm on Wednesday 24th May, to show your support for this legislation.
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Sign our petition to stop the sale of AIB shares
Posted on May 22, 2017
On Thursday, Dáil Éireann passed a Labour Party motion that calls on the Government to postpone the sale of AIB shares until the fiscal rules are changed to permit enhanced capital spending, rather than using these proceeds to deliver a meaningless reduction of just over 1% to our debt-GDP ratio.
Michael Noonan has now announced that he is going to ignore the decision of the Dáil, and that is not good enough. Sign our petition that calls on the Government to abide by the decision of the Dáil.
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A living wage is key to decency and justice in the workplace
Posted on May 17, 2017
The first defeat suffered by this Government was in relation to the rights of those who work. Back in June of 2016, the Labour Party tabled a motion on this area, and got enough support from across the house to win Dáil approval for our policies.
Since then, the Government has shamefully ignored that motion, which called for the introduction of a living wage of €11.50 per hour throughout the public sector. And they seem to have ditched their own commitment to substantially increase the national minimum wage. To this useless Government, votes in the Dáil don’t matter. And neither do their own promises.
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Brendan Howlin: Selling off a quarter of AIB is of no benefit to us
Posted on May 15, 2017
In yesterday's Sunday Business Post, Brendan Howlin wrote about why selling 25% of AIB is of no benefit to us.
The Lord Giveth and the Lord taketh away. And so it is with Michael Noonan and Paschal Donohoe.
Not too long ago, we were treated to an announcement of the Capital Review, the first truly post-crash opportunity to look at our capital funding requirements. The following week, we were briefed on the contracting fiscal space for 2018 and the need for Ministers to pare back programmes in their Departments. Announcing the capital review Minister Donohoe said resources were very, very, very constrained. Contradictions abound.
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Proceeds of AIB sale should be used for capital investment
Posted on May 10, 2017
This week in the Dáil, we are calling on the sale of shares in AIB to be postponed until the proceeds can be committed to capital investment.
Government plans to sell AIB shares should be put on hold, until the funds raised can be used to invest in vital State infrastructure. #Dáil pic.twitter.com/itDa91Vpe3
— The Labour Party (@labour) May 9, 2017
Government plans to sell AIB shares should be put on hold, until the funds raised can be used to invest in vital State infrastructure.
What we have here is a real opportunity to tackle the infrastructural bottlenecks that are emerging across the country in areas such as transport and housing, to hospitals and schools.
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Decent work is the key to a better society
Posted on May 09, 2017
Over the weekend, Senator Ged Nash, had an opinion piece in the Irish Mirror on why we need to put a halt to precarious conditions in the workplace.
Imagine going to bed on a Sunday night without knowing how many hours you will work that week, or how much money will hit your bank account on Friday to pay the bills and put food on the table for your family.
That’s the sad reality of life for too many working people in Ireland today on so-called ‘if and when’ contracts.
Imagine always having to be on the other end of the phone, so you don’t miss that vital call from your employer, telling you to come into work at short notice.
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We need to be more ambitious with capital spending- Brendan Howlin
Posted on May 08, 2017
Last week Brendan Howlin wrote in the Irish Independent about how Ireland needs to be more ambitious with capital spending.
Over the five years up to 2021, the state will spend about €32bn on capital spending – building schools and hospitals, roads and houses, and all sorts of other projects. These projects create jobs, and they improve our social services at the same time.
Over the last few years, capital spending has been much lower than it should be. But even with lower spending than we need, the last Government was able to fund some ambitious projects. An end to long-term use of prefabs by 2020, the long awaited construction of the National Childrens’ Hospital, and the linking of the luas lines were some of the highlights.
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