Richard O’Carroll Empowerment Bursary

A Shared Future contains good ideas but has many repackaged policies and vague commitments

Mon Jun 15, 2020 - 04:01 pm - Alan Kelly TD Responding to the publication of a draft Programme for Government called a Shared Future, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly TD welcomed the significant movement by the two main parties on environmental i...

Our elder population need their own roadmap

Mon Jun 15, 2020 - 12:21 pm - Senator Mark Wall On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Labour Senator Mark Wall has urged the Government to outline in detail a road map for our older population as we all continue to look forward to the easing of the r...

Stakeholder consultation required if schools don't fully reopen

Sat Jun 13, 2020 - 11:34 am - Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD Every child has a right to education, impact of blended learning on children must be analysed.Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has highlighted the legal requirement on the Minister...

School reopening announcement incoherent and July Provision plans incomplete

Fri Jun 12, 2020 - 02:20 pm - Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD -Reopening plans lack clarity and need to be backed by capital measures. -No clarity on what will happen if schools refuse to take part in Summer ProvisionThe Minister for Education needs to clar...

Howlin calls for clarity on European Covid support scheme and level of support for Ireland

Thu Jun 11, 2020 - 05:01 pm - Brendan Howlin TD the EU next generation fund of €750 billion has only allocated €3 billion to IrelandWith Brexit on the horizon, the Irish economy is already facing significant damage. Wexford Labour T.D Brendan H...