Housing for All plan must fix the broken housing system

Thu Aug 26, 2021 - 08:38 am - Senator Rebecca Moynihan Vacant property tax must be robust enough to ensure effectivenessRenters cannot be forgottenPolicy should not be based on the premise that people should couple upThe Government’s Housing for All pla...

Childcare failures unacceptable – time has come for radical overhaul

Wed Aug 25, 2021 - 09:50 am - Ivana Bacik TD Noting continued closures of creches throughout the country and the serious scarcity of affordable childcare places, Labour childcare spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD has said that a radical overhaul ...

As schools reopen where is the Catch up scheme for Children?

Mon Aug 23, 2021 - 02:05 pm - Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD Minister indicated package would be available in the Autumn.Tánaiste told Dáil in June it would be published in the coming weeks.With schools reopening in the days ahead, Labour Education spokespers...

Blindspot to arts and entertainment sector must end – roadmap and halt to PUP cuts needed

Mon Aug 23, 2021 - 12:00 pm - Senator Marie Sherlock No ongoing justification for failure to provide roadmaps for Arts and entertainment sector.PUP cuts from 7th September will disproportionately impact workers in sectors with no reopening plan.Labour A...

Bacik launches Sadaka’s ‘No Way to Treat a Child’ campaign to highlight plight of children in Palestine

Mon Aug 23, 2021 - 11:07 am - Ivana Bacik TD As children in Ireland gear up to return to school after a disruptive and unpredictable year, Labour TD Ivana Bacik has highlighted the ongoing crisis faced by vulnerable children in Palestine as she ...