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Government must use recess to plan for Safe Fund in Budget 2027
Labour Women launched the campaign for a Safe Fund in May 2026, after a motion on the initiative was passed at their last Annual Conference. The €3m fund would support victim survivors of domestic abuse (€1m per year over three years). …
State must lead on housing delivery
Poolbeg delays show Government housing failure Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on Government to intervene urgently to guarantee the delivery of social and affordable homes at the Irish Glass Bottle site in Poolbeg, warning that …
Reproductive Leave proposals must be inclusive and generous
Over five years since Labour introduced law to provide up to 20 days’ leave for early pregnancy loss and 10 days to attend fertility treatments. Labour has secured commitment to detailed pre-legislative scrutiny of proposals at …
Government must act now to protect Bessborough site
Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on the Government to immediately secure the former Bessborough Mother and Baby Home site through compulsory purchase or agreement with the developer. During Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today …
Bacik calls for Minister to intervene on Criminal Legal Aid
Speaking today as more criminal cases face delays and adjournments due to the absence of solicitors, and as more solicitors resign from the criminal legal aid panel, Ivana Bacik TD has called on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to …
CPO remains possible after Bessborough decision - Labour
Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD, Cork City Councillor Peter Horgan and Senator Laura Harmon have said CPO of the Bessborough site remains an option for government following the decision to grant planning following an appeal brought by Labour …
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