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Labour Party firmly against any religious involvement in new maternity hospital

Labour Party firmly against any religious involvement in new maternity hospital

The Labour Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly has vehemently opposed any religious interference in the new maternity hospital at St. Vincent’s. Minister for Health Simon Harris has yet to implement a compulsory purchase order to buy the religious owned site at St Vincent’s Hospital for the State, despite being urged by Labour to do so as far back as […]

8 years ago

Labour Party proposes paid paternal leave and minimum wage increase

Labour Party proposes paid paternal leave and minimum wage increase

The Labour Party is planning to increase the minimum wage by €2 over a four-year period if the party is re-elected to power. According to the Irish Times, Tánaiste Joan Burton committed to adding 50 cents every year, seeing the wage rise to €11.15 in 2020. The minimum wage is set to increase to €9.15 per […]

11 years ago