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Women still travelling for abortion – time for audit of services
Services not adequate when more than 200 women had to travel for abortion care in 2021 Labour leader Ivana Bacik has called for a full audit of abortion services across the country following the publication of the Unplanned Pregnancy and …
Bacik calls for positive action on gender equality
Delivering the opening address this morning at an AHCPS (Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants) seminar on women and leadership post-pandemic, Ivana Bacik TD addressed the topic of gender quotas as a way of improving women’s …
Unaffordable and unfair rental market locking people out of home ownership
Responding to ESRI’s research warning of impending older person income and housing crisis as more and more people are locked out of home ownership, Labour leader Ivana Bacik said emergency interventions are needed to rebalance the …
Urgent action needed on accommodation and welfare supports for Ukrainian refugees
Today, Tuesday, 5th July, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD hosted a briefing for TDs and Senators with the Ukraine Civil Society Forum (UCSF). During the briefing, the UCSF, which comprises 65 civil society organisations involved in the …
Govt squandering Ireland’s wind energy potential
Labour leader and environment spokesperson Ivana Bacik said government must be more ambitious and act to harness Ireland’s wind and renewable energy potential and start prioritising solutions to the climate emergency. Responding to Wind …
Labour calls for same welfare supports and recognition for cohabiting couples – support modern families
In advance of Johnny O’Meara’s High Court case tomorrow (July 5th), taken after he was denied the Widower’s pension and Bereavement grant from the Department of Social Protection following the death of his long-term partner, Michelle …
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