Press Archive
Nash publishes Labour Bill to tackle bogus self employment
Tue Nov 21, 2017 - 09:15 am
Labour Employment spokesperson, Senator Ged Nash has today published a Bill to tackle bogus self-employment contracts that deny workers the same protection and entitlements as their employed colleague...Nash welcomes creation of new public sector union
Mon Nov 20, 2017 - 01:06 pm
Labour Party spokesperson on Employment and Workers’ Rights, Senator Ged Nash, has welcomed the amalgamation of IMPACT, Civil and Public Services Union and Public Sector Executive Union into Fórsa....Foot-dragging by Government on 'If & When' contract reforms must end
Tue Nov 14, 2017 - 02:57 pm
The Government must stop dragging their feet on planned new laws to give workers on "if & when" contracts more certainty over their working hours said Labour spokesperson on Workers Rights, Senato...Pathway to City Status for Drogheda needed
Sun Nov 12, 2017 - 09:00 am
With submissions now closed to the National Planning Framework, Labour Senator Ged Nash has said that a pathway must now be set out by the Government to allow Drogheda to achieve city status, and that...Nash backs calls for Employer Red-Alert Guidelines
Fri Nov 10, 2017 - 05:16 pm
Echoing the call of the widow of one of the three people tragically killed in Storm Ophelia, Labour Senator Ged Nash has backed the proposals for clear guidelines for employers in status red situation...Tackling low pay is an equality issue - Nash
Wed Nov 1, 2017 - 12:01 pm
Commenting on the launch of the ESRI study into the minimum wage in Ireland, Labour Party spokesperson on Employment, Senator Ged Nash has said that the Government must make moves to introduce a livin...RTÉ has questions to answer over hiring practices and contracts
Wed Nov 1, 2017 - 12:01 am
Labour Party Senator Ged Nash has said that RTÉ has serious questions to answer over the nature of its employment contracts and hiring practices.Senator Nash commented:“Revelations on RTÉ’s Driv...Construction Employment Order a major victory for workers & Labour movement
Thu Oct 19, 2017 - 04:13 pm
Senator Ged Nash has welcomed the enactment of the first sectoral employment order for construction workers today, based on legislation introduced by the Labour Party. This order sets legally binding ...Social welfare recipients at the back of the queue as increases are delayed by three months- Nash
Wed Oct 11, 2017 - 12:37 pm
Labour spokesperson on Employment and Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash, has said its deeply unfair that social welfare increases announced in Budget 2018 won’t take effect until March, while tax ...Labour's Alternative Budget will give a boost to working people- Nash
Wed Oct 4, 2017 - 01:34 pm
Labour Spokesperson on Employment and Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash, has said plans unveiled in Labour’s Alternative Budget 2018 today would make a real difference to working people.The measur...Shambolic response to Staleen repair left 60,000 without water for days
Fri Sep 29, 2017 - 02:52 pm
Documents released under Freedom of Information show no contact in 2017 between Irish Water and Department of Housing on €24 million Staleen investmentDrogheda-based Labour Senator Ged Nash has said...Nash calls on Government to publish 'if & when' contracts legislation now
Fri Sep 22, 2017 - 10:17 am
Labour Party spokesperson on Employment Senator Ged Nash who initiated the process to ban zero hour contracts and better regulate the area of precarious work has called on the government to publish th...FF must make their mind up over Budget
Tue Sep 19, 2017 - 01:43 pm
Labour spokesperson on Social Protection Sen. Ged Nash has called on Fianna Fáil to clarify where they stand on Budget 2018 following confusion over whether their Party Leader wants to see health and...Why will Budget ignore Carers, Disabled and Unemployed
Wed Aug 30, 2017 - 02:05 pm
Labour spokesperson on Social Protection has criticised the Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty for stating that she will not seek weekly increases in the Budget for those who aren't pension...Another empty promise from Halligan on low pay - Nash
Mon Jul 31, 2017 - 01:27 pm
Labour Party spokesperson on Employment and Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash has said that Independent Alliance Minister John Halligan has made another 'empty promise' on the living wage on the nat...