Standing Up for Ireland’s Future

One Day National Conference Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath, Saturday 30th January 2016

AGENDA ONE DAY NATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE ONE DAY NATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath, 30th January 2016 Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath, 30th January 2016

9.30am Registration opens Policy Workshops to run from 2:15 – 3:45pm and 4:00 – 5.30pm

10.30am Conference opens 2.15pm 1. Standing Up for Working People (Aoife Suite 1) Chair: Ciara Conway TD Welcome Address – Party Chairperson Minister Minister Welcome to Mullingar – Deputy Willie Penrose Derek Nolan TD, Chair of Manifesto Committee 10.45am Address by Party Leader, An Tánaiste, TD 2.15pm 2. Standing Up for Jobs (Conference Room 6) Chair: Minister Ann Phelan 10.55am Deputy Derek Nolan - Chairperson of the Policy Committee Minister: Alex White Minister: 11am – 1.15pm Standing up for Ireland’s Future Standing Up for Working People 4.00pm 3. Standing Up for Families (Conference Room 6) economic stability and taxation Chair: John Lyons TD Standing Up for Jobs Minister Jan O’Sullivan job creation and the living wage Minister Kathleen Lynch Standing Up for Families 4.00pm 4. Standing Up for Modern Ireland (Aoife Suite 1) community healthcare and childcare Chair: Anne Ferris TD Standing Up for a Modern Ireland Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin education and equality Minister Kevin Humphreys

1.15pm Conference Adjourns

2.15pm – 6.30pm - Breakout and policy sessions 5.30pm The Short Campaign (Conference Room 6) 7.30pm Conference reconvenes Planning to win - George Cummins Targeting - James Wyrnn 7.30pm Deputy Alan Kelly, Deputy Leader Election Agents (Conference Room 6) Distinguished service awards S.I.P.O rules – Nap Keeling 7.50pm Guest speaker – Susie McGowan, former Clery's worker Online Campaigning (Conference Room 7) 8.05pm Guest speaker – Patricia King, General Secretary, I.C.T.U. The digital campaign – Shauneen Armstrong Tom Duke 8.20pm DeputyWillie Penrose

8.30pm Party Leader Address – An Tánaiste Joan Burton TD

9.00pm Conference concludes

www.labour.ie @labour /thelabourparty www.labour.ie @labour /thelabourparty ONE DAY NATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE ONE DAY NATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath, 30th January 2016 Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath, 30th January 2016

9.30am Registration opens Policy Workshops to run from 2:15 – 3:45pm and 4:00 – 5.30pm

10.30am Conference opens 2.15pm 1. Standing Up for Working People (Aoife Suite 1) Chair: Ciara Conway TD Welcome Address – Party Chairperson Minister Brendan Howlin Minister Alan Kelly Welcome to Mullingar – Deputy Willie Penrose Derek Nolan TD, Chair of Manifesto Committee 10.45am Address by Party Leader, An Tánaiste, Joan Burton TD 2.15pm 2. Standing Up for Jobs (Conference Room 6) Chair: Minister Ann Phelan 10.55am Deputy Derek Nolan - Chairperson of the Policy Committee Minister: Alex White Minister: Ged Nash 11am – 1.15pm Standing up for Ireland’s Future Standing Up for Working People 4.00pm 3. Standing Up for Families (Conference Room 6) economic stability and taxation Chair: John Lyons TD Standing Up for Jobs Minister Jan O’Sullivan job creation and the living wage Minister Kathleen Lynch Standing Up for Families 4.00pm 4. Standing Up for Modern Ireland (Aoife Suite 1) community healthcare and childcare Chair: Anne Ferris TD Standing Up for a Modern Ireland Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin education and equality Minister Kevin Humphreys

1.15pm Conference Adjourns

2.15pm – 6.30pm - Breakout and policy sessions 5.30pm The Short Campaign (Conference Room 6) 7.30pm Conference reconvenes Planning to win - George Cummins Targeting - James Wyrnn 7.30pm Deputy Alan Kelly, Deputy Leader Election Agents (Conference Room 6) Distinguished service awards S.I.P.O rules – Nap Keeling 7.50pm Guest speaker – Susie McGowan, former Clery's worker Online Campaigning (Conference Room 7) 8.05pm Guest speaker – Patricia King, General Secretary, I.C.T.U. The digital campaign – Shauneen Armstrong Tom Duke 8.20pm DeputyWillie Penrose

8.30pm Party Leader Address – An Tánaiste Joan Burton TD

9.00pm Conference concludes

www.labour.ie @labour /thelabourparty www.labour.ie @labour /thelabourparty Standing Up for Ireland’s Future

One Day National Conference Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath, Saturday 30th January 2016

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