Deputies find it hard to resist bank holiday urge to go AwolDÁIL SKETCH: IT IS the most important legislation in the history of the StateFri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Abbey to stay put for at least five yearsTHE ABBEY Theatre will remain at its current location for at least another five to six years and the Office of Public Works (…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Dáil passes Bill on Lisbon TreatyLEGISLATION TO give effect to the Lisbon Treaty in domestic Irish legislation has been passed by the Dáil and goes to the Seanad…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
FG claim on Protestant schools rejectedTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has described as irresponsible and inaccurate a Fine Gael claim that the Department of Education reduced…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Over 1,500 teachers have retired this yearMORE THAN 1,500 teachers have retired this year at both primary and post-primary level, Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe …Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
O'Keeffe 'on collision course with Protestant faith'MINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe was accused in the Dáil of being on a “direct collision course with the Protestant faith…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Cross-party tributes in Dáil to late former FG TD Nuala FennellTRIBUTES WERE paid in the Dáil to the late Nuala Fennell, former Fine Gael TD for Dublin South and first minister of state for…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Bill aims to close insurance loopholeEFFORTS HAVE begun to close a legal loophole where doctors in private medicine are not obliged to have medical indemnity insurance…Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
Shops take action against bus corridorTHIRTEEN Dublin city centre businesses are to take a High Court case against the rush-hour ban on private cars using College …Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Problems found in more Fás courses, says HaugheyPROBLEMS HAVE been found in more Fás courses in the northeast after it emerged that exam results in some had been “fixed” by …Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Bruton calls for C&AG to assess plan for NamaTHE OPPOSITION has called for the Comptroller Auditor General, the State’s financial watchdog, to independently assess the draft…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
FG leader again queries whether Fás chief's severance pay within guidelinesFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has again questioned whether the severance package for the former managing director of Fás was in…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Firm that ran courses for Fás fixed test results - FGA COMPANY in the northeast contracted by State training agency Fás to conduct courses “fixed” the results of assessment tests…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Gilmore denies he was unfair to ex-ceann comhairleLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has told the Dáil he was not unfair to former ceann comhairle John O’Donoghue, and did not deny him…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
Sympathy expressed over pilot deathsTHE GOVERNMENT and Opposition parties have expressed their sympathies in the Dáil on the deaths of the two Air Corps pilots killed…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
Plans for water charges need 'further detailed consideration'NO DEFINITIVE plans have yet been drawn up to introduce water rates, but a final Government decision will be made “on the basis…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
475 full-time staff at Dept of HealthMORE THAN 470 people work in the Department of Health, including 112 in the offices of the Minister for Health and five Ministers…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Government departments spent €11m on consultants' reports last yearGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS spent almost €11 million on consultants' reports last year and the most expensive was €3Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Bill to change plastic bag levy will be 'flexible' - GormleyLEGISLATION TO change the plastic bag levy will be “flexible” and will take account of the consumer price index, according to…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Departments let go 49 staff since 2004FORTY NINE staff have been dismissed by Government departments in the past five years either for misconduct, poor performance…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Ministers give details of overseas travel expensesPARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS this week about ministerial travel expenses for the past decade have been interpreted in a variety of…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Data retention Bill triggers debate on Birmingham SixIF DATA retention legislation introduced in the Dáil yesterday had been in place when the Birmingham Six case was considered …Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Defence Forces losing personnelUNIQUE AMONG Government departments and agencies, the Defence Forces have, unexpectedly and unintentionally, hit a McCarthy report…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Director's car fuels further round of Fás questions from KennyDÁIL SKETCH: EXPENSES, EXPENSIVE cars and the third secret of Fatima (well, the date of the budget actually) – it was a heady…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Shortall says FF delay of expense reform casts aspersions on othersLABOUR TD Róisín Shortall has claimed Fianna Fáil backbenchers are delaying reform of the Dáil expenses system and that the Opposition…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Taoiseach defends right to pick commissionerTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has insisted it is the Government's prerogative to appoint a new EU commissioner after Labour leader Eamon…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Ex-minister had attic altered to hold gifts, says KennyA FORMER minister "had to have the attic in his house strengthened to hold all the gifts which were awarded to him over the years…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Ó Cuív criticised for failing to defend his departmentTHE OPPOSITION has condemned Minister for Community, Gaeltacht and Rural Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív, claiming he failed to defend his…Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
'Your position is no longer tenable,' O'Donoghue toldLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore directly confronted Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue and told him and a stunned Dáil that he would…Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Outcome 'will improve position' says LenihanTHE ECONOMY: IRELAND’S YES vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum “will improve our economic position”, Minister for Finance Brian…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Vote sends positive message - LenihanIreland’s Yes vote in the Lisbon treaty referendum “sends out a very positive message to the other European countries that Ireland…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
Advance voting for nursing homesEARLY VOTING: A NUMBER of elderly voters in nursing homes across the State have already voted in the past week to 10 days.Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Group questions Lisbon fundingCampaign group Women Say No to Lisbon has called for curbs on expenditure by large corporations in referendum campaigns and sharply…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Ryanair spent nearly €500,000 on Lisbon treaty Yes campaignRYANAIR CAMPAIGN: RYANAIR HAS emerged as the campaigning group with the biggest declared spend on the Lisbon Treaty referendum…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Ganley asks Cowen to deny deal to sell O'Leary Aer LingusLIBERTAS: LIBERTAS LEADER Declan Ganley has called on the Taoiseach to confirm that the Government will not be doing any “grubby…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
O'Leary says Ireland 'needs Europe'Anyone with a modicum of sense will vote Yes in the Lisbon treaty referendum, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said in…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Coughlan keeps cool as Kenny brings colour to proceedingsDÁIL SKETCH: FASHION IS hardly a regular political topicFri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Irish tourism outperforming some rivals despite recession, says CullenIRELAND IS “holding its own” or performing better than some competitor destinations despite the downturn in overseas visitor …Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Minister wants to keep film board as independent bodyMINISTER FOR the Arts Martin Cullen has said the Irish Film Board should be retained as an independent body, despite the McCarthy…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Warning on cutting back on embassiesDIFFICULT CHOICES on spending in the Department of Foreign Affairs had to be made but some services “provided through our embassies…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Cabinet to set budget date, says CoughlanTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan has told the Dáil that the date of the budget will be decided when the Cabinet meets next week.Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Kenny questions Tánaiste over Fás spendingTHE FORMER chief executive of State training agency Fás was given an extra 4½ years’ pensionable service to ensure his “speedy…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Cabinet to review extra capital for Anglo bankTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan has refused to “speculate” on reports that nationalised Anglo Irish Bank is to receive up to €10 billion…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
FG Bill aims to end 'cronyism culture'A FINE Gael Bill to prevent “the culture of cronyism” in the appointment of individuals to State agencies was introduced in the…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Security on prison site costing €120,000THE STATE is spending more than €120,000 a year on maintenance and security for the Thornton Hall prison site, the Dáil has heard…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Four housing related agencies to amalgamateFOUR STATE agencies are to be amalgamated following a review by Minister of State for Housing Michael Finneran.Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Number of illegal evictions growing, says ThresholdMORE THAN 1,000 people were threatened with or were illegally evicted from their homes last year, and the number is rising, according…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
63% claim to be informed on treatyREFERENDUM COMMISSION: SIXTY THREE per cent of voters now have some understanding of the Lisbon Treaty, a rise of just 3 per…Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
Former PD leader calls for Yes voteSOLICITORS FOR LISBON: FORMER TÁNAISTE and Progressive Democrats leader Michael McDowell has called for a Yes vote in the Lisbon…Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
Man (33) dies after falling from apartmentA 33-YEAR-OLD man has died after falling from the balcony of fifth floor apartment in north Dublin.Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
