Repayments contract did not go to lowest bidderThe private consortium that won the bid to administer the repayments scheme to patients illegally charged for long-stay nursing…Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
Minister is misinformed on claims, says deputyThe floodgate for potential hepatitis C claimants has been open for more than a decade but only 2,200 of up to 16,000 people …Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
Victims of human trafficking are treated 'like criminals'Girls who have been trafficked into Ireland for prostitution are treated like criminals while the traffickers get away scot-free…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Irish Nationwide Bill to reach DailThe long-awaited legislation to allow for the demutualisation and sale of the Irish Nationwide building society will be taken…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Minister rules out US aircraft checksRandom checks of US military aircraft landing at Shannon airport would only have a cosmetic effect, Minister of State for Foreign…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Ahern says 42 face statutory rape law chargesForty-two people face charges under the statutory rape legislation which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, …Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Ahern tells Sargent 'put up or shut up' over Fahey chargesTaoiseach Bertie Ahern called on Green Party leader Trevor Sargent either to "put up or shut up" about allegations he made against…Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Coalition has no sense of direction - HigginsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern was compared to the ill-fated Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty in a scathing attack on the Government…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
FG Bill seeks to protect victims of intrudersThe rights of victims rather than criminals should be protected when they are confronted by an intruder in their own home, Fine…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Deafness claimants complain over fees to lawyersThe Department of Defence has received 145 complaints from soldiers and former personnel who made Army deafness claims but who…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
Carthy report now not to be released before recessThe Barr report into the Garda shooting of John Carthy in Longford six years ago, will not now be published before the Dáil goes…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
UN peacekeeping operations by Defence Forces legal, says O'DeaMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea said he had no difficulty in publishing the Attorney General's advice about the legality of…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
Report on Carthy killing ready for printingThe Barr report into the death of John Carthy is ready to be printed, according to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, who said he had no…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
€25m Bovale settlement to Revenue welcomedTaoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dáil he was glad that Bovale, the construction company that made a record €25 million settlement…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Ahern criticises attitude of many leaders to AfricaMany world leaders "couldn't care less" about the crisis in HIV/Aids and its impact on Africa, according to Taoiseach Bertie …Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Byrne criticised over traffic Bill commentsNew chairman of the Road Safety Authority Gay Byrne was criticised for remarks he made about possible delays by the Opposition…Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
Rabbitte renews attack on e-votingLabour leader Pat Rabbitte renewed his attack on the Government over electronic voting and the extra costs of buying out storage…Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
Over €400m recovered from ineligible welfare recipientsThe State has recovered more than €400 million from people receiving welfare benefits they are not entitled to, according to …Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
SF event told of benefits of power sharingUnionists must be shown that power-sharing is far preferable to having British ministers implement policies over their heads, …Mon Jun 19 2006 - 01:00
Final resting place overlooks seaBurial: Charles J Haughey was buried beside a member of the Old IRA, in the shade of two sycamore trees.Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
Ring breaks ranks over 'dangerous' planning BillFine Gael TD Michael Ring broke ranks with his party to vote against a Bill to fast-track major infrastructure projects through…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
Ahern insists new nursing home body will be autonomousThe Government hopes to pass the nursing homes inspectorate legislation by the end of the year and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern insists…Thu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Anti-terrorism laws renewed for another yearPrevention of terrorism legislation was renewed by the Dáil for another year as Minister for Justice Michael McDowell stressed…Thu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Ahern backs FG plan for cross-party lobby on Irish illegals in USTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has backed a Fine Gael call for an all-island delegation of politicians to go to the US to lobby on behalf…Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
Ahern reiterates North deadline warningTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has reiterated his warning that the November 24th deadline for the restoration of the Northern Executive…Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
Judgment of history will be favourable, says TaoiseachHistory's ultimate judgment on former taoiseach Charles Haughey would be favourable, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said as he led tributes…Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
723 deported on flights costing €3,150,000 in last four yearsA total of 723 people have been deported from the State in the past four years on 23 charter flights at a cost of €3,150,000, …Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Warning of effects of new rape lawsThe new legislation passed to close the legal loophole following the statutory rape Supreme Court decision meant that people …Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
HSA offers to meet family of Donegal woman killed in crashThe Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has offered to meet the family of a Donegal woman, the investigation of whose death in …Mon Jun 05 2006 - 01:00
McDowell warns of effects of legal changesMcDowell address: Legal changes in the law on statutory rape will make the situation for abused children in the criminal justice…Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
O'Donoghue welcomes Semple as GAA 'second stadium'Minister for Sport John O'Donoghue has welcomed the apparent decision by the GAA that Semple Stadium should be its "second stadium…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Protection of children insufficient - EnrightIreland's child protection and vetting procedures lag seriously behind other countries, particularly Northern Ireland, the Dáil…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Leaking of Bord na gCon report deploredPeople referred to in the Dalton report on Bord na gCon had until yesterday to respond to the document and its conclusions, the…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Dempsey defends timing of digital TV pilot projectMinister for Communications Noel Dempsey has rejected Labour Party claims that Government policy on digital television is a "…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
McDowell accused of being a 'serial leaker'The leaking of information about journalist Frank Connolly by the Minister for Justice was raised in the Dáil during a debate…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Bill to create criminal database 'premature'The Government has rejected as "premature" a Fine Gael private member's Bill to create a national database of criminal sentences…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
EU jobs decision still to be madeThe Government will make a decision later this year on whether to allow unrestricted employment access to Bulgarian and Romanian…Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Law to protect underage girls soon - TánaisteLegislation will be introduced in the Dáil by mid-June to ensure the protection of girls under the age of 15, in the wake of …Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Rent benefits to revert to short-term supportState-provided rent supplements will return to being a short-term income support rather than a major social housing assistance…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
Claims department relocated to Dublin 2The new office of the Minister of State for Children is being "decentralised" to Dublin 2 and this was a "farce", Labour's finance…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Non-resident children to cost €9.5mEarly childcare payments for up to 12,000 non-resident children of foreign nationals in Ireland will be €9Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Australia and Ireland united against terror, says HowardIreland and Australia were united in the fight against terrorism, Australian prime minister John Howard said in an address to…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Harney disagrees with Ahern remarksTánaiste Mary Harney has disagreed with the Taoiseach's attack on former Aer Lingus executives in which he said they wanted to…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
McDowell accused of trying to 'dig dirt' on ex-ministerMinister for Justice Michael McDowell was accused of attempting to "dig dirt" and get damaging information about a previous minister…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Taoiseach attacks ex-airline directorsDail Report: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern launched a strongly-worded attack on three former Aer Lingus directors in a Dáil row over…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Minister defends level of drug treatmentA country in which half of heroin users are on methadone replacement treatment is doing "damn well by international standards…Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
Ahern warns threats will not sway asylum processThe Government will not give way to threats, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern warned as appeals were made to grant asylum to the Afghan…Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
Rabbitte takes Ahern to task over civil servants 'moving'Labour leader Pat Rabbitte accused Taoiseach Bertie Ahern of misleading the Dáil in his statements on decentralisation.Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
Dáil told more 'real' classrooms neededMany children in junior infant classes in new communities are in prefab or temporary buildings and they are lucky if a "real …Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
