Government going back to 'principles of silence'FoI Amendment Act: Committee stage: The Government is going back to the same principles of the Mafia motto of Omerta or silence…Sat Apr 05 2003 - 01:00
Labour predicts court challenges to FoI changesThe Minister for Finance was accused of attempting to change the Constitution through amendments to the Freedom of Information…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Heated exchanges as amendments are passedControversial sections of legislation amending the Freedom of Information Act were passed during angry exchanges at committee…Thu Apr 03 2003 - 01:00
McCreevy not 'daft enough' to list FoI problemsThe Minister for Finance said he was not "daft enough" to list difficulties that arose in Government in the past six years because…Thu Apr 03 2003 - 01:00
Minister praised for dropping proposalDAIL COMMITTEE/Finance: In a surprise move last night, the Minister for Finance dropped one of the most controversial proposed…Wed Apr 02 2003 - 01:00
Call for broader history curriculumJust 1 per cent of the population in the loyalist Shankill area of west Belfast go to third-level education, according to Mr …Mon Mar 31 2003 - 01:00
Veteran republican rallies SF for next election"We've won the war. Now let's win the peace," the veteran republican, Mr Joe Cahill, told Sinn Féin's ardfheis at the RDS in …Mon Mar 31 2003 - 01:00
Mood of the delegatesIt was a unique experience at a Sinn Féin ardfheis and one delegates were absolutely delighted withMon Mar 31 2003 - 01:00
TD critical of hotel where employee was murderedThe hotel where a trainee manager was murdered last year by a colleague was criticised in the Dáil for its failure to provide…Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
McCreevy defends proposed changes to FOI ActThe Minister for Finance has again insisted that there is no "intention to restrict" the individual's right to access to personal…Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
TD says home for children left in chaosThe Minister for Education, Mr Dempsey, and the Minister of State for Children, Mr Brian Lenihan, have been condemned for their…Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Ahern calls for position of stability on NorthA system of accountability must be put in place in the peace process so that a "breach or difficulty" does not lead to instability…Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Taoiseach refuses to condemn US Iraq attackThe Taoiseach told the Dáil he was not "answerable for pre-emptive strikes by anybody"Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Three-month delay in Luas start-upThe Luas light rail system will be delayed by a further three months, the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has conceded.Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
New crime category would be 'no cure for building industry'Having a crime of corporate manslaughter on the statute books is not a guaranteed "cure" for the ills of the construction industry…Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
Data Bill website open to publicA website has been established by the Minister for Justice as part of a consultation process about the controversial Data Retention…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Call to leave Act as it standsThe Minister for Justice has given the Information Commissioner the parliamentary equivalent of the "belt of the crozier" because…Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Shannon used in non-UN approved conflicts, says AhernShannon Airport has been used in previous conflicts where there was no UN resolution in place, the Taoiseach said during a stormy…Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Applicants for driving test asked to be patientThe Minister for Transport has appealed to driving-test applicants to "have a little patience" with delays in schedulingWed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Taoiseach criticised for not addressing Dail on North talksThe Taoiseach was accused of making a mockery of the Dáil by meeting councillors and issuing sports certificates rather than …Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Call for more 'free' TV matchesGAA provincial finals, semi-finals and all-Ireland camogie finals should be included in the Government's list of guaranteed "…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Navy accused of 'over-policing' Irish fleetAccusations that the Naval Service was "over-policing" the Irish fishing fleet rather than other EU fleets, were raised in the…Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Dempsey to make early fees decisionAn early decision will be made on third-level fees for next autumn, if the review currently under way is delayed or is more extensive…Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Indemnity agreement cannot be renegotiatedThe indemnity for religious congregations agreed with the State in the compensation scheme for victims of abuse will not be reviewed…Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Discord over new Cork music schoolThe Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach to development is a "wheeze" invented by the Government to pretend it is not borrowing…Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Private sector ruled out of stadiumPrivate-sector interest in the development of a national stadium was effectively ruled out yesterday when the Minister for Sport…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Religious orders sought indemnity clauseReligious congregations would not have participated in the compensation scheme for abuse victims without an indemnity clause …Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Plan to change FOI Act comes under fireThe Government will become the "most secret and closed" administration ever, if it goes ahead with changes in the Freedom of …Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Advertising authority rejects complaints against EBSThe Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has rejected complaints against a campaign by the EBS building society …Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
McAliskey to lodge complaint after being deported from USVeteran republican Ms Bernadette McAliskey was arrested at Chicago Airport and deported two hours after her arrival in the US…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Shootings may be linked to feudA feud between two families is one line of inquiry detectives are following after two related shooting incidents in Dublin and…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
TDs' criticism of judge ruled out of orderCriticism of a judge's remarks about immigrants was ruled out of order in the Dáil yesterdayFri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Decision to give files to Barnardo's defendedThe Minister with responsibility for children has defended a decision to give copies of the personal files of 43,000 former industrial…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Government accused of handling dental row in 'disastrous fashion'The Government was accused of handling the payments' dispute with the Irish Dental Association (IDA) in a "disastrous fashion…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Government decision on jet 'shortly'The Government and its spin- doctors seem to be generating a huge campaign to "condition" the public into believing that a new…Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Taoiseach claims economics not key issue on IraqEconomics is not the key issue in Ireland's approach to the US in the event of a unilateral strike on Iraq but it is a factor…Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
No decision on peak-time free toll on M50No decision has yet been made on whether to open the M50 toll bridge free of charge at peak times, the Taoiseach told the Dáil…Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Government 'will stick' with Security CouncilIreland is "sticking" with the UN Security Council, the Taoiseach insisted in the Dáil yesterday, as the Opposition accused him…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Ministers not acting on construction 'gangsters'Government ministers are leaving it to the courts to put the "gangsters" of the construction industry "behind bars", it was claimed…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Partnership deal worth €300m to farmers - WalshProposals made to farmers in the social partnership talks are worth about €300 million to farming interests, according to the…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Rabbitte blames toll bridge for road chaosLabour party leader Mr Pat Rabbitte pleaded yesterday for the State to buy out at least part of the franchise for the Dublin …Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Ireland becoming 'filthy, racist country', says Green TDIreland is turning into a filthy racist country, with unfriendly people, prices that are too high and distinctive scenery that…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Taoiseach says new Bill will change FOI ActReleasing Cabinet papers after five years under the Freedom of Information Act, will create "major difficulties" for issues such…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Cowen says new resolution needed to allow warDail Report: EU Government's will have a "difficult and awesome challenge" to agree a common position on Iraq once the UN chief…Wed Feb 12 2003 - 00:00
'Binge promotions' may hit pub licencesGardai may use publicans' use of promotions which encourage binge drinking as grounds to object to the renewal of their pub licences…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Garda report delay questionedIt was unsatisfactory that the Minister for Justice had only just received a report from the Garda Commissioner, sought six months…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Redundancy pay proposals to be with Cabinet shortlyProposals for improved redundancy payments will be brought to Cabinet within the next two weeks, the Tánaiste told the Dáil in…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Total cost of abuse cases to be known in 3 yearsIt will take at least three years before the final cost of compensation for children abused in residential institutions will …Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Cullen rejects rates claimThe real cost of disposing of household waste is about €11 a week, according the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, who…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Change in FOI Act is not ruled outThe Taoiseach has refused to rule out reports that the Freedom of Information Act will be amended to change the provision allowing…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
