Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael
Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin
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Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil divided over proposed tax breaks for developers to boost supply of homes
Simon Harris warns over failed policies of the past, but Micheál Martin’s party wants drastic action to meet housing targets
Call for urgent investigation into ‘alarming surge’ in accommodation booking scams
Fine Gael MEP Regina Doherty says there has been a 900% increase in scams related to booking.com in last two years
Owning its own home pays for Fine Gael when it comes to funding elections
Plus: Rose of Tralee’s ongoing financial troubles; Dermot Desmond’s club advocacy; and rugby publicans’ qualified grand slam
Department of Transport strongly backs Dublin Airport expansion and easing of passenger gap
Transport docs
Greens to lose €850,000 a year, Social Democrats and Aontú to gain in new funding allocation
Exchequer funding given to nine parties obtaining at least 2 per cent of first preferences
Evanne Ní Chuilinn tells Seanad that brother’s struggle with addiction led her to politics
Making her maiden Seanad speech, former sports broadcaster says brother would be ‘very proud’
Five Sinn Féin TDs write to Tánaiste demanding Dáil statement on Senator Martin Conway
Five female politicians ask Simon Harris to explain why Senator Conway paid €10,000 to charity after allegedly acting inappropriately to female colleague
Legislation to increase number of Ministers rushed through Dáil, passing by 92 votes to 72
Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash describes the legislation as a ‘jobs for the boys Bill’ and says the new posts will cost State €7.5 million over five years
Tánaiste says it was ‘appropriate’ that senator resigned Fine Gael whip after arrest
Circumstances that led to Martin Conway’s resignation were distressing and there will be ‘a full investigation’, Simon Harris says
New senators set out stalls as Mark Daly of FF elected unopposed as Cathaoirleach
Almost all 60 senators spoke on first day of new Seanad as Irish unity, disability and housing among platforms for future debate
Call for Tánaiste to address Dáil on controversy over Martin Conway
Government also criticised over time for debate on law to increase number of ‘baby Ministers’ from 20 to 23
Tax breaks for developers back on table as pressure grows over housing goals
Housing, crime and public spending are set to feature in political exchanges as the Taoiseach talks AI in Paris
Disciplinary process against arrested Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway could take months
Martin Conway resigned from parliamentary party and apologised for incident
Fine Gael senator Martin Conway resigns from parliamentary party after being arrested while intoxicated
Taoiseach says he only learned of the incident involving visually impaired senator on Sunday morning
When your chance of owning a home depends on whether your parents do, the system is rigged
A third of first-time buyers receive help from their home-owning parents, so it feels like the system perpetuates privilege
Who is Evanne Ní Chuilinn? From RTÉ sports broadcaster to Fine Gael Senator
The former RTÉ sports broadcaster is one of Fine Gael’s five nominees for the Seanad
Southerners and northern nationalists dislike Commonwealth more than Nato
North’s Protestants strongly favour membership of the Europe-North America military alliance in event of Irish unity
Jim O’Callaghan and the new ministers out to make a good first impression
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Coalition confident shock 2020 defeat of its candidate for leas-cheann comhairle will not be repeated
John McGuinness expected to be elected, but secret ballot injects uncertainty
Just how big is the Government’s majority? TDs from Lowry group muddy the waters
Coalition may be about to find out there are limits to the usefulness of ambiguity
Coalition leaders ‘very annoyed’ at letters from TDs in Lowry group pledging ‘case-by-case’ support
Three TDs assumed to support the coalition after talks to fill ministerial roles write to Ceann Comhairle on their voting plans
Greater gender balance expected to feature in Taoiseach’s 11 nominees to Seanad
Former broadcasters Alison Comyn and Gráinne Seoige tipped as possible nominees
Danny Healy-Rae a lonely figure as Roaring Independents split
Danny Healy-Rae goes solo on Opposition benches after the old band breaks up, and watches his brother Michael hurry around the Government benches
Will Dáil speaking rights row explode again?
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy sought to end impasse but Michael Lowry is not ready to let matter rest
The public may not care who gets to speak in the Dáil, but they do care about being taken for fools
Problem ultimately wasn’t about low-stakes speaking time or terrible political nous: it was over a proposal that utterly failed to pass the bulls**t test
Seanad election finishes with 20 women among 49 winners
Focus on Taoiseach’s 11 nominations for more female representation
Ceann Comhairle rules Regional Independents cannot be viewed as members of the Opposition
Ruling appears to present a path to resolving the conflict about speaking time and allowing the Dáil to proceed this week
Death of Shane O’Farrell: Government MEP calls for public inquiry into killing of cyclist
Regina Doherty writes to Jim O’Callaghan, reminding him of Dáil motion he brought calling for full inquiry into cyclist’s killing
Marathon five-day Seanad count ends with women taking 20 of 49 seats
Full list of elected members includes 20 women before Taoiseach’s nominees are added
Dáil speaking rights for Michael Lowry group not ‘black and white issue’, Martin says
Taoiseach Micheál Martin points to precedent and possible future cases in call for compromise
Heather Humphreys: ‘If you’re a rural TD it’s very hard as you can’t be at home at night’
The former Fine Gael deputy leader learned a hard political lesson early in her career: ‘Prepare, prepare, prepare’
Emma Blain: ‘I don’t think my dad with dementia is fully aware that I’m the Lord Mayor of Dublin’
The new Fine Gael mayor has three big priorities: dementia awareness, getting more girls into sport, and a special St Patrick’s Day project
It normally takes a government a bit longer than this to look so out of touch
Preparing for the inevitable consequences of a heating world is an urgent task for governments everywhere. Ours hasn’t given it remotely enough attention
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