Call for departments to have 'mediation officers' for legal costsEVERY GOVERNMENT department should have an arbitration officer to limit legal costs because the State has a reputation of “rarely…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Game of musical chairs sees tough questions - and quick sidesteppingDÁIL SKETCH: IT WAS almost like a game of musical chairs in the Dáil yesterday.Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach says key vacancies will be filledTARGETED INVESTMENT and recruitment will be undertaken for key vacancies in the health service in the wake of the retirement …Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Higgins recalls Kenny calling property charge 'vampire tax'TAOISEACH Enda Kenny and Socialist leader Joe Higgins clashed in the Dáil over comments Mr Higgins said Mr Kenny had made condemning…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Burton defends cuts in employment schemesTHE TROIKA has failed to recognise the “intrinsic social value” of some community employment schemes, Minister for Social Protection…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Coroners reporting suicidesA CALL has been made for the Minister for Justice to establish standard operational procedures for coroners on the reporting …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Mortgage arrears Bill withdrawn from DáilLEGISLATION GIVING judges powers to refuse home repossession orders has been withdrawn from the Dáil for talks about including…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Mental health fund could get 'hived off' for other sectorsFUNDING OF €35 million for mental health services could be “hived off” by the HSE for other sectors unless a director for the…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Home protection Bill 'unworkable'Legislation to give judges powers to refuse bank applications to repossess family homes in mortgage default has been described…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Government criticised for lack of update on child safety proposalsTHE GOVERNMENT has been criticised for failing to give an update on 19 recommendations in the Garda Inspectorate’s report on …Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Noonan rejects proposal to tax bigger lottery winningsA PROPOSAL to tax lottery winnings above €500,000 has been rejected by Minister for Finance Michael NoonanThu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Minister to review plan when impact of staff leaving is knownMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly will review the new health service plan once the full impact of staff leaving the service is…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Minister says copyright order is to ensure compliance with EU lawTHE MINISTERIAL order on copyright is “simply seeking to ensure Ireland’s continued compliance” with its obligations under EU…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Holocaust a 'stain on European history'THE HOLOCAUST is “a huge stain on European history and shows the true evil that can emerge from hatred, prejudice and intolerance…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Over 15,000 contraband items found in prisonsSHARPENED TOOTHBRUSHES, knives, pool balls in socks and other homemade weapons are among more than 15,000 contraband items seized…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Ex-republican leader who never wavered in protesting innocenceTHE FORMER Workers’ Party president has always protested his innocence and his lawyers said the allegations had been in the public…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Fitzgerald challenged on adoptionsA CLAIM by the Minister for Children that there is no evidence that previous adoptions in Mexico by Irish couples are unsafe …Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Claims delay down to 'new system'DELAYS IN processing claims for the carer’s allowance and benefit have arisen because of the roll out of new systems to deal …Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Mud-slinging in septic tank debateMINISTER FOR the Environent Phil Hogan does not envisage anybody being in “any financial difficulty” because of the requirement…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Obstetrician's remarks 'outrageous', says KennyTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has described as “outrageous” remarks by an obstetrician about shortages in midwifery services in the mid…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Handling of legal reform Bill defendedTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has defended the handling of the controversial Legal Services Regulation Bill through the Dáil and the failure…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
EU nearing 'end game' in talks on treaty, says TaoiseachTHE EU is approaching the “end game” in discussions on a new treaty to deal with the fiscal crisis and the Taoiseach is “hopeful…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Tánaiste insists 12.5% tax rate will not changeIRELAND IS not in the business of changing its corporation tax rate, the Tánaiste has insisted, rejecting renewed EU threats …Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Gilmore, McDonald clash over 'green jersey' of policiesTÁNAISTE Eamon Gilmore has rejected criticism of the Government’s economic policies and called on the Opposition to don the “…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach stands by growth forecastsECONOMIC FORECASTS by the Department of Finance have been defended by the Taoiseach against claims the department was “puffing…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
O'Dowd says fracking not permitted under current licencesNO HYDRAULIC fracking has taken place in the State and no application has been made to do so, Minister of State for Natural Resources…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Exempting teachers from cuts ruled outIT IS “simply not possible” to completely exempt staffing levels in education from the need to cut spending because one third…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Safety is focus of €100m road fund - MinisterACCIDENT BLACK spots, bottlenecks and congestion will be the main areas to benefit from €100 million in road-project funding …Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Friday sittings of Dáil are little more than an expensive sham, says FF TDFRIDAY SITTINGS of the Dáil have been described as an expensive “sham” after a row during which the House was suspended twice…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Government not planning to lift pay cap on airport chiefTHE GOVERNMENT has no plans “at present” to consider lifting the €250,000 salary cap for the appointment of a new chief executive…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
€9m in EU funds to aid redundant Dell workers not spentMORE THAN €9 million in EU funding secured to assist redundant workers from computer giant Dell was not spent, more than three…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Talk of job losses in State banks 'premature'DISCUSSION OF potential job losses in State-covered banks is “premature”, Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has told the Dáil…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Pension tax details not 'buried', Kenny saysTHE TAOISEACH has rejected Fianna Fáil claims that the Government buried information about the pensioners’ tax liability letters…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Minister calls for review of teacher cuts at disadvantaged schoolsA REVIEW of the teaching allocation for disadvantaged schools that had been granted additional posts is to be undertaken by the…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Recession worsening racism, seminar toldRACISM IN Ireland is on the increase in part because of the recession, according to the Immigrant Council of Ireland, which yesterday…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Priest facing abuse allegations remains in parish houseA PRIEST in the diocese of Kilmore who stood aside from ministry when abuse allegations were made against him in September has…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
AIB and Anglo may be underselling loan books, claims TDAIB AND the former Anglo Irish Bank may be selling their loan books for less than they should compared to the value for money…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Department fails to contact 9,000 jobless eligible for EU aidNINE THOUSAND unemployed construction workers eligible for EU financial support have still not been contacted by the Department…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Extra 'alleviation' teachers to assist hardest hit disadvantaged schoolsA NUMBER of teaching positions will be made available for “alleviation” measures to disadvantaged schools most affected by budget…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
HSE error in nursing home figuresMinister for Health James Reilly has corrected the record of the Dáil about mistaken figures he gave six months ago for the number…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Higgins accused over bonus stanceMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has accused Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins and People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Dáil goes into Christmas recessThe Dáil goes into Christmas recess today and returns on Wednesday January 11th.Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach defends education cutsSUPPORTS FOR disadvantaged schools are still in place, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has insisted, while conceding 428 teaching posts …Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach and Higgins clash over €100 tax on householdsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny and Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins clashed in the Dáil over the introduction of the €100 household charge…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Patients' move to secure ward comes under fireMINISTER OF STATE for Health Kathleen Lynch has said there is “little we can do” for patients in Grangegorman who are being transferred…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Government accused of chasing taxpayers 'to graveyard' for chargeDEATH WILL not spare taxpayers from the household charge, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has told the Dáil as he introduced…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
FG TD attacks redundancy rebate cutA GOVERNMENT backbencher has condemned the redundancy rebate cut in the Social Welfare Bill, which she claims could result in…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
TD claims 'thugs' are doing repossessionsACTION BY a bank to repossess machinery from a Co Tipperary contractor was described as “State terrorism” after its agents “wearing…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Healy Rae taken to hospitalIndependent TD Michael Healy Rae was rushed to hospital this afternoon after taking ill in the Dáil.Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Government will tell banks to pass on rate cut, says TánaisteTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore and Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty clashed in the Dáil over the Government’s actions to get…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
