Partnership exemptions ruled outMinister for Justice Dermot Ahern has ruled out any provision for “freedom of conscience” exemptions for registrars who refuse…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Fine Gael criticises 'daft' legislation around wagesLEGISLATION TO allow for “inability-to-pay” clauses for firms in financial difficulty was “mere tinkering” with minimum wage …Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Warning over abuse of citizens' initiativeMEPS AND TDS have warned about potential abuse by vested interests of a new initiative where EU citizens can petition the European…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Warning over abuse of citizens' initiativeMEPS AND TDS have warned about potential abuse by vested interests of a new initiative where EU citizens can petition the European…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
FG hospital ship proposal under considerationTHE GOVERNMENT is to consider a Fine Gael proposal that an Irish Naval Service hospital ship be sent to Haiti to assist with …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Outraged Higgins delivers warning on dangers of Ministers flying kitesDÁIL SKETCH: FEW CAN express outrage with the same oratorical skill and bile as Michael D Higgins.Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Outraged Higgins delivers warning on dangers of Ministers flying kitesDÁIL SKETCH: FEW CAN express outrage with the same oratorical skill and bile as Michael D Higgins.Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
FG hospital ship proposal under considerationTHE GOVERNMENT is to consider a Fine Gael proposal that an Irish Naval Service hospital ship be sent to Haiti to assist with …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Gormley accuses Fine Gael of 'impugning' his integrityMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has demanded that Fine Gael environment spokesman Phil Hogan withdraw a “serious allegation…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Gormley accuses Fine Gael of 'impugning' his integrityMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has demanded that Fine Gael environment spokesman Phil Hogan withdraw a “serious allegation…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Overseas Defence Forces to be reducedIRELAND WILL reduce the number of Defence Force personnel serving overseas by almost 300, a move which is expected to save the…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
'No strike' clause should be looked at, says MinisterMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has reiterated his opinion that a “no strike” clause for essential services would have to…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Overseas Defence Forces to be reducedIRELAND WILL reduce the number of Defence Force personnel serving overseas by almost 300, a move which is expected to save the…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
'No strike' clause should be looked at, says MinisterMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has reiterated his opinion that a “no strike” clause for essential services would have to…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
150,000 claims for dental approvalTHE DEPARTMENT of Social and Family Affairs received 150,000 applications from dentists for the approval of treatments, just …Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Central Bank governor and 'wise man' to guide inquiryTERMS OF REFERENCE for a statutory commission of inquiry into the banking system will be decided on the basis of two preliminary…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Central Bank governor and 'wise man' to guide inquiryTERMS OF REFERENCE for a statutory commission of inquiry into the banking system will be decided on the basis of two preliminary…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
150,000 claims for dental approvalTHE DEPARTMENT of Social and Family Affairs received 150,000 applications from dentists for the approval of treatments, just …Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Minister in EU co-ordination meetingIRISH RESPONSE: MINISTER OF STATE for Overseas Development Peter Power will attend a meeting today in Brussels of European development…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Support for dental health 'destroyed'DENTAL TREATMENT for medical card holders will for the first time be “rationed” in the wake of budget cuts, a crisis meeting …Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Irish citizen working for UN among the missingSEARCH EFFORT: AS IRISH efforts continue to assist Haiti in the wake of last week’s catastrophic earthquake it has emerged that…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Support for dental health 'destroyed'DENTAL TREATMENT for medical card holders will for the first time be “rationed” in the wake of budget cuts, a crisis meeting …Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Minister in EU co-ordination meetingIRISH RESPONSE: MINISTER OF STATE for Overseas Development Peter Power will attend a meeting today in Brussels of European development…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Irish citizen working for UN among the missingSEARCH EFFORT: AS IRISH efforts continue to assist Haiti in the wake of last week’s catastrophic earthquake it has emerged that…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Over 3,000 jailed for non-payment of fines, a 56% increase on last yearMORE THAN 3,000 people were jailed in the first 10 months of this year, for non-payment of fines, a 56 per cent increase on the…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Law on criminal assets to be reviewedA REDUCTION in the waiting period before the State can permanently acquire seized proceeds of crime is being considered as part…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Andrews backs lowering legal age of consent to 16MINISTER OF State for Children Barry Andrews has expressed his personal support for a lowering of the legal age of consent to…Wed Dec 23 2009 - 00:00
Two firefighters injured in blazeTWO FIREFIGHTERS were injured and some 200 people evacuated from the Guinness brewery at St James’s Gate, Dublin, yesterday when…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Call for laws on diplomatic immunity in contract casesTHE MIGRANT Rights Centre Ireland has appealed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs to introduce legislation to prevent foreign…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach urged to extend redress scheme to Magdalene womenOPPOSITION AND Government backbench TDs united in appealing to the Taoiseach to introduce legislation to extend the institutional…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Trying to raise their game proves tough challengeDÁIL SKETCH: FINE GAEL’S Richard Bruton posed the philosophical question during a debate on the funding of the Houses of the…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Rabbitte condemns number of committees as absurdIT IS “absurd and ridiculous” that the Dáil has 24 committees when there are only 166 TDs, Labour’s Pat Rabbitte has said…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Clashes over exemption of judges from public pay cutsA DEBATE on a proposal to cut the salaries of judges prompted a clash between two Opposition TDs, as the Dáil passed by 80 votes…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Kenny claims recommended cuts in administration not implementedFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has claimed the Government has failed to implement recommended departmental administrative cuts which…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Call for rent allowance to be withdrawn for criminal behaviourRENT ALLOWANCE should be taken from those in private rented accommodation who engage in criminal or anti-social behaviour, the…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Martin urges EU foreign chiefs to visit Gaza in wake of refusalMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin is urging a delegation of European Union foreign ministers to visit Gaza in the wake…Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Pay cuts will hit every post funded even partly by StateTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen confirmed to Labour leader Eamon Gilmore that public sector pay cuts would be extended to those in the …Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Papal nuncio to keep ceremonial roleTHE GOVERNMENT has no plans to change the long-standing ceremonial position of the papal nuncio as dean of the Diplomatic Corps…Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
That's the way to cut the waste: take an extra week's holiday - at full payDÁIL SKETCH: IT’S ABOUT reform, we’re told; greater productivity and more efficiency.Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
McCreevy defends his record as minister and says he has no regretsOUTGOING Irish EU commissioner Charlie McCreevy has staunchly defended his record as minister for finance from 1997 to 2004.Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Changes expected to Dáil code after use of 'f-word'CHANGES ARE likely to be made to the document dictating acceptable parliamentary language in the Dáil and Seanad after Green …Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Climate law important for State's duties, says GormleyLEGISLATION ON climate change to be introduced next year will be “the cornerstone of our efforts to meet ever more demanding …Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach becomes first post-Budget strikerDÁIL SKETCH: WHO’D HAVE thought it? The first person going on strike after the Budget is – none other than the commander-in-…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Opposition rounds on 'Celtic Tories'BUDGET CHOICES made by the Government neither deal with nor answer questions of fairness, jobs or competitiveness, according …Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Shortall says Minister 'acted outside of law' in €1.1m Fás severance dealTAOISEACH Brian Cowen has rejected Labour claims the Minister for Finance acted “outside of the law” in the €1Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Burton accuses Minister of 'picking on children'LABOUR REACTION: LABOUR FINANCE spokeswoman Joan Burton has claimed the Minister for Finance “blew it” with Budget 2010, and…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Bank support not part of Budget, says TaoiseachANY FUTURE recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank and other financial institutions will be separate from the Budget, Taoiseach …Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Number of missing migrant children upFIVE MIGRANT children have gone missing each month this year, twice as many as for all of last year, the Dáil has heard.Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan accused of 'sinking' public service agreementLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has accused Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan of “sinking” the agreement with the public service…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Gormley vows to act decisively over Dublin docklands authorityMINISTER for the Environment John Gormley has pledged to “act decisively” when he receives the corporate governance reports on…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
