Adjourning Dail for 12 days 'not good enough'When everyone else was getting a bank holiday the Dáil was getting a "bank holi-week", the Green Party leader, Mr Trevor Sargent…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
New disability Bill for special needs childrenLong-awaited legislation to copper-fasten the educational rights of children with disabilities has been introduced in the Dáil…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Communities should get illegal assetsDrug barons are seen as role models by impressionable young people in their community, the Dáil was told last night.Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
Ahern tells of frustration over IRA arms issueThe Taoiseach did not talk to the chairman of the international decommissioning body until almost 24 hours after he had expected…Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
'Hotch-potch' structures confuse MinisterGovernment community development structures are so numerous and "hotch-potch" that they have had bizarre consequences, the Dáil…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
Delay in allocation of €180m fund criticisedDetails of the organisations receiving allocations from the €180 million dormant accounts fund are to be announced in November…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
Minister says only 1% of drug abusers treated for cocaine useAdditional guidelines are not required to deal with cocaine abuse in Ireland, because the number of people going for treatment…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
FG proposal for CAB drug money rejectedFine Gael has called for all assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau to be ring-fenced for drug treatment and other related…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
Register delayed by impasse in NorthThe creation of a register of people unsafe to work with children has been delayed because of the suspension of the North's institutions…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Minister praises law to regulate auditorsLegislation introduced to regulate auditors and accountants was described in the Dáil as a road map to ensure the highest commercial…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Read Hanly report first, Harney tells OppositionOpposition TDs should read the Hanly report on medical staffing before commenting on it, the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, said in sharp…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
EUR1.6m spent on transport for junior ministersTransport expenses for the 17 Ministers of State have cost almost €1Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Cowen says State will keep tax vetoIreland will insist on retaining its national veto on tax issues in the negotiations to create a new EU constitution, the Minister…Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Barbs fly in planning appeals board disputeThe Taoiseach has rejected Green Party allegations that the Government is attempting to sideline An Bord Pleanála through the…Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Ahern warns anti-bin tax protestersPeople do not have the right to take the law into their own hands, the Taoiseach has warned in the Dáil as anti-bin tax protests…Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Ahern rejects criticism of broadbandThe Taoiseach has rejected as "a load of rubbish" the report of the International Telecommunication Union, which showed that …Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
Ahern denies 'pulling plug' on victimsThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has rejected Labour Party allegations that the Government was "pulling the plug" on One in Four, the…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
Ahern defends new board for infrastructureThe Government should appoint a "political person" to implement the national development plan and not establish another "quango…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
Film industry may yet retain some tax breaksThe Minister for Arts has indicated that tax incentives for the Irish film industry may be retained in a revised format.Sat Oct 11 2003 - 01:00
Total of deaths of Magdalene women queriedThe Minister for Health told the Dáil he was not in a position to say whether or not he accepted the word of the religious order…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
McDowell pressed to clarify Mahon issueA call was made in the Dáil yesterday for the Minister for Justice to make a statement to the House about the tax settlement …Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Ireland's teenage pregnancy rate second-highest in EUThe "sex is wrong" approach towards young people was out of touch with their behaviour and needed to be changed, according to…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Kenny hits out at rail company's 'contempt'Iarnród Éireann is giving a "two-fingered" gesture to the Government and treats its fare-paying customers with "sheer contempt…Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
Indemnity deal had legislative basis - AhernThe Taoiseach has insisted the Government had the legislative authority to proceed with the indemnity agreement on abuse cases…Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
Taoiseach favours removing Dail immunityDAIL REPORT: TDs and Senators should not have constitutional protection from prosecution while travelling to and from the Dáil…Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
Smoke ban opponents criticisedGovernment Ministers and backbenchers who oppose the introduction of the smoking ban in restaurants and bars were criticised …Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
Brennan 'will not allow' derailment to be used to close lineIarnród Éireann will not be allowed to use the derailment of a freight train as an excuse to close down the Waterford to Limerick…Wed Oct 08 2003 - 01:00
Abuse deal queries 'out of order'Persistent attempts by the Opposition to question the Tánaiste about the negotiation of the controversial indemnity deal with…Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Decentralisation plans promised for ChristmasLong-awaited proposals for decentralisation of State agencies and departments will be introduced by the Department of Finance…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
McDowell active in deal, says WoodsFormer minister for education Dr Michael Woods has insisted that the then attorney general, Mr Michael McDowell, was "actively…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Shell 'loath' to invest more in MayoShell, the corporation which owns Enterprise Energy, is reluctant to make any further investment in the Mayo gas pipeline, unless…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Minister urged to 'revisit' abuse indemnity dealFine Gael has called on the Minister for Education to "revisit" the indemnity deal agreed with religious orders on compensation…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Taoiseach dismisses C&AG findingsThe Taoiseach has rejected the assessment by the Comptroller and Auditor General, the State's financial watchdog, that taxpayers…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
Decision 'not yet made on metro'No decision has been made about building a metro system in Dublin, the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, insisted yesterday, …Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
Rabbitte calls for Collins to speak on taxA call has been issued for the Fianna Fáil TD, Mr Michael Collins, to make a personal statement to the Dáil about his inclusion…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
Lack of concern for victims deniedA Supreme Court judge has criticised media accusations of "soft" sentencing of criminals and comparisons with the treatment of…Mon Sept 08 2003 - 01:00
Only 15 of nearly 4,000 FAS apprentices are womenJust 15 of almost 4,000 new apprentices trained this year by FÁS are female, according to the latest figures.Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Women ahead in over-45 smoking figuresMore women than men over the age of 45 are smoking, according to a report by the Office of Tobacco Control, which shows that …Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Aer Rianta to clip wings of swans at Shannon AirportAer Rianta is preparing to clip the wings of swans who are posing a hazard to aircraft at Shannon.Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Smoking ban could cost EUR190m - vintnersA blanket ban on smoking in pubs would result in between 3,100 and 8,500 job losses, and a loss to the Exchequer of between €…Fri Aug 29 2003 - 01:00
Flynn gets calls from 'lots of publishers' to write memoirsFormer EU Commissioner Mr Pádraig Flynn has received a number of offers from publishers to write his political memoirsThu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
IBEC critical of €150m cut to funding of researchIBEC, Opposition parties and disability groups have condemned the €150 million cutbacks in research funding for universities, …Fri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
Leitrim to get its first set of road traffic lightsCounty Leitrim is to have its first permanent set of road traffic lights by year's end.Fri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
Kitt criticised for 'cheap shot' on Luas and M50 accountingA Minister of State has questioned the accounting systems of major Irish infrastructural projects such as Luas and the M50, in…Fri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
'Cabin Fever' contestant to meet FG secretaryCabin Fever contestant Ms Fiona McGonnell will meet senior Fine Gael personnel next week, following speculation that she might…Thu Aug 21 2003 - 01:00
Weather set to smile on Robbie Williams fansAs 135,000 people prepare to let Robbie Williams entertain them tonight in what is billed as the biggest event in the Phoenix…Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
RTE announces wide-ranging autumn scheduleMuch new, some old and some well-worn programmes make up RTÉ's autumn television schedule, announced yesterday.Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
'Imaginative' designs to lure public up the garden path at FarmleighGardening purists may be perplexed or even annoyed by what they see at Farmleigh this month, but they will certainly be stimulated…Sat Aug 02 2003 - 01:00
Decision expected on postal price rises proposalA formal decision will be made this week on whether to grant An Post a price rise in domestic postage rates, which could be worth…Mon Jul 28 2003 - 01:00
Many homeless suffering mental illnessAn actor, a broadcaster, politicians and human rights activists yesterday highlighted the impact of a lack of services on homeless…Mon Jul 28 2003 - 01:00
