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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Burton accused of 'tormenting' poorClaims have been made in the Dáil that Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton is a “tormentor” of the women and children …Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Apology as Bill on disability pulledTHE MINISTER for Social Protection has apologised for the worry caused to people with disabilities and their families arising…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Ó Cuív weaves baffling web about 'spider and the fly'DÁIL SKETCH: Euro crisis brings out the best in mixed metaphors and nursery rhymesFri Dec 09 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
Banks are 'like Black and Tans'A financial institution has been described in the Dáil as worse than the Black and Tans after its agents seized farm and plant…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
TDs told public shocked at level of hecklingAN “INCREDIBLE” number of complaints have been made by the public shocked at the behaviour of TDs in the Dáil.Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach signals U-turn over disability cutTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has “paused” one of the controversial cuts in disability payments announced in the budget.Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Usher foils security breach at Dáil sittingA VISITOR to Leinster House was prevented by an usher from entering the Dáil chamber, where he said he wanted to address TDs …Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach insists cost of ministerial advisers has been cut by €1.1mTAOISEACH Enda Kenny said the Government had cut the number and cost of ministerial advisers by 30 per cent and by €1Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Kenny shrugs off referendum questionTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny was non-committal when asked if the Government was committed to holding a referendum on treaty change to…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Shatter to confirm Garda station closuresMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter will this week formally confirm the closure of up to 60 Garda stations as part of cuts to the…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Call to have daily Dáil prayer endedA CALL HAS been made to end the prayer said every day in the Dáil before the start of business.Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Coalition passes bank guarantee extensionTHE COALITION’S decision to extend the bank guarantee for another 12 months has been described as the “greatest and most expensive…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Plight of customers in bill-pay collapse to be examinedTHE GOVERNMENT will consider the plight of up to 3,000 families and individuals affected by the collapse in August of bill-payment…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Kenny says pension cut for public servants a first stepTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has defended the level of cuts introduced for top public service pensions and insisted the Government’s …Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Retail space guidelines introduced, says HoganMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan has insisted draft guidelines to relax the floor space limits on retail premises in Dublin…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach to have talks on ConstitutionTHE TAOISEACH, Enda Kenny, will meet Opposition party leaders before the Dáil Christmas recess to discuss the long-promised constitutional…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Ross warns Ireland could lose sovereignty for second timeGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel is calling for fiscal discipline not unity in efforts to deal with the euro crisis, Taoiseach…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Minister signals cuts to child benefitCHILD INCOME-SUPPORT payments will inevitably be affected if the State is to reach a more balanced budget, Minister for Social…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
People seeking turf-cutting package 'not entitled to it'INDEPENDENT TD Luke “Ming” Flanagan has warned the Minister for Heritage that people who are not entitled to it may be applying…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
McGinley says €500,000 could be saved with no Údarás electionsNOT HOLDING elections for Údarás na Gaeltachta will save the State €500,000, Minister of State for the Gaeltacht Dinny McGinley…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Closing community homes not ruled outTHE CLOSURE of up to 42 community hospitals for the elderly as part of health cuts in the budget remain on the table for consideration…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
