Government changed banks' terms - LabourTHE LABOUR Party has claimed that the Government has changed the terms of the bank guarantee scheme from what was agreed in the…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Cowen denies banks exempt from paying if others defaultTHE TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has rejected reports that Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland will be exempt from having to make…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Measure to tackle bullying a 'cop out'MINISTER FOR Communications Eamon Ryan was accused of "copping out" by dealing with mobile phone bullying through criminal legislation…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
National broadband delivery delayedPLANS TO roll out the national broadband scheme have taken "slightly longer than we would have liked", said Minister for Communications…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
TD removals criticisedTHE TAOISEACH has rejected opposition claims that the Government is using Oireachtas committees as “the private property of Fianna…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Cut in grants to Protestant faith schools sparks debateCUTS OF €2.8 million in grants for Protestant faith schools will have the "most serious implications" for the future of the Protestant…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Opposition parties question index-linking of medical cardsOPPOSITION PARTIES have challenged claims that medical card income thresholds for those over 70 will be index-linked.Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Dáil sitting two days next week 'absolutely daft', says GilmoreTHE DÁIL will sit for just two days next week despite Opposition criticism that it was “absolutely daft” not to be in session…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Opposition motion on medical card is defeatedTHE GOVERNMENT last night defeated, by a comfortable 81 to 74 votes, a Fine Gael motion calling for a reversal of the controversial…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
'No more than 5%' will be outside income threshold, says CoughlanTHE GOVERNMENT will introduce whatever legislation is required to ensure that “no more than 5 per cent” of people over 70 are…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Cowen puts FF ahead of pensioners - OppositionTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen was accused of putting his party ahead of pensioners in attempts to resolve the medical card controversy…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Abuses lie behind back to education scheme delays, says HanafinTHE 12-MONTH delay in allowing unemployed people to access the back to education welfare scheme is because of abuses in the past…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Under 5% queried loss of personal dataFEWER THAN 5 per cent of people whose personal data was contained on a laptop stolen from the Department of Social and Family…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Worlds collide as Budget, banks put Dáil in a spinDÁIL SKETCH: In the real world, Government and Independent TDs were convulsed by the disastrous decision to remove medical cards…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Firms 'have case to answer' on banks crisisA FORMER minister of state has ridiculed auditors as a “joke and a waste of timeSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
'Where is the big stick' for the bankers?IRELAND IS paying the “terrible price” for slavishly following the British model of light financial regulation, Labour finance…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
'Mealy-mouthed' move criticised by Labour TDTHE "MEALY-MOUTHED" and "panic measure" by the Government to slightly raise the income threshold for medical cards for the over…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
SF accuses Ahern of 'gutter politics'SINN FÉIN has hit back at Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern over his Dáil comments about €250 million allegedly held by the party…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Legislation required to remove entitlement of over-70sLEGISLATION WILL be required to remove the automatic entitlement to the medical card for over-70s, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
SF challenged on alleged €250m in USMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has challenged Sinn Féin to give the Government "a bit of a hand" by repatriating some of the…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Combative exchanges over medical card means testingTHE CONSTRUCTION Industry Federation (CIF) is the only group to support the Budget, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore said as he challenged…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
State bodies urged to get behind 'renewable' electricity targetGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS and State agencies have been warned they must "row in" behind a new target that by 2020 some 40 per cent…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach rejects FG 'wanton waste' claimsBENEFITS TO society over the past decade from Government policies were no "mirage", Taoiseach Brian Cowen has insisted as he …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Cowen praises his predecessor's legacy on Northern peace processTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has praised his predecessor Bertie Ahern for his role in the peace process and his achievements in government…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Justice agencies to merge - AhernMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has confirmed that there will be "amalgamations and mergers" of agencies within the remit of…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach says there is no budget quick fixTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said tough choices will have to be made in tomorrow's budget.Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Higgins accuses Government of 'rolling over' on Indian nuclear dealMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has staunchly defended the Government's acceptance of a deal on nuclear power between…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
HSE bonus defended by Cowen on contractual groundsCONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS cannot be interfered with "willynilly", Taoiseach Brian Cowen insisted, as he was challenged not to allow…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
TDs say banning of ads for religious orders 'retrograde'RELIGIOUS ORDERS should be allowed to advertise for vocations and Christmas cribs on radio and television and end hypocrisy in…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Building of 57 swimming pools to be completed, says CullenMINISTER FOR Sport Martin Cullen has insisted that the programme to build 57 local authority swimming pools will be completed…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Claim over HSE chief's earningsHEALTH SERVICE Executive (HSE) chief Prof Brendan Drumm will earn €1,700 every working day or €8,500 a week if he receives a …Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Capital boost planned for construction - TaoiseachTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has signalled a "very, very significant" capital investment programme in the forthcoming budget which would…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Ó Cuív defends Waterways Ireland over job proceduresMINISTER for Community Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív said that he was "absolutely happy" with procedures in the cross-Border body Waterways…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
'Stealth' used to pass nuclear agreementNUCLEAR DEAL: THE GOVERNMENT was accused of abandoning "by stealth" its long-held policy of nuclear non-proliferation.Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
All-party group to analyse Irish role in EuropeLISBON TREATY: AN ALL-PARTY sub-committee, which will report by the end of November, has been established to "chart a way forward…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Taxpayers not given appropriate protection, claims Labour's BurtonOVERNIGHT DEBATE: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan "failed the test" to provide "appropriate protection for the taxpayer", …Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Dempsey defends M50 toll systemNEW BARRIER-free tolls on Dublin's M50 motorway are misreading 0Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Banking system on brink of 'collapse'IRELAND'S BANKING system would have "totally collapsed" if the Government had not introduced legislation to underwrite the banks…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Dublin Bus warned on private operatorsMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has warned Dublin Bus he will not allow the company to drive private operators off the road…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
'Fair deal' nursing home Bill due soonLEGISLATION FOR the "fair deal" scheme for State support of nursing home care will be published within the next two weeks and…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
'Opt out' system on organ removal soughtLEGISLATION TO allow for “presumed consent” in organ donation will be introduced this week in the Seanad by former supermarket…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Curragh champagne dilutes recessionIS THIS the first real sign of a recession? There wasn’t a politician to be seen at the races.Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Noonan 'forced' to reveal details of cancer case in DáilA LACK of information from the HSE and from Minister for Health Mary Harney has forced a former minister to reveal in the Dáil…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Tax breaks under review for budgetTAX BREAK schemes are under investigation as part of preparations for dealing with the crisis in the economy through the budget…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Fás inquiry to be agreed after committee meetsTERMS OF reference for an investigation by the Comptroller and Auditor General into the State training agency Fás will not be…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Fire guts historic Dublin church used for practice by Artane BandAN HISTORIC church attached to the former St David's industrial school and previously used by the Artane Band has been gutted…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Proposals made for regulation of sunbedsEIGHTEEN ORGANISATIONS and individuals have made submissions to the Department of Health about proposed new laws to restrict …Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Early recall of Dáil on Lisbon not ruled outCONFUSION EXISTS over whether the Dáil will now be recalled in early September from its summer recess to establish an all-party…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Harney says economy faces 'major challenges' in 2009Minister for Health Mary Harney has signaled the Government’s intention to keep public spending as low as possible next year …Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
