Universal franchise for Seanad ‘too costly’ at €5.25 a ballot paperFF Bill rejected because Constitution creators did not want everyone to have a vote, FG saysFri Mar 28 2014 - 20:00
Taoiseach rejects claims he prompted Callinan to resignFianna Fáil is to table motion of no confidence in Minister for JusticeFri Mar 28 2014 - 14:02
Constitutional right to privacy has to be considered in adoption tracing Bill - MinisterPrivacy should not be ‘way above’ the rights of children to their identity - Clare DalyFri Mar 28 2014 - 01:01
Review of childcare schemes won’t create more places says MinisterBudget cut by €384m between 2008 and 2011, €14m increase in the last three years, says Minister for Children Frances FitzgeraldFri Mar 28 2014 - 01:00
Shatter declines to be drawn on meeting garda whistleblowersGSoc and senior counsel dealing with the issue and processes should ’take their course’Thu Mar 27 2014 - 08:14
Micheál Martin claims Taoiseach ‘effectively sacked’ Garda commissionerEnda Kenny confirms he sent a senior official to see Martin Callinan the night before he resignedThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:05
‘What possible advantage would it be to me’ not to act on commissioner letter – ShatterMinister insists in Dáil he was ‘not briefed’ on Garda phone tapes until MondayThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:01
FF claims Taoiseach ‘essentially sacked’ CommissionerKenny confirms justice secretary general sent to see Callinan night before he resignedWed Mar 26 2014 - 14:58
Documents linked to deaths of two Irish soldiers in Lebanon to be reviewed, says ShatterMinister ‘not optimistic’ about fitting and appropriate resolution to 1981 deathsWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:00
Minister says no evidence of US arms transiting ShannonIt defies all rationality that we assume that what the Americans tell us is true, says WallaceWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach leads tributes on death of Fine Gael TD Nicky McFaddenA woman of ‘courage’ and ‘great joy’ Kenny says of colleague with motor neurone diseaseTue Mar 25 2014 - 22:24
FF gender equality debate held away from main ardfheis arenaMiddle Ireland party must represent women, ‘not just men’, says candidateMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:01
Smoking ban saves 4,000 lives since 2004, says MartinFianna Fáil leader critical of Government’s ‘two-tiered recovery’Mon Mar 24 2014 - 01:01
Mortgage holders ‘should be worried’ by sale of IBRC loansFianna Fáil should not be ‘prisoner of the past’, but offer bold ideas and good policiesSat Mar 22 2014 - 17:50
Abolish income tax and use USC instead, FF delegates toldMiddle-income earners pay lowest average tax, rich pay most followed by poorestSat Mar 22 2014 - 15:34
Fianna Fáil leader confirms party will run candidates in the North in 2019Stop holding ardfheis in Killarney, hold it in central location, Donegal delegates saySat Mar 22 2014 - 13:29
Kenny comments a ‘severe rebuke’ to cabinet colleaguesFF leader says Taoiseach wants to ‘shut down debate’ on whistleblowers to protect ShatterFri Mar 21 2014 - 19:50
No Irish for Seachtain na Gaeilge fortnight on Gaeilge day in the DáilTokenism of the cúpla focail day turns a bit Oirish as Minister responds as BéarlaFri Mar 14 2014 - 01:00
Impossible to write down mortgage costs to their current value, Minister saysMove would cost up to €50 billion and taxpayer has already put €64 billion into banksFri Mar 14 2014 - 01:00
Lack of Irish-speaking Minister ‘disastrous’No Cabinet member available to take Irish questions on day set aside for languageFri Mar 14 2014 - 01:00
Minister for Justice has not ‘failed in any respect’, Bruton tells DáilTaoiseach’s defence of Shatter makes him ‘church mouse’ not ‘mighty mouse’, FF’s Dara Calleary saysThu Mar 13 2014 - 22:25
Work starts today on changes to penalty points systemIs ‘sorry’ not in the Justice Minister’s dictionary, FF asks in whistleblower rowThu Mar 13 2014 - 14:22
Government warned not to ‘gobble’ fund as ‘political pie’ for 2016 electoral benefitFine Gael TD criticises Minister’s regional development policyThu Mar 13 2014 - 01:01
Barry Cowen ‘fed up’ with criticism of FF administrationFianna Fáil TD tells Fine Gael and Labour to stop rehashing arguments from last electionThu Mar 13 2014 - 01:00
‘Stop blaming Fianna Fáil,’ Government toldCowen ‘fed up’ with ‘old mantra’ that ‘it’s all your fault’Wed Mar 12 2014 - 20:46
Free water allowance ‘average’ revealed in weeks, says MinisterOpposition calls for clarity on details of allowance, charge and exchequer fundingWed Mar 12 2014 - 11:02
Government accused of ‘invasion’ of university Seanad seatsSenator David Norris says intention clear in remarks made by Minister Phil Hogan, while Senator Seán Barrett accuses Taoiseach of ‘revenge’ on IndependentsWed Mar 12 2014 - 01:00
‘Someone is telling porkies’ over tax paid by Apple, says CollinsTánaiste insists ‘no special deal’ with multinational, as corporation tax system ‘very clear’Wed Mar 12 2014 - 01:00
HSE warns of risk from stroke drugsPatients’ group calls for ‘consent forms’ after medication linked with haemorrhageMon Mar 10 2014 - 01:00
‘Elephant in the room,’ debt rises €1,000 per second, says Independent TDFine Gael TD who voted against Government on abortion, hits out at Reform AllianceFri Mar 07 2014 - 01:00
Brian Walsh hits out at Reform Alliance for bitternessFG abortion rebel, seeking re-entry to parliamentary party, decries ’sniping’ and ’populism’Thu Mar 06 2014 - 19:24
Deenihan admits ‘we can do better’ on St Patrick’s festivalFianna Fáil says organisers should look to enthusiasm and vigour of Fleadh CeoilThu Mar 06 2014 - 15:03
It will take 100 years for 1% of public service to be fluent in Irish, Sinn Féin claimsGovernment dealing with problems that have grown over 40 years, Minister insistsThu Mar 06 2014 - 11:27
Bill to remove ‘offence’ from Broadcasting Act because it gags free speech - DonnellyLegislation that ‘mollycoddles’ those who take offence harms public debateThu Mar 06 2014 - 01:00
Minister says child beauty pageants ‘steal childhood’Frances Fitzgerald tells Seanad such contests ‘run counter to’ values in UN Convention on Rights of the ChildThu Mar 06 2014 - 01:00
Ireland will be a ‘cold house for child beauty pageants’ Minister warnsSenators table motion to ban contests as organisers aim to hold more competitionsWed Mar 05 2014 - 21:17
Gateway scheme is forced labour at €1 an hour Dáil hears‘So many opportunities for 19.5 hours’ on top of social welfare payment, Taoiseach insistsWed Mar 05 2014 - 20:06
Minister accused of ‘sleeveenism’ over abolition of diet schemeScheme provided allowance for special foods such as those for coeliacsWed Mar 05 2014 - 16:17
Call for Taoiseach to raise undocumented Irish on Capitol HillCrown questions Portlaoise report with no link between baby deaths and staffing with doubled birth rateWed Mar 05 2014 - 01:01
Government will not oppose Fianna Fáil Bill to protect IBRC mortgage holdersMcGrath hopes move not a ‘cosmetic exercise’ but intention to act immediatelyWed Mar 05 2014 - 01:00
‘War-footing’ required to deal with homelessness, Dáil hearsConstruction sector must step up to the mark, says TaoiseachWed Mar 05 2014 - 01:00
Kenny insists decision on UHI not being put offWhite Paper will be published in the next couple of weeks Taoiseach insistsTue Mar 04 2014 - 15:54
FG waters down proposal to ban sale of cigarettes in pubsMinister to ‘explore’ legislation but motion aims to break link between alcohol and tobaccoSat Mar 01 2014 - 09:16
Fine Gael spent more on papers, magazines, flowers than on women’s development programmeParty spent €417 on women, €2,657 on papers, magazines and flowers from leader’s fundSat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Former confidential recipient Oliver Connolly to be invited to attend Oireachtas justice committeeMinister says he had no knowledge of female Garda claims of sexual harassmentFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:01
Dáil Sketch: Roll up, roll up for Paschal’s grand tour of EuropeAudience of three TDs for Minister’s narrativeFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:01
Proposed IBRC mortgage sale based on ‘imperfect’ information, Dáil toldThousands of homeowners face eviction if sale goes ahead to ’vulture’ funds, say TD Stephen DonnellyThu Feb 27 2014 - 22:34
Shatter had ‘no knowledge’ of Garda claims of sex harassmentConfidential Recipient’s behaviour a ’surprise and a mystery’ to Minister for JusticeThu Feb 27 2014 - 11:43
‘Fault on both sides’ by Garda whistleblower and investigation team - ShatterMcCabe was ‘not directed but invited’ to engage with inquiry, says MinisterThu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
Garda whistleblowers will be protected under new BillBrendan Howlin tells Dáil legal framework for combating corruption is ‘world class’Thu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
