HSE to present plan to Reilly this monthFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin criticises Government over health budget cutsThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:01
Former soldier told to move out of Army home after 34 yearsMinister says accommodation only provided to serving members of Defence ForcesThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
Noonan announces amendments to budget provisionsFF TD says some elderly people have already paid next year’s property taxWed Nov 06 2013 - 22:12
Taoiseach defends Reilly following Dáil call for his resignationSF’s Mary Lou McDonald insists it is time for MinisterWed Nov 06 2013 - 13:54
Sinn Féin hands over new secret Anglo tapes to GardaPearse Doherty tells Dáil tapes not published on legal adviceWed Nov 06 2013 - 12:38
Adams and the IRA criticised following documentary on the DisappearedSF leader says he will continue to work with the commission attempting to locate bodiesWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:13
Kenny rejects Opposition claim that people being forced to pay next year’s property tax this yearTaoiseach insists no legal obligation on people to do soWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Donnelly critical of funding cuts for third-level institutionsIreland could not aspire to being a global leader in technology while halving the level of funding per student, he saysWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Shatter rules out independent inquiry into cancellation of penalty points.SF justice spokesman refers to media reports of cancellationsWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Cannabis-based medicinal drugs to be made available, says WhiteMinister of State rules out legalising the drugWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:00
No legal obligation to pay 2014 property tax this year - KennyTaoiseach rejects suggestions of a ‘Government money grab’Tue Nov 05 2013 - 16:44
State-funded report calls for commission of inquiry into banking collapseStudy conducted with Transparency Ireland also calls for bill of rights and lower voting ageTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:00
Tensions increase between Quinn and teachers over Junior Cert reformsTeachers reject Minister’s claim that existing resources are adequateMon Oct 28 2013 - 20:47
McGrath to seek clarity on taxing of pensions in excess of €60,000FF finance spokesman: favourable treatment for public servants could not be justifiedMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
FF leader pays tribute to two former colleagues who died at the weekendFormer minister Noel Davern and former TD Denis Foley both died at the weekendSun Oct 27 2013 - 21:33
Long-term social welfare dependency must be prevented, says BurtonOpposition renews its budget criticism in welfare Bill debateFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:03
FF Senator calls for greater scrutiny of EU directives and regulationsTanaiste warns against debating EU legislation already agreed by IrelandFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:01
Child removed after remarks by ‘bigoted busybody’, says Higgins‘Good faith based on bigoted assumptions is a mandate for injustice against minorities’Thu Oct 24 2013 - 15:04
Concern voiced in Dáil over removal of childrenFianna Fáil asks if same ‘extreme actions’ would be allowed if the children were Irish nationalsThu Oct 24 2013 - 12:35
Tax relief on private health insurance to cost €500m, says KennyMartin claims people with basic insurance affected by reduction in tax reliefThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach to hold talks with party leaders on Seanad reformSenators put forward various views in special debateWed Oct 23 2013 - 22:34
Kenny defends reduction in tax relief for health insuranceTaoiseach was responding to claims that 1.2 million people will be affected by changesWed Oct 23 2013 - 13:45
Symphysiotomy controversy still not resolved, Dáil hearsMinister for Health will bring proposals to Government ‘in the coming weeks’Wed Oct 23 2013 - 13:28
Government says it is trying to keep cultural institutions openMinister for the Arts Jimmy Deenihan says reduction in funding for the Arts Council was €3.967 millionWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:01
FF accused of ‘creating hysteria’ about medical cardsSenator says replacement of one-parent family credit with single-person childcare credit would discriminate against separated fathersWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach says new communications strategy will allay medical card fearsSF leader calls for general electionWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:00
No change in budget medical card measures, says KennySF leader calls for general election in heated Dáil exchangesTue Oct 22 2013 - 19:51
Gilmore gale knocks the wind out of Willie O’DeaGilmore challenges O’Dea to say what measures he would take to ensure extra savingsFri Oct 18 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore introduces Dáil reform measuresOpposition criticises lack of consultationFri Oct 18 2013 - 01:00
Irish emigrant treated as ‘foreigner’ on returning home to attend collegeSeanad urged to consider involvement of diaspora in Irish electionsFri Oct 18 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore defends cut to youth doleGovernment accused of introducing measure ‘to pauperise the young unemployed’Thu Oct 17 2013 - 12:41
Clune defends review of medical card schemeThose in severe need have cards withdrawn, says O’BrienThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:01
Kenny rejects Opposition budget criticism in heated Dail exchangesCriticism of treatment of young and elderlyThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:01
Kenny denies ‘witch-hunt’ of medical card holdersFianna Fáil leader accuses Government of targetting older peopleWed Oct 16 2013 - 13:26
‘Even the dead aren’t safe from this Government’ - Michael McGrathFianna Fáil claims 35,000 people will lose medical card after this year’s budgetTue Oct 15 2013 - 23:44
Government has comfortable majority in first budget voteTaoiseach rejects Opposition criticism of alcohol price increaseTue Oct 15 2013 - 20:57
Amount of Government debt is ‘elephant in the room’Inequality in Ireland is four times OECD average, Technical Group TD tells DáilTue Oct 15 2013 - 20:20
Budget measures echo 1913 Lockout, says DohertyBudget delivers another ‘almighty wallop’ to Irish people, says McDonaldTue Oct 15 2013 - 17:51
Benefits for new claimants under-25 to be cut in budgetFree GP care for children aged five and under to be introducedMon Oct 14 2013 - 17:56
Government cautious on holding further referendumsTDs taken aback about the scale of apathy in Seanad referendumMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00
Delegates in upbeat mood at FG conferenceSeanad referendum defeat dismissed as minor setbackMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00
Details of budget to be finalised by Cabinet this eveningMinister for Health describes reports of €400m overrun as ‘wild speculation’Sun Oct 13 2013 - 17:35
Regional development ‘not about taking projects away from Dublin’, says Leo VaradkarMinister criticises previous government’s decentralisation driveSat Oct 12 2013 - 11:11
Donohoe says those responsible for Northern murders “criminal terrorists’’Minister of State stresses co-operation between Garda and PSNIFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:01
Gilmore raises possibility of amalgamation of some maternity hospitalsOpposition demands for imoplementation of Savita report recommendationsFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:01
Retention of all maternity hospitals should be considered - GilmoreDecision should be made in light of report on death of Savita Halappanavar, says TánaisteThu Oct 10 2013 - 12:49
Enda Kenny and Gerry Adams clash on upcoming budgetTaoiseach rejects Sinn Féin leader’s criticism of economic policyThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:43
Senators call for increased allowances for county councillors representing large electoral areasNed O’Sullivan says time to “get real’’ about income of councilorsThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:32
Kenny and Adams clash over budget proposalsTaoiseach claims Sinn Fein has done nothing substantial to help the economyWed Oct 09 2013 - 12:02
