Fine Gael dismisses FF proposals for political reform as 'jobs for the boys' while Labour rejects plans as bizarreOPPOSITION REACTION: FIANNA FÁIL proposals for political reform have been dismissed as “jobs for the boys” by Fine Gael environment…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Hillery name back on ballot in Clare as FF pursues familiar strategyCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: THE HILLERY name is back on the ballot paper in Clare, as Fianna Fáil finds itself under pressure in what…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
McDonald says pension fund should be used for jobsSINN FÉIN: SINN FÉIN would use €7 billion from the National Pension Reserve Fund to generate jobs, party vice-president and …Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Sinn Féin launches job creation planSinn Féin policies had the potential to create 160,000 jobs and many more training places, party vice president Mary Lou McDonald…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
FF and FG happy to 'embrace' financial austerityLABOUR PARTY: FIANNA FÁIL and Fine Gael were comfortable with each other’s policies, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore told the Dáil…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
FG-Labour coalition will not reverse cuts, claims GormleyGREEN PARTY: GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley predicted that a Fine Gael-Labour coalition would not deliver change.Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Dynastic rivalry looms large across two countiesCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: KERRY NORTH-WEST LIMERICK: FAMILY CONNECTIONS loom large in this new constituency straddling two counties…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Party puts jobs at forefront of election campaignSINN FÉIN: THE MOST critical election issue was employment, Sinn Féin Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin saidWed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Sinn Féin will tell the IMF 'to go home', Adams insistsSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has said that telling the IMF “to go home and take their money with them” remained his party’…Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Taxing times for Lenihan as Higgins recalls his early days in the HouseDÁIL SKETCH: Debate ranged from sins venial and mortal to liqueur chocolates as TDs got ready to goFri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Sharp exchanges over election dateA CALL by the Labour leader for clarity on the timing of the general election led to sharp exchanges with the Minister for Finance…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Analysis of tax schemes may have averted crisis, says BurtonA COST-BENEFIT analysis of all tax expenditure schemes, particularly in the 1990s, might have prevented the State’s economic …Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Higgins claims no real republic created in IrelandLABOUR’S MICHAEL D Higgins said he hoped he would meet his party colleagues on the presidential election campaign when he made…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
O'Keeffe critical of 'three musketeers'FIANNA FÁIL had gone wrong when it became the “party of the racehorse owner’’, party backbencher Ned O’Keeffe claimed in a valedictory…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Fine Gael against high taxes, says NoonanPARTIES ADVOCATING the least cuts in public expenditure believed in high taxes, Fine Gael finance spokesman Michael Noonan told…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach rejects 'stupid rhetoric' about mandateBRIAN COWEN strongly defended his mandate as Taoiseach in his first Dáil appearance since standing down as Fianna Fáil leader…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Lenihan is encouraged by 'considerable' private supportBRIAN LENIHAN: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan said yesterday he respected the fact that many TDs did not want to make a …Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Minister says she can bring balance that party needsMARY HANAFIN: FIANNA FÁIL leadership candidate Mary Hanafin acknowledged yesterday that Micheál Martin was the frontrunner…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Opposition 'stunt' claim rejected by TaoiseachTAOISEACH Brian Cowen denied he had engaged in stunts in the face of strong Opposition criticism.Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
An Post urged to diversifyAN POST would have to remain competitive to survive, Olivia Mitchell (FG) told the Dáil.Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Emigration a safety valve, TD claimsEMIGRATION WAS providing a safety valve for the Government, Labour employment spokesman Willie Penrose claimed.Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Burton urges less onerous terms from IMFTHE FIRST item on the next government’s “to do list” would be to reopen the EU-IMF deal and secure less onerous but more achievable…Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach refuses to afford time for debateTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen highlighted the different approaches of Fine Gael and Labour to a no confidence motion in his Government…Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Deal can be changed only by EU consent, says CowenANY CHANGES in the interest rate on rescue loans could not be negotiated for Ireland in isolation, Taoiseach Brian Cowen told…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Labour to raise no confidence motionOPPOSITION: LABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore will today demand in the Dáil that the Government provide time this week to debate his…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Martin to vote against Taoiseach tomorrowCONFIDENCE MOTION: MINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin said last night he would vote against the Taoiseach in the confidence…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Fine Gael seeks immediate election following Cowen conferencePOLITICAL REACTION: FINE GAEL last night demanded an immediate general election following Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s press conference…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
HSE will take steps over emergency department waiting times, says HarneyWAITING TIMES for patients attending emergency departments in many hospitals earlier this month were unacceptable, Minister of…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Coughlan in lonely place as Opposition tees up more awkward questionsDÁIL SKETCH: Fianna Fáil was on its own and Ministers and backbenchers were in sombre moodFri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Over 1,500 firms 'failed' last yearMORE THAN 1,500 firms went into liquidation, receivership or examinership last year, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan told …Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Cowen discussed economy at dinnerTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has revealed that he discussed economic issues with a group of people at a dinner on the evening in July…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach does not recall if Anglo issue discussedTHE TAOISEACH said he could not recall saying he would look into the refusal by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Burke welcomes independent minded voters but would like to be rid of Independent TDsDEPARTING THE DÁIL: ULICK BURKE: FINE GAEL TD Ulick Burke (67) has observed a huge generational change in voting patterns since…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Delivering for constituents caps Independent's careerDEPARTING THE DÁIL: RETIRING INDEPENDENT TD Jackie Healy-Rae (79) is very clear about the highs and lows of his 13 years representing…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Retiring FG TD critical of waning Dáil authorityDEPARTING FINE Gael TD Jim O’Keeffe (69) says he has watched a weakening of parliamentary power during his 33 years in the Dáil…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Former 'Irish Times' deputy editor diesFORMER NEWS editor and deputy editor of The Irish Times Gerry Mulvey has died aged 90.Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Books must be given priority over TV, says CoughlanHOMES WITH a lack of reading material, and televisions in the bedrooms, were contributing to low literacy levels among children…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Coughlan to stop schools employing retired teachersSCHOOLS WILL be prohibited from employing retired teachers under legislation to be introduced by Minister for Education Mary …Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Demand for House to sit next week rejectedTHE TÁNAISTE rejected an Opposition demand that the Dáil sit next weekFri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Climate change Bill to be published next weekTHE CLIMATE change Bill would be published next week, Minister for the Environment John Gormley told the Dáil.Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Cowen rejects criticism of EU loan rateA NEW finance mechanism would mean Ireland paying a higher interest rate in some of the EU money it was borrowing, Taoiseach …Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
HSE to inquire into homecare elderly abuse, says CowenTHE HSE would undertake a full investigation into the abuse of old people by paid carers, Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the Dáil…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Restrictions on public service recruitment to apply to DPPTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen insisted the Government’s restriction of public service recruitment and promotions would have to apply …Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
SF says it does not want 'new lord lieutenant'TODAY’S DÁIL vote on the bailout was defended by Taoiseach Brian Cowen.Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Donations legislation to include unionsTRADE UNION contributions to Labour would be covered by legislation on corporate donations it planned to introduce in government…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
FG wants appointments freezeFine Gael is to demand that the Government makes no more appointments to State boards before the end of its term in office.Sun Dec 12 2010 - 00:00
Mattie goes one way, then the other to tee up solo run in TippDÁIL SKETCH: MATTIE McGRATH crossed the Dáil chamber yesterday to bend the ear of Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan.Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
McGrath opposes Bill to cut wages in Dáil voteTIPPERARY SOUTH Fianna Fáil TD Mattie McGrath voted against the Government’s legislation reducing the minimum wage.Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Minister rejects Labour cut of €4.5bnMINISTER FOR Social Protection Eamon Ó Cuív attacked Labour’s economic policies during the debate on the Social Welfare Bill…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
State to take 90% of future bank bonusesSOME 90 per cent of future bonuses paid to senior bankers is to be confiscated in a Government measure to be introduced early…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
