Claim Army needs mission abroadTHE ARMY needed an international mission, Fine Gael defence spokesman Jimmy Deenihan has claimed.Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach warns Israel of 'serious consequences'TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has issued a stern warning to the Israeli government about the safety of Irish people at risk in the storming…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Fine Gael to oppose further tax increasesFINE GAEL has ruled out any increases in taxation to deal with the State’s public financesWed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Government not in party mood for 13th anniversaryDÁIL SKETCH: IT WAS never going to be much of an anniversary party.Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Dublin to have mayoral election this year - GormleyMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley said it was still his intention that Dublin would have a directly elected mayor this…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Docks body losses not known, says GormleyTHE COST to the State of the losses caused by serious failings at the Dublin Docklands Development Authority were not yet known…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Backbencher criticises byelection delaysGOVERNMENT BACKBENCHER Sean Power said voters where byelections were pending should not be deprived of Dáil representation.Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore calls for 'promised' review of code of conduct for office-holdersA REVIEW of the code of conduct for office-holders was called for by Labour’s Eamon Gilmore.Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Cowen does not know how many have died in careTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said he was unhappy the HSE could not say how many children died in its care in the past decade.Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Commission would await €3bn cut planTHE EU Commission would want to see if there was a €3 billion adjustment in the Irish economy next year, Taoiseach Brian Cowen…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Labour plans change to air travel taxREMOVING OR reducing the air travel tax are part of a €10 million boost to the State’s tourism industry in a plan announced by…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Receivers warned over false fee claimsRECEIVERS APPOINTED by the Courts Service will face criminal sanction if they submit false fees and expenses under an amendment…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Coughlan hopeful church may shed some schoolsMINISTER FOR Education Mary Coughlan said she hoped to see the Catholic Church divesting itself of some its schools on a trial…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Promise of 200 extra staff in child protectionTHE HSE plans to recruit an extra 200 social workers for child protection services this year, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan told the…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Cowen refuses to be drawn on date for referendumTAOISEACH Brian Cowen again refused to be drawn on a date for a referendum on children’s rights.Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Nama fees may cost more than tribunals - KennyFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has predicted that Nama’s accountancy and legal fees will cost more than payments to lawyers at the…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Coughlan says no date set for referendumTHE REFERENDUM on children’s rights should be held on its own, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan told the DáilWed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Deputy criticises adjournment debatesTHE GOVERNMENT sub-committee on Dáil reform last met in January, chief whip John Curran told the HouseWed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Call to restore funding for bombing survivorsTHE RESTORATION of funding for the survivors of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974 was sought yesterday at a commemoration…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Rabbitte calls for Ahern to support archbishop's 'plea'THE MINISTER for Justice supported a recent claim by the Archbishop of Dublin that there were attempts to cover up clerical child…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Smithwick tribunal has cost €6.3m to date, Dáil toldTHE FIVE-YEAR-LONG Smithwick tribunal has so far cost €6.3 million, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern told the Dáil.Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Bill on fisheries calls for fixed penalties up to €1,000REFORM OF the laws covering the State’s commercial fishermen was urged by Fine Gael TD Jim O’KeeffeThu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Watchdog for grocery trade needs clout, Dáil hearsA PROPOSED new competition body overseeing the grocery trade would have the power to search premises and remove documents, Minister…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Cowen denies Gilmore charge of 'doctoring' Anglo Irish documentationTHE TAOISEACH denied the Department of Finance had been involved in “doctoring” Anglo Irish Bank documentation.Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Cabinet to discuss ban on legal highsLEGISLATION BANNING the sale of a number of substances available in head shops will be discussed by the Cabinet today.Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Moneylenders 'prey' on people with debtsTHE STATE’S high level of personal indebtedness was leading to a growing problem of moneylending, Independent Wicklow TD Joe …Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore and Kenny call for debate on €1.3bn Greek loanEUROPEAN RATING agencies were sharply criticised by Labour leader Eamon Gilmore.Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Coughlan rejects proposal for forum on patronage in primary schoolsESTABLISHING A national forum on patronage in primary schools has been ruled out by Minister for Education Mary Coughlan.Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
McDaid willing to forgo pensionFIANNA FÁIL backbencher Dr Jim McDaid said he did not deserve a ministerial pension and would give it up if there was a rational…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Dáil to debate legislation for Greece loan within fortnightLEGISLATION PROVIDING for the State’s €1Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
O'Rourke calls for children's rights referendum dateFIANNA FÁIL backbencher Mary O'Rourke called on the Government to name the date for the referendum on children's rightsFri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Holiday from banks may be behind longer weekend breakDÁIL SKETCH: TÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan became uncharacteristically silent for a brief period in the Dáil yesterdayFri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach 'has learned nothing on bank practices'LABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore yesterday accused the Taoiseach of learning and changing nothing on banking practices.Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
'Positive dividend' expected in labour market as economy gains momentumAN UPBEAT economic assessment was given to the Dáil by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan when answering Opposition questions…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Fine Gael calls for clarity on €2bn deficitFINE GAEL finance spokesman Richard Bruton called for clarity on the EU’s attitude to the Government’s handling of budgetary …Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
No quick-fix answers to prison overcrowding, claims AhernTHERE WERE no easy, quick-fix answers to prison overcrowding, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern told the Dáil.Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Ending pensions unconstitutional, insists CowenINTRODUCING LEGISLATION to immediately end the paying of ministerial pensions to TDs and Senators would be unconstitutional, …Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Ahern defends Louth supportMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern said yesterday he would always support projects with the potential for job creation in his …Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Coveney calls for increased use of biofuelsFINE GAEL energy spokesman Simon Coveney called for the introduction of further measures to increase the use of biofuels.Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Coughlan rules out curbing pay packagesTHE GOVERNMENT had no plans to introduce legislation curbing remuneration packages for those responsible for the banking crisis…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Cowen defends record as minister for finance after criticism from GilmoreTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen again defended his record as minister for finance.Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Clarification sought on role of two Anglo directorsSINN FÉIN’S finance spokesman Arthur Morgan has called for clarification on the role of the two public interest directors on …Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
No staffing issues at DPP's office - CowenTHERE WERE no staffing issues in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the Dáil…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach called to account over banks againDÁIL SKETCH: PENSIONS FIGURED prominently in the Dáil yesterday when the House returned after the two-week Easter recess.Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Cowen says pension top-up not a personal paymentBANK OF Ireland chief executive Richie Boucher’s €1Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Tributes to former 'Irish Times' directorST JOHN the Baptist Church, Clontarf, Dublin, was filled to overflowing yesterday for a service of reception for former board…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Prayers for recovery at ceremony for dead of 1916CEREMONIAL RITUAL was combined with a prayer for the State’s future at the Government’s annual commemoration of the 1916 Rising…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Carey to introduce measures to prevent head shops tradingMINISTER FOR Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Pat Carey pledged “watertight measures’’ to prevent head shops trading…Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Dictionaries shed no light on an awfully bad word entirelyDÁIL SKETCH: CHAIRMAN OF the Fine Gael parliamentary party Pádraic McCormack had little sleep on Wednesday nightFri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Irish children 'the fattest in Europe'IRELAND HAS the fattest children in Europe, FF TD and GP Dr Jimmy Devins told the Dáil.Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
