Pledges depend on resources - CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said implementing the Programme for Government would depend on the resources available.Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
Fish products will need legal certification, says SmithIN LESS than two years, fishery products will require a certificate that they have been caught legally before they can be imported…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore calls for Dáil release of exchequer figuresLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore said that today’s Government exchequer figures should be announced in the Dáil because of the deteriorating…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Labour wants new group to decide on e-voting machinesTHE LABOUR Party has called for the setting up of an Oireachtas committee to consider the future of the State’s electronic voting…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Cowen urged to call in banks 'squeezing life' out of businessTHE LABOUR leader demanded that the Taoiseach call in the banks, claiming that they were “squeezing the life” out of many businesses…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Motion to transfer Irish passenger data agreedENHANCED SECURITY at airports worldwide was now part and parcel of the experience of air travel, Minister of State for Transport…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Decentralisation to continue - CowenTAOISEACH Brian Cowen insisted that the Government’s decentralisation proposals would go ahead in the face of strong Opposition…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach denies he is to blame for economic downturnOPPOSITION CLAIMS that he was responsible for the economic downturn were rejected by Taoiseach Brian Cowen during sharp exchanges…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Increased competition would counter rising prices, says MinisterTHERE WAS a need for a more competitive retail marketplace in the Republic to deal with rising prices, Minister for Enterprise…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
Killeen says €1.1bn of illegal fisheries products imported annually into EUAN ESTIMATED 500,000 tonnes of illegal fisheries products, valued at €1Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
40,000 in pre-fabs 'not good enough'AN ESTIMATED 40,000 primary school children are attending classes in pre-fab buildings, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore told the …Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
FG highlights economic situationTHE GOVERNMENT was focused on maintaining budgetary discipline, Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the Dáil.Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
Kenny warns against State becoming isolated in EUFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny warned against Ireland becoming isolated in Europe.Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
Cowen denounces 'great falsehood' on commissionerTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said that the No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum made Ireland more vulnerable to losing its EU commissioner…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Ahern defends Thornton HallTHE BUILDING of a new prison in Thornton Hall, in north Dublin, was strongly defended by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern.Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Ganley has not ruled out career in politicsLIBERTAS FOUNDER: THE FOUNDER of Libertas, Declan Ganley, said he had not ruled out a political career in the aftermath of yesterday…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Opposition demands debate on economyOPPOSITION PARTIES have demanded a debate on the economy before the Dáil adjourns for the summer recess next month.Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Public confused about hospitals plan, says LabourLABOUR HEALTH spokeswoman Jan O'Sullivan claimed that there was public confusion about the Government's hospital co-location …Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan refuses to be drawn on pay increasesMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan refused to be drawn on how the deferred ministerial salaries will impact on the social partnership…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan refuses to withdraw 'price whingers' remarkMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan came under opposition pressure to withdraw his assertion that consumers and businesses should…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Defeat would harm our standing in EU, says TaoiseachCOWEN INTERVIEW: IRELAND WOULD be disadvantaged in Europe if the Lisbon Treaty referendum was defeated, the Taoiseach claimed…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
TD accuses lawyers of 'gross, wilful overcharging'SOME MEMBERS of the legal profession are guilty of "gross, wilful overcharging'', Paul Connaughton (FG, Galway East) told the…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Cowen defends cut in hospital jobsTHE TAOISEACH defended the reduction of 120 temporary jobs at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin in heated exchanges…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Marketing of alcoholic 'shot pack' could be bannedA BAN on marketing an alcoholic "shot pack'' is being considered, Minister of State for Health John Moloney told the Dáil.Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Number of prefabs in primary schools unknown, says QuinnLABOUR EDUCATION spokesman Ruairí Quinn claimed that the Department of Education cannot tell him how many prefabs are in the …Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
No offence meant in weekend treaty remarks - CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said no offence was intended in his weekend remarks relating to the role played by Fine Gael and Labour…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Call for legislation to deal with unofficial strikesLEGISLATION SHOULD be put in place to deal with unofficial strikes, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey told the Dáil.Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
O'Dea outlines back-up for troops in ChadTHE MINISTER for Defence, Willie O’Dea, said he had been assured by the Army that there were adequate medical facilities for …Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
O'Keeffe refuses to give pledges on €252m for schoolsMINISTER FOR Education Batt O'Keeffe said he could not make any commitments on funding until he had finalised consultations with…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Cowen warns FG he'll bring in the hecklersBRIAN COWEN warned Fine Gael that he could organise Government TDs to heckle Enda Kenny during Opposition leaders' questions.Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Flynn challenged to vote against party on cancer centresBEVERLEY FLYNN was last night challenged to vote for the retention of cancer services in her native Mayo during an emotional …Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Kenny 'inflaming' misdiagnoses issue, says CowenTHERE WERE heated exchanges when the Taoiseach accused the Fine Gael leader of politicising medical misdiagnoses in the northeast…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Cowen will not say if tribunal sought Boyne fileTHE TAOISEACH said he could not reveal the detail of correspondence between the Mahon tribunal and the Government.Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore criticises use of poster using 1916 ProclamationLABOUR CAMPAIGN: LABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore sharply criticised the No side in the Lisbon Treaty campaignTue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Mooney likely to enter race for MEP seatLEITRIM-BASED former senator Pascal Mooney is emerging as a likely candidate for the second place on Fianna Fáil's European ticket…Mon May 19 2008 - 01:00
External experts to review delayed cancer diagnosesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has established a review by external experts into the delayed diagnosis of cancer patients…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Company guilty of fraud awarded contract, says FG spokesmanTHERE WERE heated exchanges when Fine Gael health spokesman Dr James Reilly claimed that a company found guilty of fraud had …Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Cowen defends policy on hospitalsDÁIL REPORT: THE TAOISEACH was criticised by the Labour leader for not having the facts on the Government's hospital co-location…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Safety of children being put in jeopardy, says KennyFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny accused the Government of colluding with the HSE “in the endangerment of the children of the nation…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Cowen admits OECD 'caution' over transfersTAOISEACH Brian Cowen acknowledged that a recent OECD report had sounded a note of caution about the Government's decentralisation…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Cowen to meet Independents to discuss deals with AhernTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen is expected to have individual meetings with the three Independent TDs supporting his Government to discuss…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Labour calls for debate on BurmaLABOUR’S FOREIGN affairs spokesman, Michael D Higgins, called for a Dáil debate on the situation in Burma.Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Management companies for apartments to be regulatedTHE GOVERNMENT is to publish legislation during the current Dáil session regulating management companies in apartment complexes…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Timing of Morris report defendedTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan defended the timing of the publication of the Morris tribunal report into the conduct of some gardaí in…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Gregory calls for an end to 'inequalities'INDEPENDENT TONY Gregory, Dublin Central, urged Brian Cowen to end the “divisive inequalities” in Irish society.Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Cowen complacent about economy, says KennyFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny accused Brian Cowen and his Government of “a dangerously complacent attitude” to the economy.Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Growth in State agencies criticisedTHE GOVERNMENT is planning to create 11 new State agencies despite promising public service reform, Labour leader Éamon Gilmore…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
FG could look to former GAA head for seat in EuropeTHERE IS speculation that Fine Gael may approach former GAA president Seán Kelly to run for the party in the South constituency…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Muslim leader criticises religious bias in IrelandDublin-based Dr Satardien said that he lived less than 20 metres away from a primary school, yet it could not accept his Irish…Mon May 05 2008 - 01:00
O'Shea says threat of Olympic ban could force action on rightsGOAL CHIEF executive John O'Shea has said an international threat to boycott the Olympic Games could force China to confront …Mon May 05 2008 - 01:00
