State urged to levy windfall gainsTaxation: The State should use taxation or development levies to claw back windfall gains made by developers if their property…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Land cost, planning codes will be probed - HanafinThe Government has signalled a tentative willingness to adopt a call by an Oireachtas committee for a cap on the price of development…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Report urges more council powersLocal authorities: Measures to cap the price of development land would be "almost certain" to pass a constitutional challenge…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Property groups oppose any cap on price of landCapping: Powerful property interests expressed strong opposition to any capping of the value of development land in submissions…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Proposal to charge job-hunters is deniedThe Government has rejected claims by the Labour Party that it is preparing to charge an application fee for people seeking jobs…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Oireachtas body to urge cap on price of zoned landAn influential Oireachtas committee will urge the Government today to endorse a package of measures to fundamentally reform the…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Minister warns of tourists' concerns over pricesThe Minister for Tourism has said that while a record number of visitors are expected to take holidays in Ireland this year there…Mon Apr 05 2004 - 01:00
FF faces 'daunting' Euro electionThe Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has said Fianna Fáil faces major difficulties in its efforts to retain six seats in …Sat Apr 03 2004 - 01:00
Majority of submissions say e-voting system is flawedAn overwhelming majority of submissions to the Commission on Electronic Voting have said that the Government's €35 million voting…Sat Apr 03 2004 - 01:00
Consultants at Bord na gCon cannot contact witnessesConsultants investigating an irregularity at the greyhound board have been unable for up to three years to interview potential…Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Labour signals more co-operation between the Opposition partiesMr Pat Rabbitte has signalled moves to form a platform with the other Opposition parties by describing the June elections as …Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
'Exceptionally high' probability of collusionThe probability of British security force collusion with the UVF bombers who attacked Dublin and Monaghan in 1974 was "exceptionally…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Taoiseach for tribunal on MondayThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the former minister, Senator Mary O'Rourke, are among several leading Fianna Fáil figures scheduled…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
State has spent €190m on tribunals since 1991The mounting cost of public tribunals is further revealed in confidential records held by a Dáil committee that show the State…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Ahern opens lung unit at Mater HospitalThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has accused those who defy the smoking ban of "bravado" and of seeking publicity by trying to get their…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
FF TDs differ on legal status for gay couplesFianna Fáil TDs have expressed resistance to the concept of State recognition for gay couples but a number said they would support…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Health boards told to sell land to pay for hospitalsHealth debate: The Government has asked health boards to carry out audits of all their property holdings so that unused land…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
€22.5m from yard sale to help fund decentralisationProperty sell-off: The Government realised €22Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Mitchell seeks EU poll nominationThe Fine Gael TD Mr Gay Mitchell, and the former TD Ms Frances Fitzgerald have declared their interest in running for the party…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Socialist leader pledges to fight privatisation of State's assetsSocialist Party conference: The Socialist Party has accused the Coalition of pursuing the most right-wing economic policy since…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Dublin candidate criticises FF lord mayor and calls for direct electionsMayoral elections: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr Royston Brady, was a symbol of everything that was wrong with local government…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Most smokers in favour of ban, says TaoiseachPolitical fallout: The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has claimed that the overwhelming majority of smokers are in favour of the ban on…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Turkey asks Ahern to intervene on CyprusTURKEY: The Turkish government has asked the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to intervene in UN-sponsored talks to re-unite Cyprus before…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
McDowell calls for prospective Euro candidates to contact partyPlans by the PDs to contest the European election in June are looking increasingly threadbare after the Minister for Justice, …Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Harney wants tax bands linked to inflationThe Tánaiste has pledged to increase tax bands in line with inflation and said workers on the average industrial wage will not…Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
FG to support Government on citizenship pollFine Gael is set to support the Government's controversial referendum on citizenship although the party will resist any plan …Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
Government defends electronic voting BillThe Government has defended the Bill to introduce State-wide electronic voting against claims by Labour that the legislation …Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
PDs reassess European poll strategy for DublinThe PDs are reassessing their European election strategy in the absence of an obvious candidate to run in Dublin instead of Ms…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
FG says tough consumer rights enforcer is neededFine Gael has called for the appointment of a "consumer rights enforcer" with powers equivalent to those of the ombudsman, Ms…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Signs of rethink on welfare cuts for widowsTDs in Fianna Fáil and the PDs have intensified pressure on the Government over a controversial cut in the welfare entitlements…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Rabbitte stands over criticism of immigrant pollThe Labour Party leader last night stood over his claim that the Government was pursuing a citizenship referendum because Fianna…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Widows' welfare cuts to be debatedFine Gael, Labour and the Greens are to table their third joint private members' motion since the Christmas recess.Sat Mar 20 2004 - 00:00
FG accuses Taoiseach of hypocrisy over terrorismFine Gael has accused the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, of hypocrisy over terrorism after pointing out that a Bill to introduce new counter…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Commitment to property report doubtedOpposition parties have expressed their concern that the Government will ignore a new report on property which says that local…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Tax property speculators' windfall profits, report urgesAn Oireachtas committee is set to tell the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, that he should use taxes or development levies to recoup some…Thu Mar 18 2004 - 00:00
Report urges more detail on pricesEstate agents and auctioneers should be subject to independent or State regulation over market information they provide to the…Thu Mar 18 2004 - 00:00
Measures on social housing proposedLocal authorities should include the cost of providing social and affordable housing in their development levies, the Oireachtas…Thu Mar 18 2004 - 00:00
Harney confirms she met developerThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, has confirmed she met property developer Mr Tom Gilmartin but declined to say if he told her of his …Wed Mar 17 2004 - 00:00
FG selects McGuinness for East constituencyFine Gael has selected agricultural journalist Mairéad McGuinness and outgoing MEP Ms Avril Doyle to contest the European election…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Ireland may call summit on EU securityThe Government is consulting with other EU members on the possibility of holding an emergency summit of interior and justice …Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
'Free-for-all' no solution to lack of affordable housingRural housing debate: The Green party's environment spokesman, Mr Ciarán Cuffe, criticised the Government's one-off rural housing…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Ahern calls for party to take positive stance towards EUDebate on Europe: The outgoing Green MEP for Leinster Ms Nuala Ahern has called on the party to adopt a more positive stance…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Call for developers to give land for schoolsEducation debate: Developers of major residential developments should be obliged by law to provide a portion of their land to…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
High-chairs and high morale as Greens gatherDelegates' views: The Green convention in Salthill saw the biggest deployment of high-chairs at an Irish political event as …Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Diplomatic immunity for secret service not an option says LabourIRELAND: Labour has called on the Government to reject any demand from the US for diplomatic immunity for the secret service…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Government accused of bowing to businessFinance debate: The Government was repeatedly accused at the Green convention of bowing to the demands of big business instead…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Garda must tackle corrupt politiciansCorruption debate: The Garda should not stand aside from tackling corruption while the tribunals of inquiry are under way, the…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Ahern and Blair to meet North parties next weekThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Blair, will travel to Hillsborough Castle tomorrow week in their …Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
FF and PD backers hoard land, says leader of GreensThe leader of the Greens, Mr Trevor Sargent, has launched a scathing attack on the Government and its supporters, accusing the…Sat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
