Department of Social Protection not a 'soft touch' for fraud or abuse, Minister warnsState can take bank savings or earnings of ‘overpaid’ social welfare recipients with new Dáil powersWed Jun 12 2013 - 06:52
Just 3 per cent of homeowners have sought property tax deferral, says NoonanIt will take more than 125 years of property tax to pay off banking debt, according to SFWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:04
Councillors confirm Keegan as Dublin city managerHe takes up the €190,000 post in SeptemberTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Sewage plant to serve a million people but ‘not one house’ in Fingal , FF claimsPlan is an “absolute disaster” waiting to happen, senator saysMon Jun 10 2013 - 21:52
Reconciliation forum would be ‘pointless’, says Magdalene laundries survivor groupGovernment must publish report in full without any further delay in wake of leaksMon Jun 10 2013 - 10:45
Heated exchanges in Dáil over legislation to allow for public sector pay cutsULA TD Clare Daly accuses Government of ‘treachery’Fri May 31 2013 - 01:00
Crèches in RTE exposè will not be allowed to place JobBridge internsGovernment accused of promoting 'yellow-pack' childcare jobsThu May 30 2013 - 12:38
Assisted suicide law will not be changed‘We all have a right to demand a dignified life but we also have a right to a dignified and peaceful death’Thu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Funding will be cut from creches which breach regulations, Tanaiste warnsGovernment website offers “yellow-pack” childcare placements for €50 a week, TD saysThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Private sector must engage on climate change issue, says UN expertUN special representative for disaster risk reduction Margareta Wahlström said the private sector in most countries was responsible for 80 per cent of all investmentWed May 29 2013 - 23:35
Government defeats motion of no confidence in Minister for JusticeColleagues mount stout defence while McGrath renews challenge for Shatter to answer questions on Garda checkpoint controversyWed May 29 2013 - 19:30
Shatter tells Dáil of regret over Wallace commentsMinister accused of using private and confidential information for his own political advantageTue May 28 2013 - 20:23
Ruairí Quinn admits Susi grant system failuresMinister for Education promises not to “take my eye off the ball” this yearTue May 28 2013 - 01:04
TV licence fee evasion level 16%, says RabbitteMinister for Communications says 42,000 people have declared they have no televisionMon May 27 2013 - 01:00
Noonan urges caution on credit dealsFour nation consumer campaign targets 18 to 35 year-oldsSun May 26 2013 - 11:54
Shatter made two attempts at breathalyser, Taoiseach saysDebate on Fianna Fáil no confidence motion in minister will take place over two nights next weekFri May 24 2013 - 13:29
Dáil sketch: There’s no smoke without ire in the chamberIt’s the story that just won’t go away. Certainly not in the Dáil anyway. Penalty points and the Minister for Justice – yet another episode.Fri May 24 2013 - 01:07
US Senate committee quoted incorrect tax rates for Apple activities here, Dáil toldIreland singled out for global problem ‘exploited by lawyers and tax advisers’Fri May 24 2013 - 01:02
Creche allegations tap into every parent’s worst nightmare, Tánaiste saysMistreatment or abuse of children unacceptable in any setting, Dáil hearsThu May 23 2013 - 23:06
Sharp exchanges between Martin and Gilmore over tobacco lobbyingFianna Fáil leader desribes meeting with industry members as ‘disturbing’Thu May 23 2013 - 19:40
Gilmore expresses confidence in Minister for JusticeGarda issues should not be made public unless there is a prosecution, says TánaisteThu May 23 2013 - 01:15
Dublin City Council discriminating against Wicklow residents, TD claimsLess concern shown for Wicklow people with water supply problems in catchment area, says Simon HarrisThu May 23 2013 - 01:00
Mobile phone companies could be ordered to shut down networks for security threatsThe powers were for situations where a mobile phone might be used to detonate a device remotely, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter saidThu May 23 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore defends Shatter in penalty points controversyTánaiste says Garda activities should not be made public unless charges pressedWed May 22 2013 - 12:21
Fitzgerald plans preschool inspectionsMinister for Children says early-education training system to be reviewedWed May 22 2013 - 01:09
Punishment for abortion in new Bill goes ‘significantly’ further than current lawCall for an extension of the right to conscientious objection in the Bill to include trainee doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others involved in assisting in an abortionWed May 22 2013 - 01:00
Shatter says Commissioner told him about Wallace incidentMinister for Justice says ‘nothing sinister’ in getting information on TDTue May 21 2013 - 14:45
Abortion legislation ‘incompatible with the core values of human rights’Prof William Binchy says Bill not necessary under the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in A, B, C casesTue May 21 2013 - 12:12
Psychiatrists are being asked to be judges in assessing suicide risk, abortion hearings toldLegislation could actually increase risk of suicide in young males, UCD professor saysTue May 21 2013 - 01:31
Abortion legislation is most likely to apply to pregnant teenage girls in care, psychiatrist saysConsultant psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane says a patient’s GP should make the recommendation for an abortion and one psychiatrist should assess the suicidal riskMon May 20 2013 - 22:25
Suicide in pregnancy a real risk, committee is toldOireachtas hearings on new legislation continue for second dayMon May 20 2013 - 08:39
Nobody can say risk of suicide will never occur, Oireachtas health committee hearsPsychiatric assessments of suicide risk are not ‘hocus pocus’, says chief medical officerSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Jail term of up to 14 years for a woman who has an abortion in Ireland ‘bizarre’Master of Holles Street: ‘extraordinary’ that a woman could face this punishmentSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Maternity hospital Masters differ on suicide provisionCurrent regime of treating at-risk pregnant women 'unreasonable', abortion hearing toldFri May 17 2013 - 15:41
Reilly criticised for leaving hearing on abortion legislationMasters of two major maternity hospitals among those giving evidence to Oireachtas committeeFri May 17 2013 - 08:00
Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera would not be allowed drive taxis under new Bill, SF claimsState must honour the Belfast Agreement not to discrimate against political prisonersFri May 17 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore rejects call for independent inquiry into penalty points quashingTánaiste says committee now best place to deal with penalty points controversyThu May 16 2013 - 14:53
Shatter warns over UK withdrawal from EU police cooperationOnly ’terrorists and criminals’ would benefit , Minister for Justice saysWed May 15 2013 - 22:01
Shatter denies that Bill will open floodgates to repossessionsShane Ross warns banks will be able to ‘repossess at will and as they wish in spite of their behaviour in the past’Wed May 15 2013 - 20:25
Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan claims two TDs and a Senator had their penalty points quashedIndependent TD claims Fine Gael’s Andrew Doyle, Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy and Labour’s John Kelly had points quashed.Wed May 15 2013 - 01:18
Ireland has lowest subsidy in the EU for public transport, Dáil hearsTaoiseach insists State subvention to Bus Éireann last year was ‘highest ever’Wed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Senators pay tribute to teenage campaigner against suicideDonal Walsh described as a ‘young man who in a short lifetime achieved a great deal’Wed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Government told to ‘lay off’ public servantsUnion warn employers will use public sector pay cuts model to hit private sector workersSat May 11 2013 - 09:37
Calls for Education Minister to explain plan for child benefit diversion to pre-schoolingSenator highlights difference between child minding and high quality careFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Bus Éireann viability at risk, Tánaiste warns in State transport company strike row€3,000 cut in salary of €33,000 unsustainable, says Fianna Fáil spokesmanFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Helen McEntee gives maiden speechMcEntee says appropriate that her first Dáil contribution should be on the fodder crisisWed May 08 2013 - 23:27
Decision on Coillte privatisation in two weeksContinuing uncertainty bad for the semi-state and the industry, Minister saysWed May 08 2013 - 22:07
Bill granting pardon for deserters who fought with Allies passed‘You can be proud of your contribution or your relative’s contribution in the fight against tyranny,’ says ShatterWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
