Extra 'alleviation' teachers to assist hardest hit disadvantaged schoolsA NUMBER of teaching positions will be made available for “alleviation” measures to disadvantaged schools most affected by budget…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
HSE error in nursing home figuresMinister for Health James Reilly has corrected the record of the Dáil about mistaken figures he gave six months ago for the number…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Higgins accused over bonus stanceMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has accused Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins and People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Dáil goes into Christmas recessThe Dáil goes into Christmas recess today and returns on Wednesday January 11th.Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach and Higgins clash over €100 tax on householdsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny and Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins clashed in the Dáil over the introduction of the €100 household charge…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach defends education cutsSUPPORTS FOR disadvantaged schools are still in place, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has insisted, while conceding 428 teaching posts …Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Patients' move to secure ward comes under fireMINISTER OF STATE for Health Kathleen Lynch has said there is “little we can do” for patients in Grangegorman who are being transferred…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Government accused of chasing taxpayers 'to graveyard' for chargeDEATH WILL not spare taxpayers from the household charge, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has told the Dáil as he introduced…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
FG TD attacks redundancy rebate cutA GOVERNMENT backbencher has condemned the redundancy rebate cut in the Social Welfare Bill, which she claims could result in…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
TD claims 'thugs' are doing repossessionsACTION BY a bank to repossess machinery from a Co Tipperary contractor was described as “State terrorism” after its agents “wearing…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Ó Cuív weaves baffling web about 'spider and the fly'DÁIL SKETCH: Euro crisis brings out the best in mixed metaphors and nursery rhymesFri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Healy Rae taken to hospitalIndependent TD Michael Healy Rae was rushed to hospital this afternoon after taking ill in the Dáil.Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Government will tell banks to pass on rate cut, says TánaisteTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore and Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty clashed in the Dáil over the Government’s actions to get…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Banks are 'like Black and Tans'A financial institution has been described in the Dáil as worse than the Black and Tans after its agents seized farm and plant…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Burton accused of 'tormenting' poorClaims have been made in the Dáil that Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton is a “tormentor” of the women and children …Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Apology as Bill on disability pulledTHE MINISTER for Social Protection has apologised for the worry caused to people with disabilities and their families arising…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach signals U-turn over disability cutTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has “paused” one of the controversial cuts in disability payments announced in the budget.Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Usher foils security breach at Dáil sittingA VISITOR to Leinster House was prevented by an usher from entering the Dáil chamber, where he said he wanted to address TDs …Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
TDs told public shocked at level of hecklingAN “INCREDIBLE” number of complaints have been made by the public shocked at the behaviour of TDs in the Dáil.Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach insists cost of ministerial advisers has been cut by €1.1mTAOISEACH Enda Kenny said the Government had cut the number and cost of ministerial advisers by 30 per cent and by €1Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Kenny shrugs off referendum questionTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny was non-committal when asked if the Government was committed to holding a referendum on treaty change to…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Shatter to confirm Garda station closuresMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter will this week formally confirm the closure of up to 60 Garda stations as part of cuts to the…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Call to have daily Dáil prayer endedA CALL HAS been made to end the prayer said every day in the Dáil before the start of business.Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Plight of customers in bill-pay collapse to be examinedTHE GOVERNMENT will consider the plight of up to 3,000 families and individuals affected by the collapse in August of bill-payment…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Coalition passes bank guarantee extensionTHE COALITION’S decision to extend the bank guarantee for another 12 months has been described as the “greatest and most expensive…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Kenny says pension cut for public servants a first stepTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has defended the level of cuts introduced for top public service pensions and insisted the Government’s …Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Retail space guidelines introduced, says HoganMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan has insisted draft guidelines to relax the floor space limits on retail premises in Dublin…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Ross warns Ireland could lose sovereignty for second timeGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel is calling for fiscal discipline not unity in efforts to deal with the euro crisis, Taoiseach…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Minister signals cuts to child benefitCHILD INCOME-SUPPORT payments will inevitably be affected if the State is to reach a more balanced budget, Minister for Social…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach to have talks on ConstitutionTHE TAOISEACH, Enda Kenny, will meet Opposition party leaders before the Dáil Christmas recess to discuss the long-promised constitutional…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
People seeking turf-cutting package 'not entitled to it'INDEPENDENT TD Luke “Ming” Flanagan has warned the Minister for Heritage that people who are not entitled to it may be applying…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
McGinley says €500,000 could be saved with no Údarás electionsNOT HOLDING elections for Údarás na Gaeltachta will save the State €500,000, Minister of State for the Gaeltacht Dinny McGinley…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Closing community homes not ruled outTHE CLOSURE of up to 42 community hospitals for the elderly as part of health cuts in the budget remain on the table for consideration…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Noonan protested strongly to Rehn at release of budget papers, says KennyMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has “protested very strongly” to EU economic and financial affairs commissioner Olli Rehn…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Coalition accused of hypocrisy over child benefitTHE GOVERNMENT has been accused of hypocrisy in talking about a referendum on children’s rights while “planning to take €10” …Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Kenny seeking to meet SarkozyTHE TAOISEACH has said he is seeking a “mutually suitable date” for a meeting with French president Nicolas Sarkozy.Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Government criticised over donationsNEITHER OF the Government parties has declared a single corporate donation for years, the Dáil has heard, amid claims the body…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Dáil debate on release ruled outOpposition calls for a Dáil debate on the release of information in Germany about new taxes in Ireland have been ruled out of…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Gilmore says media has 'ballyragged' civil servantsTHE TÁNAISTE refused to respond to criticisms of senior civil servants’ pension and severance packages but claimed they had been…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
TD urges Coalition to act fast to allow Ethiopian adoptionsIRISH COUPLES will be unable to adopt from Ethiopia if the Government fails to act within the next few months on bilateral agreements…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
President has taken voluntary pay cut of 23.5%PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins is to take a voluntary pay cut, the Dáil has heard.Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Minister accused of cheating students to win votesPRE-ELECTION pledges by the Labour Party about reversing student registration charges and not reintroducing formal fees amounted…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Noonan will not urge legislation over mortgagesMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan does not intend to recommend the introduction of emergency legislation to force financial…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
'Slush fund' claim by SF over accountsDISSOLVING the dormant accounts board and transferring its powers to the Minister for the Environment will turn it into a “slush…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Higgins attends first official function as PresidentMICHAEL D Higgins carried out his first official function as President of Ireland by attending the Remembrance Sunday service…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Banks told to cut rates or face law - GilmoreBANKS WHICH have refused to pass on mortgage interest rate reductions should “reconsider their position” or face legislation …Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Blast of past as Higgins tackles GilmoreDÁIL SKETCH: IT WAS almost like old timesFri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Minister signals fate of Metro NorthCAPITAL INVESTMENT is a “very expensive way to create jobs”, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil in a clear…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Kenny says work being done on education return schemeIT SHOULD be possible to streamline the back-to-education allowance scheme and make it easier for unemployed people to qualify…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
No changes to marked diesel systemTHE GOVERNMENT has effectively ruled out a rebate system to farmers and other legitimate users of agricultural or marked diesel…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
