No benefits for those not signed up to Croke ParkGOVERNMENT commitments in the Croke Park agreement on entitlements to overall pay rates, job security and superannuation “do …Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Carlow sugar factory closure was 'low point' for TDDEPARTING THE DÁIL: MJ NOLAN is against the abolition of the SeanadSat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Retiring TD concedes time has come for younger generation to get opportunityONE OF the most memorable times of Paul Connaughton’s life was during an election he lost.Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
'I'm 64 and I don't want to be the only one coming in when I'm nearly 70'DEPARTING THE DÁIL: MARY UPTON: POLITICS WOULD not have been Mary Upton’s first career choice, because she knew the lifestyle…Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
Missing out on cabinet role the one regret of former chief whipDEPARTING THE DAIL: TOM KITT has one regret as he leaves Dáil politics – that “I didn’t make it one more step up the ladder”. …Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
TG4 to broadcast story of TK Whitaker, 'Servant of the State'HE IS probably the only economist in Ireland who refuses to speak about the current financial crisis.Mon Dec 27 2010 - 00:00
Family appeals to taxi driver to make contact in search for missing womanTHE FAMILY of missing woman Bláthnaid Timothy have joined gardaí in appealing for help from a taxi driver who was the last known…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Family appeal over missing womanThe family of missing woman Bláthnaid Timothy have added their voice to a Garda appeal for contact from a taxi driver who was…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Licence fee funds RTÉ's internet site content, newspapers claimRTÉ IS “having its cake and eating it” by using publicly-funded content and attracting advertising revenues, the National Newspapers…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Safety concern for pupils in 40-year-old prefabsA SMALL rural primary school has been using two prefabs as main classrooms for more than 40 years, the Dáil has heard.Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
More smokers now than before 2004 banMORE PEOPLE are smoking now than before the ban on smoking in public places was introduced six years ago, the Dáil has heard…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Tánaiste misses chance to pull a Christmas crackerDÁIL SKETCH: IT WOULD have been a cracker of a moveFri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan claims new powers over banks 'proportionate'MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has described as “proportionate” and necessary legislation giving the Minister sweeping and…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Call for pay review over 'bonus culture'A CALL has been made for the Taoiseach to order a complete review of the pay of higher public servants in the wake of revelations…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Carey accused of downplaying drug useTHE DEPARTMENT of Community Affairs has been accused of failing to highlight the danger of mixing alcohol and cocaine.Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Gilmore criticises Lenihan’s AIB decisionBONUSES WORTH €35.5 million may have to be paid to AIB executives despite a decision by the board of the bank not to do so, it…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Labour criticises Budget 'propaganda'LABOUR social protection spokeswoman Róisín Shortall has launched a scathing attack on the Department of Finance, warning that…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
FG calls for €40m in AIB bonuses to be deferredFINE GAEL has called on the Government to defer payment of the €40 million in bank bonuses to AIB senior bankers until an expert…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Shatter urges poll to cut judges' payA CALL has been made for a referendum on the same day as the general election to allow for the salaries of judges to be cut.Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Ahern apologises to Keegan familyMINISTER for Justice Dermot Ahern reiterated his apology to the family of Noel Keegan, who died after being assaulted by a man…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
TDs advised: don't forget your payslip if you want to go to workDÁIL SKETCH: BRIAN LENIHAN has invoked the L’Oreal (because I’m worth it) defence for the salaries of Ministers and top public…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Taoiseach highlights different Opposition policies on taxTAOISEACH Brian Cowen gave a staunch defence in the Dáil of his Government’s record in dealing with the economic crisis.Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Levies on tax exiles will take two years to apply - GilmoreCHARGES ON tax exiles will take two years to come into effect while people on the lowest incomes have already been hit twice …Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
SF condemns 'savage' BudgetSINN FÉIN Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has condemned the Budget as an effort by a “totally discredited Government to impose…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Health and children take €1.6m hit as banks are real winners, says BurtonDÁIL REACTION - LABOUR: IRISH AND foreign banks are the winners in the Budget while the cuts borne by people with children this…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Timeline for talks on guarantee disputedTHE TAOISEACH has disputed claims by the Minister for the Environment that Cabinet agreement on the introduction of the blanket…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Dáil to return earlier than scheduledTHE DÁIL will reconvene a week earlier than scheduled in January, but it has yet to be confirmed whether it will be on the 11th…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Gormley says Cabinet agreed bank guarantee at meetingCABINET AGREEMENT on introducing a bank guarantee was reached the day before the late night negotiations in September 2008 and…Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
€15m extra agreed to for fallout of weatherMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley is to provide €15 million in extra funding for local authorities facing additional …Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
'Employer discomfort at Labour Court role in wage-rule changes'TERMS OF reference for an independent review of statutory wage-fixing mechanisms and agreements are expected to be finalised “…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Government letters to EU and IMF are craven and won't work, says GilmoreTHE LABOUR Party will “not be bound” by the EU-IMF deal because the detail of the agreement “amounts to a surrender of the country…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
No legal liability on people who clean snowHOMEOWNERS and business people who clear snow from in front of their premises “in a safe manner” have no legal liability in case…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Cutting minimum wage will not save money, says GilmoreCUTTING THE minimum wage by €1 will not save the exchequer any money and may cost more, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has claimed…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Gormley likens being in power to asylumMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has compared being in Government to being in an asylum.Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Opposition changes to plan should not add to uncertainty, warns CowenIF OPPOSITION parties want to make changes to the Government’s four-year budgetary plan they should “make sure they add up”, …Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Taoiseach denies FF TD's claim that he intends to resignTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has dismissed suggestions by Fianna Fáil Kildare South TD Seán Power that he intends to resign after the…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Ryanair asked what it can deliver in return for €10 taxRYANAIR HAS given no indication of the increases in tourist numbers it would provide if the €10 travel tax was to be scrapped…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Hanafin refuses to give costs of aquatic centre disputeMINISTER for Sport Mary Hanafin has declined to comment on claims that the taxpayer faces legal costs of between €4 million and…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Budget date will not lead to 'stricter' EU packageTAOISEACH Brian Cowen has rejected Fine Gael claims that not bringing the budget forward would make the EU and IMF funding package…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Fás trainees failing to get jobsFewer than 25 per cent of Fás trainees in the past five years have managed to get jobs after their courses, according to Government…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
O'Keeffe confirms support for tax rateMORE THAN 75 multinationals have invested in Ireland this year, according to Minister for Enterprise Batt O’Keeffe, who reiterated…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Green Ministers staying in power 'is outrageous'FINE GAEL finance spokesman Michael Noonan has described as an “insult to the Constitution” the fact the two Green Party Ministers…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Finance Bill ready 'by February'TAOISEACH Brian Cowen expects the budgetary process, including the Finance Bill and Social Welfare Bill, to be completed in February…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Labour calls on Cowen to make statement to Dáil on bailoutREACTION: THE DÁIL should hear a full statement from the Taoiseach for the “momentous and historical” decisions agreed with …Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Gormley admits 'room for manoeuvre' limitedMinister for the Environment John Gormley said this evening he expected the proposal being brought to the Cabinet for a loan …Sun Nov 21 2010 - 00:00
Labour seeks Dáil statementThe Dáil should be summoned tomorrow to hear a full statement from Taoiseach for the "momentous and historical" decisions agreed…Sun Nov 21 2010 - 00:00
Noonan warns of IMF-led cutbacksThe International Monetary Fund want "fundamental restructuring of expenditure and that's where they'll dictate, rather than …Sun Nov 21 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan defends reticence to tell public about talksMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has defended the Government’s stance on informing the public about discussions with the European…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Bill to revamp white collar crime lawsGreen Party finance spokesman Senator Dan Boyle plans to introduce a private member's Bill defining the crime of financial treason…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Not a party - but the wake could well have been a riotDÁIL SKETCH: Morbidity the order of the day as laments flow for Mother IrelandFri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
