U-turn on top civil servants' pay defended by MinisterASSISTANT SECRETARIES would have faced an average 18 per cent reduction in pay had the levy imposed on all other public servants…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan cannot give guarantee over ratesMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan cannot guarantee that mortgage interest rates will not increase in banks financed by the State…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Medical scanner that cost nearly €4m not in use, says FGSIX MONTHS after it was installed, a medical scanner costing almost €4 million is idle because the HSE cannot afford to employ…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Medical scanner that cost nearly €4m not in use, says FGSIX MONTHS after it was installed, a medical scanner costing almost €4 million is idle because the HSE cannot afford to employ…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
U-turn on top civil servants' pay defended by MinisterASSISTANT SECRETARIES would have faced an average 18 per cent reduction in pay had the levy imposed on all other public servants…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan cannot give guarantee over ratesMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan cannot guarantee that mortgage interest rates will not increase in banks financed by the State…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Kenny warns unemployment drives young to dissident republicanismHIGH LEVELS of youth unemployment are providing a “ripe feeding ground” for dissident republicans, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Deasy criticises pension scheme errorAN ERROR by the Department of Social and Family Affairs in a new pension scheme aimed primarily at women has led to it demanding…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Deasy criticises pension scheme errorAN ERROR by the Department of Social and Family Affairs in a new pension scheme aimed primarily at women has led to it demanding…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Kenny warns unemployment drives young to dissident republicanismHIGH LEVELS of youth unemployment are providing a “ripe feeding ground” for dissident republicans, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
No exemption from Bill on grounds of beliefs - AhernMINISTER FOR JUSTICE Dermot Ahern has ruled out any provision for “freedom of conscience” exemptions for registrars who refuse…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
No exemption from Bill on grounds of beliefs - AhernMINISTER FOR JUSTICE Dermot Ahern has ruled out any provision for “freedom of conscience” exemptions for registrars who refuse…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Ryan defends plan for €15m post code systemMINISTER FOR Communications Eamon Ryan has rejected Fine Gael claims that a proposed new postal code system will “merely slightly…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Partnership exemptions ruled outMinister for Justice Dermot Ahern has ruled out any provision for “freedom of conscience” exemptions for registrars who refuse…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Fine Gael criticises 'daft' legislation around wagesLEGISLATION TO allow for “inability-to-pay” clauses for firms in financial difficulty was “mere tinkering” with minimum wage …Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Fine Gael criticises 'daft' legislation around wagesLEGISLATION TO allow for “inability-to-pay” clauses for firms in financial difficulty was “mere tinkering” with minimum wage …Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Ryan defends plan for €15m post code systemMINISTER FOR Communications Eamon Ryan has rejected Fine Gael claims that a proposed new postal code system will “merely slightly…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Warning over abuse of citizens' initiativeMEPS AND TDS have warned about potential abuse by vested interests of a new initiative where EU citizens can petition the European…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Warning over abuse of citizens' initiativeMEPS AND TDS have warned about potential abuse by vested interests of a new initiative where EU citizens can petition the European…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
FG hospital ship proposal under considerationTHE GOVERNMENT is to consider a Fine Gael proposal that an Irish Naval Service hospital ship be sent to Haiti to assist with …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Gormley accuses Fine Gael of 'impugning' his integrityMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has demanded that Fine Gael environment spokesman Phil Hogan withdraw a “serious allegation…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Gormley accuses Fine Gael of 'impugning' his integrityMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has demanded that Fine Gael environment spokesman Phil Hogan withdraw a “serious allegation…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Outraged Higgins delivers warning on dangers of Ministers flying kitesDÁIL SKETCH: FEW CAN express outrage with the same oratorical skill and bile as Michael D Higgins.Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
FG hospital ship proposal under considerationTHE GOVERNMENT is to consider a Fine Gael proposal that an Irish Naval Service hospital ship be sent to Haiti to assist with …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Outraged Higgins delivers warning on dangers of Ministers flying kitesDÁIL SKETCH: FEW CAN express outrage with the same oratorical skill and bile as Michael D Higgins.Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Overseas Defence Forces to be reducedIRELAND WILL reduce the number of Defence Force personnel serving overseas by almost 300, a move which is expected to save the…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
'No strike' clause should be looked at, says MinisterMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has reiterated his opinion that a “no strike” clause for essential services would have to…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
'No strike' clause should be looked at, says MinisterMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has reiterated his opinion that a “no strike” clause for essential services would have to…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Overseas Defence Forces to be reducedIRELAND WILL reduce the number of Defence Force personnel serving overseas by almost 300, a move which is expected to save the…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
150,000 claims for dental approvalTHE DEPARTMENT of Social and Family Affairs received 150,000 applications from dentists for the approval of treatments, just …Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
150,000 claims for dental approvalTHE DEPARTMENT of Social and Family Affairs received 150,000 applications from dentists for the approval of treatments, just …Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Central Bank governor and 'wise man' to guide inquiryTERMS OF REFERENCE for a statutory commission of inquiry into the banking system will be decided on the basis of two preliminary…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Central Bank governor and 'wise man' to guide inquiryTERMS OF REFERENCE for a statutory commission of inquiry into the banking system will be decided on the basis of two preliminary…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Irish citizen working for UN among the missingSEARCH EFFORT: AS IRISH efforts continue to assist Haiti in the wake of last week’s catastrophic earthquake it has emerged that…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Minister in EU co-ordination meetingIRISH RESPONSE: MINISTER OF STATE for Overseas Development Peter Power will attend a meeting today in Brussels of European development…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Minister in EU co-ordination meetingIRISH RESPONSE: MINISTER OF STATE for Overseas Development Peter Power will attend a meeting today in Brussels of European development…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Support for dental health 'destroyed'DENTAL TREATMENT for medical card holders will for the first time be “rationed” in the wake of budget cuts, a crisis meeting …Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Irish citizen working for UN among the missingSEARCH EFFORT: AS IRISH efforts continue to assist Haiti in the wake of last week’s catastrophic earthquake it has emerged that…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Support for dental health 'destroyed'DENTAL TREATMENT for medical card holders will for the first time be “rationed” in the wake of budget cuts, a crisis meeting …Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Law on criminal assets to be reviewedA REDUCTION in the waiting period before the State can permanently acquire seized proceeds of crime is being considered as part…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Over 3,000 jailed for non-payment of fines, a 56% increase on last yearMORE THAN 3,000 people were jailed in the first 10 months of this year, for non-payment of fines, a 56 per cent increase on the…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Andrews backs lowering legal age of consent to 16MINISTER OF State for Children Barry Andrews has expressed his personal support for a lowering of the legal age of consent to…Wed Dec 23 2009 - 00:00
Two firefighters injured in blazeTWO FIREFIGHTERS were injured and some 200 people evacuated from the Guinness brewery at St James’s Gate, Dublin, yesterday when…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Call for laws on diplomatic immunity in contract casesTHE MIGRANT Rights Centre Ireland has appealed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs to introduce legislation to prevent foreign…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach urged to extend redress scheme to Magdalene womenOPPOSITION AND Government backbench TDs united in appealing to the Taoiseach to introduce legislation to extend the institutional…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Trying to raise their game proves tough challengeDÁIL SKETCH: FINE GAEL’S Richard Bruton posed the philosophical question during a debate on the funding of the Houses of the…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Rabbitte condemns number of committees as absurdIT IS “absurd and ridiculous” that the Dáil has 24 committees when there are only 166 TDs, Labour’s Pat Rabbitte has said…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Kenny claims recommended cuts in administration not implementedFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has claimed the Government has failed to implement recommended departmental administrative cuts which…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Call for rent allowance to be withdrawn for criminal behaviourRENT ALLOWANCE should be taken from those in private rented accommodation who engage in criminal or anti-social behaviour, the…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Clashes over exemption of judges from public pay cutsA DEBATE on a proposal to cut the salaries of judges prompted a clash between two Opposition TDs, as the Dáil passed by 80 votes…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00