Minister claims some A&Es have more staff than patientsA NUMBER of Dublin hospitals have more staff than patients in A&E departments, Minister for Health Mary Harney claimed as…Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Ministers' offices are 'A&E ward' of StateMINISTERS' CONSTITUENCY offices are the "A&E" of Government departments, said Minister of State John McGuinness as it emerged…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
PDs damaged FF over medical cards, claims BehanTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats will leave politics as they entered by damaging Fianna Fáil, according to Independent TD Joe Behan…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Labour says State 'sleepwalking' into economic crisisTHE STATE is "sleepwalking into a devastating economic depression", the Labour party has claimed.Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Guillotined Health Bill spills blood and guts in chamberDÁIL SKETCH: FOLLOWING THE "sausagegate" settlement, there was a virtual stampede in the Dáil canteen yesterday morning as everyone…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Government wins medical card votesTHE CONTROVERSIAL legislation to remove universal entitlement to the medical card on reaching 70 years was introduced in the …Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach rejects FG claims that pork recall was a disasterTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected Fine Gael claims that the recall of all pork products had been an "unmitigated disaster", …Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Minister denies Dutch told him about dioxinsDUTCH AUTHORITIES contacted the Department of Agriculture and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) only after the Government…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
EU will have to reassure public - CowenTHE EUROPEAN Council meeting this week “will be a real test” of the EU’s capacity to accommodate the needs of the Irish public…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Call for financial package to help processorsINDUSTRY REACTION: AN EMERGENCY financial package will be required from the Government to assist pig processors because the …Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Final bill of €365m for nursing home repayments schemeTHE HEALTH Service Executive expects the final offers in the nursing home repayments scheme to be issued before the end of the…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Retailers confirm all Irish pigmeat off saleIBEC GROUP: ALL IRISH pork products produced from pigs slaughtered in the State have been withdrawn from shops and supermarkets…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Tánaiste says no legislation on Lisbon plannedNO LEGISLATION linked to the Lisbon Treaty is planned “at this moment in time”, according to Tánaiste Mary Coughlan.Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Ministerial jet travel cost almost €2.73m so far this yearMINISTERIAL TRAVEL on the Government’s three aircraft has cost almost €2.73 million up to the end of November this year.Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Kenny says Coughlan 'all over the place' on pay dealTHE TÁNAISTE has been accused in the Dáil of sending out “conflicting messages” and of being “ambiguous” about renegotiation …Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Medical card changes to be enactedLEGISLATION to change the rules on medical cards for people over 70 years of age will be published this week and will be enacted…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Moriarty draft 'not seen or discussed', says TánaisteTHE GOVERNMENT has neither seen nor discussed a draft copy of the Moriarty report, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has told the Dáil as…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
FG presses for streamlined PR serviceAN "OMNIBUS" Government agency using in-house press advisers rather than contracted staff in each department might not provide…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Broadband system to take 22 more monthsCONTRACTS WILL be signed next week on the long-awaited national broadband scheme to provide service to outlying areas, but it…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Legislation to extend powers of investigatorLEGISLATION EXTENDING the powers of the Ombudsman to investigate organisations such as vocational education committees and higher…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Higgins wants 'ethical test' for investors in Irish banksMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan is to remind financial institutions of their "social obligations" in the wake of calls for…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Nursing home fund plan may leave elderly 'with nothing'PROPOSALS TO fund long-term nursing home care could leave older people "with nothing" because of the way charges will be levied…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
O'Donoghue brushes aside any discussion of hairdosDÁIL SKETCH: Lenihan has a good-hair day as he and the Ceann Comhairle rebuff attempts to raise the issues of Harney's wash …Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Entire board of Fás should quit, says FG leaderFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has called for the resignation of all board members of the State training agency Fás, in the wake…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
TD asked to leave Dáil after outburst over barracksTHERE WAS an angry outburst from a Donegal TD in a Dáil row about the closure of two Army barracks in the county.Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Faulty warning light forced State jet to divert to ShannonTHE GOVERNMENT jet was forced to divert from Cork to Shannon airport on its return from Georgia last week because of a technical…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Call for State to set up fund to use EIB €15bnA CALL has been made for the Government to establish a fund for small businesses using the €15 billion fund established by the…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Tax compliance of co-location scheme firms 'matter for HSE'MINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has called on Fine Gael health spokesman Dr James Reilly to provide her with any information …Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
25-year murder sentence proposedCRIME DEBATE: CRIMINAL JUSTICE legislation to close loopholes in sentencing, automatic remission and penalties for possession…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Shatter says 'Baby P' case here inevitableCHILD PROTECTION: THERE IS a “terrible inevitability” that Ireland will have a “Baby P” case similar to that in England, because…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Involuntary redundancy 'must be HSE option'HEALTH: INVOLUNTARY REDUNDANCY must be an option as part of reform of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Fine Gael spokesman…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Varadkar question scurrilous, says CoughlanTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan has described as "scurrilous" a question from Fine Gael enterprise spokesman Leo Varadkar about whether…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Labour criticises nursing home Bill to help fund long-term careNURSING HOME legislation to help fund long-term care is "wrong and unfair" because it "involves a redistribution of wealth from…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Legal framework for levy to be in place by ChristmasLEGISLATION TO implement a health insurance levy and related tax relief measures will be passed by the Oireachtas before Christmas…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
GAA players grant may not go ahead, says CullenPAYMENT OF the GAA players grant may not go ahead next year, Minister for Sport Martin Cullen has signalled.Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Cowen says bank recapitalisation is not cure for all illsBANKS HAVE enough capital to meet regulatory requirements until 2011, Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the Dáil as he warned that a…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Plans to ensure credit flow well advanced - CowenTAOISEACH Brian Cowen insisted that the Government was "at an advanced stage" in looking at options to ensure small businesses…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Bullying claims not upheld - Ó CuívMINISTER FOR Community Affairs Eamon Ó Cuív has insisted that the bulk of allegations of bullying and harassment made by a Waterways…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Thousands of asylum applications withdrawnJUST UNDER 6,000 applications for asylum have been withdrawn since changes were introduced in immigration law five years ago.Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Call for C&AG to inquire into settlementsA CALL has been made for the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) to investigate awards and settlements arising from …Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
State investment in banks ruled out 'at this time', says TánaisteTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan has ruled out Government investment in the banking sector "at this time", amid concerns that one of the…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Many diabetics at 'risk of blindness' over tests delayMANY OF Ireland's 200,000 diabetics are at risk of blindness because of a decision to postpone a screening programme, the Dáil…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Harney brings nursing home Bill to DáilLONG-AWAITED legislation to provide for a "fair sharing" of the cost of nursing-home care has been introduced in the Dáil by …Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
TDs paint picture of police force under pressureDÁIL SKETCH: The House heard of 'guys rolling up to the dole office in 4x4s' among other realities of life on Limerick's streets…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
DPP must make cuts, Cowen reaffirmsPEOPLE IN top management positions "must manage their budgetsThu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Cowen defends Harney and signals co-location will continueTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has staunchly defended Minister for Health Mary Harney against Opposition criticism of her role and has…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Hanafin accused of 'kicking the unemployed when they are down'MINISTER FOR Social and Family Affairs was accused of "kicking the unemployed when they are down" in proposals in the Social …Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach rejects claims on gang crimeTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected claims that the Government is "defeatist" about dealing with gangland criminals as Labour …Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Europe candidate criticisedLABOUR'S EUROPEAN election candidate for Ireland South was sharply criticised during a Labour youth conference debate on discrimination…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Harney says cervical screening is best choiceCERVICAL CANCER screening rather than a vaccination programme made the best "clinical choice" without additional resources, Minister…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
