Abuse fund has charity statusA Catholic Church fund which pays damages to abuse victims has had charity status since 1997, Minister for Finance Brian Cowen…Wed Mar 09 2005 - 00:00
Delegates back presidential elections across 32 countiesPresidential elections: A call for presidential elections to be conducted across the 32 counties was unanimously backed at the…Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
McCartney sisters hear out Adams but still have bottom lineMcCartney sisters press conference: The sisters of the murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney have said they will not accept …Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
Harney puts claimant figure at 300,000The Minister for Health has indicated that politicians will be among those likely to face criticism in the Travers report on …Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Special plates sought for new driversNewly-licensed motorists are the cause of numerous accidents, driving like Formula 1 champions out of the driving-test centre…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Rabbitte targets childcare costsChildcare costs many families more than mortgage repayments, the Dáil was told yesterday in a row over funding.Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Farmers have €3.5m in uncashed cheques for last three yearsFarmers have failed to cash EU and Department of Agriculture cheques worth a total of almost €3Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Government backs western rail corridorThe Government supported the western rail corridor "but where it starts and finishes depends on the studies being undertaken", …Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Elderly care Bill provides for medical visit cardsLegislation to charge residents of public nursing homes up to 80 per cent of their pensions for long-term care was reintroduced…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
O'Dea 'not asked' to stall groupsMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea yesterday denied suggestions that he had been asked to "park" the issue of Irish troops' participation…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Travers report due shortly, says AhernThe report into the controversy over illegal nursing home charges may be published before the byelections, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Army bullying claims 'a sexy story'Allegations about bullying in the Army were like crime in Limerick, Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea told the Dáil.Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Harney rules out statutory inquiry into organ retentionThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney, has ruled out, on grounds of cost, the establishment of a statutory inquiry …Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Grangegorman inquiry awaits legal responseDail Report: The Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, will make a final decision about a public inquiry into the Grangegorman …Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Taoiseach says Sinn Fein deeds must back up wordsIt is "not rocket science" to bring an end to paramilitarism, criminality and decommissioning of weapons, the Taoiseach told …Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
McCartney killers known, says AhernThere is "no mystery" about who was involved in the murder of Belfast man, Mr Robert McCartney, but the issue is to get people…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Immigrants good for Irish - O CuivImmigrants have changed attitudes in Ireland to languages and "in a peculiar way" this has been very supportive of Irish, according…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Effort to avoid legal action over nursing home claimsThe Government is concerned to avoid individuals having to take legal action to receive compensation in the nursing homes payments…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Barrister queries extent of powers in Justice BillA Government backbencher and barrister has expressed concern about some of the extensive powers in the Criminal Justice Bill, …Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Problems of Abbey site outlinedNobody should assume they can get more than market price for a property just because the State is involved in the bidding, the…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Mobile phone sites 'prey' on childrenThe Government may seek legal advice about allegations that mobile phone websites are "preying" on children and earning huge …Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Garda computer defendedScrapping the Garda PULSE computer system would be "folly" and "wholly irresponsible" the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, …Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Ahern says waste problem is being dealt withThe Government is dealing "once and for all" with integral and illegal waste activities, the Taoiseach insisted as Sinn Féin …Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Harney criticises handling of nursing home feesThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health has accused her own Department of "systemic maladministration" in the handling of the issue…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
New Bill will give Garda extra powersThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell has introduced sweeping new Garda powers in legislation designed to redress the balance…Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Hustings start noisily in the chamberPolitical parties set out their election stalls in the Dáil last night as the House agreed to hold the Kildare North and Meath…Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Release of killers 'off the table'The issue of early release dates for the killers of Det Garda Jerry McCabe was "off the table - and that's it", the Taoiseach…Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Harney faces criticism over crisis in nursingOpposition parties have demanded a debate on the nursing service as the report into the death of two-year-old cardiac patient…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Press legislation due within weeksThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is to bring legislation to Cabinet "in a couple of weeks" for the establishment of a Press…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Call for doctors' strike threat to be liftedIt was "particularly unfortunate" that consultants were contemplating industrial action when they should be united with the Government…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Tanaiste expects outpatient plan shortlyThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health expects to receive proposals shortly on providing outpatient treatment to individuals who…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Workers being 'blackmailed' to decentralise, says Fine GaelGovernment Departments are attempting to "blackmail civil servants into decentralising", a Fine Gael frontbencher has claimed…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Labour TD criticises 'Times' over remarksThe Labour Party deputy leader has sharply criticised The Irish Times over comments by columnist Kevin Myers about the welfare…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Questions to Minister on Leech contractThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, told the Dáil he preferred to rely on the Department's press office and other departmental…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Higgins says 'bonded labour' used to build roadsA modern version of bonded labour is being used in the construction of Irish roads, the Dáil was told.Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Stud tax break 'appears to breach EU rules'Dáil Report: Ireland's controversial stud fee tax exemption scheme appears to be in breach of EU rules, according to the European…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Warning on health risk of PVC firesA call has been made for the authorities to "come down hard" on people who act "with impunity" in residential areas and burn …Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Buying out West-Link bridge 'not an option'Buying out the West-Link toll bridge contract on the M50 in Dublin is not an option for the State, the Taoiseach has told the…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Lenihan denies stalling tactic on overseas aidThe Minister of State for Foreign Affairs has rejected allegations that the proposed White Paper on Ireland's development aid…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Embassies to be opened in all EU member-statesIreland will complete its network of resident embassies in all EU member-states and in the countries that will accede in 2007…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
McDowell to float plans for press councilThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, will bring forward legislative proposals shortly for the establishment of a press council…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Harney demands Rabbitte withdraw allegationsDáil Report: The Tánaiste, Ms Harney, angrily demanded in the Dáil yesterday that the Labour Party leader withdraw allegations…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Sewage plant finally gets go-aheadThe State's longest running planning battle could be at an end after the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Cowen predicts net rise of 35,000 jobsA net increase of 35,000 jobs is expected this year, the Minister for Finance, Mr Cowen, told the Dáil as he faced concern about…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Up to 29 credit cards in use by departmentsThe number of corporate credit cards used by individual Government departments ranges from two to 29, according to information…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Envoy appointed to tsunami areaThe Government has appointed former minister of state Mr Chris Flood as a special envoy to the tsunami-affected region of Asia…Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
Bravery in Congo to be commemoratedThe Government is to commemorate the bravery and heroism of Irish soldiers in a battle in the Congo in 1961 after a report formally…Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
No excuse for dirt in hospitals, says HarneyThere can be no excuse for dirt in hospitals, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney told the DáilThu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
O'Dea will stand by 'triple-lock'The Minister for Defence, Mr O'Dea, says he is not prepared to "abandon the triple-lock" mechanism to allow Defence Forces personnel…Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
Emigrant free travel option to be examinedThe Government will know by the end of March whether it is feasible to offer free travel in the State to Irish emigrant pensioners…Wed Jan 05 2005 - 00:00
