Junior ministers got over EUR450,000 expensesMinisters of State received almost €500,000 in expenses last year, according to figures released by Government Departments.Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
Flynn raises needs of disabled in MayoThe former Fianna Fáil TD, Ms Beverley Flynn, made her first contribution to the Dáil as an Independent TD when she raised the…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
Government committed to 'world's best' Disability BillThe Government is committed to producing a Disability Bill it believes is "better than anything else anywhere in the world", …Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
Roads on heritage sites criticisedThe Taoiseach was urged to examine the membership of the National Roads Authority because of its apparent "unerring instinct …Wed May 12 2004 - 01:00
IRA's end 'will cause pain and need bravery'If there was ever going to be an end to the IRA there would have to be bravery and pain, the Taoiseach warned as he faced opposition…Wed May 12 2004 - 01:00
McCreevy defends rules on tax residency statusThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has "no intention" of changing Ireland's tax residency rules and he accused the Labour…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Cullen admits mistake on e-voting planThe Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr Cullen, has admitted he made a mistake in his handling of…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Labour says health target claims by Martin 'fraudulent'Labour has accused the Minister for Health of making "fraudulent claims" that health strategy targets are being met, and of "…Wed May 05 2004 - 01:00
Prelate in moves to resolve hunger protestThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has become involved in efforts to persuade an abuse victim to give up his hunger…Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
Absences noted as citizenship poll Bill passesGovernment Ministers were accused of behaving as if they were in a game of musical chairs in dealing with the passage of the …Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
Labour urges McCreevy to stop 'hard man, hatchet approach'There will be a "revolution" if the Minister for Finance does not stop his "hard man, hatchet approach" to financial policy, …Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Rabbitte presses Ahern to take action on Cooper-FlynnThe Taoiseach has not seen the Supreme Court judgment on the libel appeal case of Fianna Fáil TD, Ms Beverley Cooper-Flynn, Mr…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
North progress ruled out for nowThe Taoiseach has effectively ruled out substantive progress in talks on the Northern peace process until late summer, because…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Taoiseach challenges Higgins on May Day protestsThe Taoiseach challenged the Socialist Party TD, Mr Joe Higgins, to call on protest groups from the UK not to come to Ireland…Wed Apr 28 2004 - 01:00
Oireachtas 'may remove Curtin'The Government has asked Circuit Court Judge Brian Curtin for an explanation, by next Tuesday, of his apparent downloading of…Wed Apr 28 2004 - 01:00
Call for reopening of rail lineReopening the Western Rail Corridor from Limerick to Sligo would cost €220 million, a fraction of the price of the LUAS, the …Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
Call for health ombudsmanFine Gael would appoint an ombudsman for health if elected to Government, the party's ardfheis has been told.Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
No ramp for party's disabled delegatesFine Gael's spokesman on disability had to apologise to delegates who were unable to access the rostrum at the ardfheis, because…Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
Gormley insists 442 people 'does not represent a crisis'It would take a century to fill Lansdowne Road stadium with the people who were supposed to be causing the citizenship difficulties…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Higgins pours scorn on birth figuresThe Labour Party has questioned the Government's need to bring Ireland's citizenship laws in line with the rest of the EU when…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Civil rights put at risk, says SFGreens and Sinn Fein: If the Government hoped to benefit its parties electorally through the citizenship referendum, it would…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Postpone citizenship referendum, urges FGFine Gael: Fine Gael has called for the Government to postpone the referendum to restrict citizenship rights and refer it to…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Minister defends poll against racism claimsRacists should vote No to the upcoming citizenship referendum because there is "nothing racist about this proposal", the Minister…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Tributes to GAA star and theatre legendA minute's silence was observed in the Dáil yesterday in tribute to two Irish "legends", comedian Maureen Potter and Enda Colleran…Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Minister again critical of Opposition e-vote 'experts'The Minister for the Environment has criticised the Opposition for failing to look at electronic voting systems across the world…Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Minister rejects calls to ban sale and production of GM foodCalls for the Government to specifically ban the production and sale of genetically modified produce through legislation before…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Minister intervenes in lung transplant caseThe Minister for Health Mr Martin has contacted his British counterpart about the dispute between two UK hospitals over whether…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
SF the 'mafia party' claims BrutonThe notion that the IRA could be "wished away or made to disappear with a magic wand waved by Sinn Féin" was "absurd", the party…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Citizenship referendum to be held on elections dayThe referendum to restrict citizenship rights will be held on the same day as the local and European elections in June, the Taoiseach…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Carlton cinema mooted as new home for AbbeyThe Carlton cinema site on O'Connell Street in Dublin is a potential location for the redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre, the…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
National stadium will cost State €191 millionThe State will pay €191 million for the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road as the national stadium, with the remainder to be paid…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Minister criticises 'thuggish' activityIt is time to for young people to start behaving as if they were adults and take responsibility for their own behaviour, the …Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Temporary workers row as post service returnsMore than 2,000 post boxes will have the seals removed over the next few days as An Post begins taking mail again.Mon Apr 05 2004 - 01:00
TD criticises consultantA Mater Hospital consultant refused to co-operate with the National Treatment Purchase Fund and treat his own patient through…Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Concern at closure of care facilityDecisions about care facilities for young people are being taken on the basis of administrative concerns rather than out of concern…Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
€18,000 for barrister in Higgins's bin charge caseThe barrister who prosecuted the bin tax case that sent Socialist TD Mr Joe Higgins and his councillor colleague to jail earned…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Dubliners accosted by prostitutes' clientsYoung women and children were being accosted by "punters" going to prostitutes in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, the Dáil was…Wed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
Citizenship system 'being abused'Ireland's citizenship system was being "rampantly abused", the Taoiseach insisted as Labour questioned the extent of the crisis…Wed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
Call for more time to debate electronic votingThe Bill to legalise the use of electronic voting would change the procedures on who can vote and whose vote might be cancelled…Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
Bill condemned as damaging to Civil ServiceDAIL REPORT: A Bill to transform public service recruitment will damage the political adviser system and will "corrode" the …Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
Harney rejects claims of 'going after' widowsThe Tánaiste has emphatically rejected claims that the Government had decided to "go after widows" to save €5.8 million.Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Cut in widows' payment 'mean and miserly'DAIL REPORT: Ordinary taxpayers would much prefer their hard-earned taxes going to provide a "little protection" for widows …Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Citizenship referendum date not set, says HarneyUS consultants employed by Fianna Fáil identified immigration as the main political issue in the State, 17 points ahead of health…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
It's 'full speed ahead' on decentralisationAll Cabinet Ministers knew for "many, many months" that the proposals for decentralisation would be announced during the Budget…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Bin tax defaulters get solicitors' lettersAlmost 10,000 solicitors' letters have been issued to bin tax defaulters by Dublin City Council for recovery of charges for the…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Change to Bill will deny gay rights - LabourThe Government was accused of discriminating against gay people by overturning gay partners' rights to free travel.Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
Cuts to affect 'lollipop ladies', says TDLabour has accused the Minister for Social and Family Affairs of introducing "another sneaky cut" in holiday pay entitlements…Thu Mar 11 2004 - 00:00
Taoiseach defends Bush visit planThe Taoiseach has said that it does "no good whatsoever" for a member of the Oireachtas to be so negative about the visit of …Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Minister defends making political decisionThe Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr Ó Cuiv, defended his decision to make three political appointments…Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
O'Hanlon moves to end Dail 'lie' claimsTDs have been reminded not to use unparliamentary language in the Dáil, and particularly such expressions as "lie" or "deliberate…Mon Mar 08 2004 - 00:00
