Garda numbers to reach record level next year, says McDowellGarda numbers will reach an "all- time record level of strength" next year despite the cap on public service recruitment, the…Sat Jun 21 2003 - 01:00
Industry reform to 'improve' standards of taxisWatershed legislation to reform and improve standards in the 'jungle'-like taxi industry, was introduced in the Dáil by the Minister…Fri Jun 20 2003 - 01:00
Taoiseach defends health system reform planEvery cent of income tax received by the Exchequer this year will go into the health service, the Taoiseach has told the Dáil…Thu Jun 19 2003 - 01:00
Inquiry urged into 'barbaric practice'A call has been made for the Taoiseach to support and resource a public inquiry into a procedure used in Irish hospitals and …Thu Jun 19 2003 - 01:00
Arts Bill with radical changes passedRadical arts legislation, which allows the Minister to direct the Arts Council to comply with Government policies, was passed…Thu Jun 19 2003 - 01:00
O'Donoghue rounds on Cuffe over his oil sharesA debate on the economy and the Government's performance during the past year turned into a war of words as the Minister for …Thu Jun 19 2003 - 01:00
Computer voting for all constituenciesElectronic voting will be introduced in all constituencies for the European and local elections next year, the Minister of State…Wed Jun 18 2003 - 01:00
Advertising and PR costs vary widely between Government DepartmentsGovernment Ministers spent amounts varying from €1,440 to €2Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Dail debate ends for lack of quorumThe Dáil adjourned abruptly yesterday when the Government failed to muster enough TDs in the House after the Labour Party called…Sat Jun 14 2003 - 01:00
Discussions under way over possible relocation of NCHDetailed discussions are under way about the possible relocation of the National Concert Hall to the Grand Canal Dock area of…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
National conference centre to be proposed again - O'DonoghueThe Minister for Tourism will bring proposals for a new national conference centre in Dublin to Cabinet within the next fortnight…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
Final stadium review due by end of monthThe Minister for Sport expects to have the final review of proposals for building a new national stadium by the end of June.Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
New science syllabus not available for some schools - FGPlans to introduce a new science syllabus at Junior Cert level in September are "almost like a bribe, which only some schools…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
Education schemes need 'focus'There are too many education disadvantage schemes in operation without a proper focus, the Minister for Education told the Dáil…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
Decision on An Post price rise expected within two monthsA decision on whether to increase the cost of posting letters and packets is expected to be made within two months.Wed Jun 04 2003 - 01:00
Retailers facing penalties for delays in bag taxPenalties will be imposed on retailers who fail to pay their plastic bag tax on time, as part of amendments to controversial …Tue Jun 03 2003 - 01:00
Ban on religious advertising may be lifted soonA decision to lift the ban on religious advertising on television and radio is expected after the judgment this month in a European…Mon Jun 02 2003 - 01:00
Reports kept from TDs, Rabbitte saysDáil Éireann is the last place any Government Minister would now announce plans on issues of public importance, the Labour leader…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Benefit hearing due for 'lock-out' workersA social welfare tribunal will take place next week for "locked-out" workers at the ADM chemical plant in Co Cork who have been…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Labour says refuse charge will hit euro 700Household refuse charges will be as high as €700 a year for the average family because of legislation introduced in the Dáil …Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Taoiseach defends appointmentsMaking appointees to State boards appear before Oireachtas committees would be like a US-style "star chamber" where a "crowd …Thu May 29 2003 - 01:00
IDA paying almost €100,000 a year to rent vacant Mayo factoryThe IDA has been paying almost €100,000 a year in rent for the past 20 years for a vacant factory, on a lease that will last …Thu May 29 2003 - 01:00
Kenny says consumers 'fleeced'If running the economy was based on penalty points the Government would already have lost its licence, Fine Gael leader Mr Enda…Thu May 29 2003 - 01:00
Ahern makes no apology for Irish role in warThe Government is not going to apologise for any role it had in helping to remove Saddam Hussein, the Taoiseach has insisted …Thu May 29 2003 - 01:00
Ahern rejects European Council president planThe Taoiseach has expressed his "vehement" opposition to the creation of a new job of president of the European Council.Wed May 28 2003 - 01:00
O'Cuiv calls for Irish language to be preservedDail Report: The Minister for the Gaeltacht has condemned the "total carelessness" with which local authorities put up signs…Sat May 24 2003 - 01:00
Revenue aware of yacht tax claimsThe Revenue Commissioners are "fully aware" of reports that an Irish-registered company claimed €25 million worth of tax allowances…Fri May 23 2003 - 01:00
Bill sets out to give equal status to IrishA Bill to give equal status to the Irish language was welcomed by all sides in the Dáil yesterdayFri May 23 2003 - 01:00
Ahern hopes for decision on fees within two weeksThe Taoiseach has declined to rule out the introduction of student loans in the ongoing controversy over third-level feesThu May 22 2003 - 01:00
Minister denies jobless figures falsifiedAllegations that the Government is falsifying unemployment figures have been vehemently rejected by the Minister for Social and…Wed May 21 2003 - 01:00
Sargent withdraws 'drug pusher' remarkThe Green Party leader, Mr Trevor Sargent, was forced to withdraw an accusation that the Taoiseach was a "drug pusher" because…Wed May 21 2003 - 01:00
Money-back levies on bottles urgedA self-proclaimed "bog-standard" TD has appealed to the Government to reintroduce money-back levies on bottles and cans to solve…Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
€13 saved on traffic gardai at rush-hour questionedProposals by the Minister for Justice to create a reserve Garda force are just "flim-flam and kiteflying", because there is no…Fri May 16 2003 - 01:00
TD challenges Harney on redundanciesThe Leas Ceann Comhairle, Mr Seamus Pattison, has directly contradicted claims by the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, about commitments …Fri May 16 2003 - 01:00
'Confusion' over college fees criticisedIf it was exam-time for the Taoiseach and the Minister for Education, they would get "0 per cent" for clarity about who would…Fri May 16 2003 - 01:00
Taoiseach says market is good to buy State jetThe tendering process is under way for the replacement of the Government jet, the Taoiseach has confirmed in the DáilThu May 15 2003 - 01:00
Ahern criticised over election promisesThe Taoiseach's pre-election promises and a denial by the Minister for Finance of any spending cuts were the "greatest deception…Thu May 15 2003 - 01:00
Third-level fees may be reintroducedThe Taoiseach has indicated that those earning "several hundred thousand" euros per annum will have to pay third-level fees.Thu May 15 2003 - 01:00
Taoiseach is accused of 'spoofing' on legal adviceThe Taoiseach was accused yesterday of "spoofing" about the advice the Attorney General had given him on whether there was a …Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Official figures show increase in the number of homeless people in StateThe number of homeless people in the State has increased by 347 to 5,581, according to official figures released by the Department…Tue May 13 2003 - 01:00
Average Dublin house up €13,000The average cost of a new house in Dublin rose last year by just over €13,000, or 5Tue May 13 2003 - 01:00
Simon challenges Ahern to honour promisesSimon Community's annual report: Dublin Simon Community has challenged the Taoiseach to honour pre-election funding promises…Tue May 13 2003 - 01:00
New town could become State's 'biggest traffic jam'The Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has accused the Green Party of inconsistency in its demand for the suspension of…Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Tanaiste rejects jobless pay claimDail Report: The Tánaiste has vehemently rejected Labour Party claims that she had promised to make new redundancy payments …Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Three fixed speed-cameras in State, says McDowellThere are just three fixed speed-detection cameras in operation in the State, according to figures released by the Minister for…Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Cowen rejects Sinn Fein claims of 'charade'The Government's disagreement with the British over the postponement of the Northern Assembly elections was not a "charade or…Thu May 08 2003 - 01:00
Women threaten to renew picketTwo South African women who claimed they were sacked after Department of Enterprise inspectors visited the supermarket where …Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
14,450 heroin-users in Republic, study findsThere are now an estimated 14,450 heroin-users in the Republic, of whom 12,456 are in the Dublin area, according to the first…Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Dublin protest steers peaceful pathAround 400 took to the capital's thoroughfares for day-long Reclaim the Streets demonstration It was a Witnness festival without…Tue May 06 2003 - 01:00
Eur 19m grants allocated for conserving buildingsAn Taisce's heritage officer has complained that the funding comparesextremely poorly with other EU countries.Mon May 05 2003 - 01:00
