Housing assistance payment has helped 4,700 families stay in homesSome 1,570 children now living in emergency accommodationWed Nov 18 2015 - 01:00
Absent parents should not be ‘off the hook’ because of payment changeO’Dea draws attention to anomaly that has arisen after change in benefit eligibilityWed Nov 18 2015 - 01:00
Minute’s silence in Dáil and Seanad for fallen of Paris attacksDeepest condolences extended in wake of sustained applause for French ambassadorTue Nov 17 2015 - 17:09
Government rejects Bill on passport-free Ryanair travelRenua TD proposed new rules for common travel area between Ireland and BritainFri Nov 13 2015 - 17:47
Residents are paying unnecessary management bills, TD saysSocial Democrat Catherine Murphy wants change to law on multi-unit developmentsFri Nov 13 2015 - 17:42
Paschal Mooney critical of RTÉ sports bulletinsBulletins start with result of ‘English Premier League matches’ instead of Irish sportsFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:05
Dáil Sketch: Slight miscarriage of justice as Shatter gets a dig inFormer minister told to ‘get off his high horse’ after taking pot shot at OppositionFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:01
State’s approach to preserving Moore Street criticisedCoalition’s vision on Rising centenary is to turn 1916 sites into shopping centre, says TDFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil criticises ‘Thatcherite’ policies of Leo VaradkarTánaiste insists comments by Minister for Health were ‘very clearly’ personal opinionFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
Four in five to be evicted fail to turn up in court – TánaisteJoan Burton offering those facing eviction ‘tea and sympathy’, says Mary Lou McDonaldThu Nov 12 2015 - 21:31
Burton accused of giving those facing eviction ‘tea and sympathy’Criticism follows ‘Irish Times’ report on court proceedings lodged against familiesThu Nov 12 2015 - 14:05
Changes to Horse Racing Ireland board membershipBookmakers will get seat on the board of HRI, Sinn Féin’s Martin Ferris claimsThu Nov 12 2015 - 01:01
Kenny accused of operating ‘Chinese walls’ on IBRC inquiryTaoiseach claims Micheál Martin asking him to ‘break the law’ on stalled investigationThu Nov 12 2015 - 01:00
Bill to impose legal sanctions for financial abuse of the elderly introducedMattie McGrath says 13,000 referrals HSE received over six years ‘tip of the iceberg’Wed Nov 11 2015 - 22:42
Waterford Crystal workers have still not got their pensionsMinister says arrangements being finalised to make payments to familiesWed Nov 11 2015 - 22:14
NCT inspections are almost 100 per cent correctly assessed, says Paschal DonohoeSinn Féin’S Dessie Ellis claims inspector refused to test car because of dog hairsWed Nov 11 2015 - 18:44
Gardaí and PSNI should operate along border ‘corridor’ – Paul - CoghlanFine Gael Senator made the suggestion to deal with ongoing criminality and large-scale smuggling of cigarettes and fuel launderingWed Nov 11 2015 - 18:41
Call for licence suspension for motorists who fail alcohol or drugs testTaoiseach to meet mother campaigning for ‘Brendan’s law’ for intoxicated driversWed Nov 11 2015 - 13:37
NCT inspector refused to test car due to dog hairs, TD claimsHowever, Paschal Donohoe says more than 99% of tests are ‘correctly assessed’Wed Nov 11 2015 - 11:37
Government to await IBRC inquiry chairman’s report before it takes actionTaoiseach hopes to get report next weekWed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00
Minister sees overcrowded emergency departments yet empty ward beds‘Verging on unethical’ that Minister directly contacted patient, says Fianna FáilWed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00
Some rural GPs earning less than practice nurse, says SenatorAllowances for rural GP practice under review, says MinisterWed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00
FG Minister Joe McHugh defends EPA review of fracking processLeitrim SF TD says research will be used by energy companies in litigation against StateTue Nov 10 2015 - 19:05
Kenny says he will publish IBRC inquiry chair’s letterTaoiseach says he will publish Brian Cregan’s correspondence outlining legal concernsTue Nov 10 2015 - 17:01
Irish Water chief John Tierney standing down in AprilBeleaguered water utility rejects as ‘baseless’ reports it is to begin image rebrandingSun Nov 08 2015 - 18:40
Minister called on to intervene in cross-party request to visit Portlaoise PrisonIndependent TD Clare Daly claims authorities in Portlaoise Prison have ignored TDs and failed to answer lettersThu Nov 05 2015 - 21:19
Minister argues cost of tagging offenders not most cost-effective approachTagging cheaper than prison cost of €263 a night, claims Fianna Fáil Senator Mark DalyThu Nov 05 2015 - 21:08
Alan Kelly criticised for delay in introducing regulations for wind turbinesFine Gael’s Anthony Lawlor and Sinn Féin’s Brian Stanley criticise delay in publishing guidelinesThu Nov 05 2015 - 20:08
Ambulance staff absent on ‘short notice’ on night Dundalk man bled to deathMinister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin says Such absences were “not an exceptional circumstance”Thu Nov 05 2015 - 19:12
Shortage of ambulances on night Dundalk man bled to deathBrendan Howlin says reduction was because of ‘short-notice absences’Thu Nov 05 2015 - 15:42
Minister denies ‘vested interests’ controlling rental marketAlan Kelly plays down rent row with Minister for Finance Michael NoonanThu Nov 05 2015 - 11:41
No Sunday funerals in Galway because council lacks funds, Seanad hearsCouncil needs €2.5 million for essential developments, claims Fidelma Healy-EamesThu Nov 05 2015 - 01:00
National Library funding announcement due in coming weekHeather Humphreys says Government aware of challenges facing cultural institutionsThu Nov 05 2015 - 01:00
Labour Minister and TD absent for vote on Traveller ethnicityAodháin Ó Ríordáin and Ciara Conway absent as the Government rejects a Sinn Féin motion calling for the State to grant ethnic minority status to TravellersWed Nov 04 2015 - 23:15
O’Dea to gain ‘10 times more’ from budget than friendFianna Fáil TD compares financial benefit he receives to that of man on social welfareWed Nov 04 2015 - 20:06
Kenny criticises ‘shocking’ hospital treatment of man (91)Finian McGrath ordered from Dáil during debate over patient left on trolley for 29 hoursWed Nov 04 2015 - 16:57
Foreign investors control rental market, claims Mick WallaceRents up from €1,000 to €1,500 because ‘you have literally sold half the country away’Wed Nov 04 2015 - 14:33
Ó Ríordáin hits out at ‘focus group equality’ ahead of Dáil voteDáil to vote on Sinn Féin motion calling for recognition of Travellers as an ethnic groupWed Nov 04 2015 - 08:00
Army ATM issue has been ‘put to bed’, Taoiseach insistsKenny still under pressure about saying the Central Bank head told him to prepare to use ArmyWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Great that Northern Assembly voted for gay marriage – NorrisWhile DUP sabotaged vote, David Norris takes ‘glass half full’ view of majority voteWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Two ministers in ‘pseudo war’ on rent controlTaoiseach declines to say if Alan Kelly’s plans for rent control are ‘dead in the water’Wed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Kenny says dealing with North’s past is a priorityTaoiseach criticises Sinn Féin, saying party has no strategy for united IrelandWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Minister appeals to campaigners over stance on Halawa caseCharlie Flanagan acknowledges opposition to approach to seeking Irish citizen’s releaseWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Alan Kelly compared to José Mourinho over commentsMicheál Martin says Minister goes into third person to attack ‘anonymous cowards’ briefing against himTue Nov 03 2015 - 17:49
Taoiseach quizzed in Dáil about Army at ATMs remarksEnda Kenny tells Dáil Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan had said matter ‘put to bed’Tue Nov 03 2015 - 17:14
Processed meat cancer link is with high consumption, says food bodyFood Safety Authority says red meat contains good ‘gems’, but better not to eat it every dayTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Call for partial property tax exemption in managed estates rejectedFF says 200,000 people paying fees would benefit with average €86 savingFri Oct 23 2015 - 13:58
TD claims cartel operating haulier licence training coursesCompany offering courses for nearly half price excluded for past four years, says TDFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
Sinn Féin leadership is ardchomhairle elected democratically every year - AdamsTaoiseach says he never believed SF leader when he said he was never member of IRAWed Oct 21 2015 - 22:31
Creighton calls for Michael Lowry to be kept out of next governmentRenua leader says it is ‘beyond doubt’ Lowry helped Denis O’Brien win mobile phone licenceWed Oct 21 2015 - 22:31
