Arnold named chair of reform bodyConcern chief executive Tom Arnold has been appointed chairman of the Constitutional Convention.Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Claims that statutory sick pay will undermine businessTHE INTRODUCTION of a statutory sick pay scheme was undermining small enterprises across the State, Fianna Fáil’s spokesman on…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Kenny 'most partisan' Taoiseach - FFTHE FIANNA Fáil leader accused the Taoiseach of “being one of the most tribal and partisan holders” of his office during sharp…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach denies ordering reportThe Government has not commissioned another independent report on potential locations for the national children’s hospital, nor…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Media coverage of child poll urgedMINISTER FOR Children Frances Fitzgerald has called on the media to provide more information on the children’s referendum.Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Soldiers of Destiny have spring in their step but Quinn is quick to call 'Time'SKETCH: FIANNA FÁIL’S 4 per cent rise in the Irish Times opinion poll put a spring in its step yesterday.Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Pyrite levies threatened for failure to co-operateMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan has threatened to introduce a levy on agencies responsible for pyrite in houses if they…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore to accept report from group visiting jailed republican Marian PriceMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore said he would accept a report from an Oireachtas group planning to visit jailed republican…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Shatter promises to tackle 'borstal culture'MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has pledged an end to the “old culture of the borstals in Ireland” in St Patrick’s Institution…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Call for inquiry into 1916 siteDublin City Council should be the first to investigate allegations of wrongdoing between the council and developers of the historic…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Banks engaged in 'denial and deceit'The mortgage debt problem “is going to make the night of the bank guarantee look like a picnic” if it is not dealt with, Independent…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Labour trio seek 48% tax on income over €100,000TWO LABOUR TDs outside the parliamentary party and an MEP have claimed their pre-budget proposals could raise €1 billion annually…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Labour members call for 'wealth tax'Two Labour TDs and a MEP have called for the inclusion of a wealth tax in December’s budget.Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Ó Caoláin casts doubt over fitness of our Minister for HealthDÁIL SKETCH: REFERENCES TO Minister for Health Dr James Reilly are never far from Dáil proceedings these daysFri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Daly trying to slander firm, says RabbitteMINISTER FOR Energy Pat Rabbitte accused United Left Alliance TD Clare Daly of trying to slander an energy company involving …Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Deputy accused of playing politics with respite care cutTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore accused fellow Dún Laoghaire TD Richard Boyd Barrett of playing politics with a cutback in respite facilities…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Public service workforce still too large, says HowlinINITIAL REPORTS from some Government departments are indicating a high number of surplus staff in some areas, Minister for Public…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Allowances subsumed into pay, says HowlinABOLISHING ALL public sector allowances would have taken €4,000 out of the pocket of every garda and thousands of euro from teachers…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore questioned on savingsTánaiste Eamon Gilmore has refused to put a figure on the savings involved in the almost 90 allowances that Minister for Public…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach defends health strategyTaoiseach Enda Kenny today defended the Government's health strategy as he announced a major debate on the financial crisis will…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Referendum on Seanad likely in second half of next year, says KennyTHE REFERENDUM to abolish the Seanad is likely to be held in the second half of next year, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Agriculture talks 'a real challenge'MINISTER FOR Agriculture Simon Coveney has said “it is going to be a real challenge” to get an acceptable outcome from negotiations…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Saturday poll date will save State over €600,000MINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan has formally made the order for polling on the children’s rights referendum on Saturday…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet group to focus on banksThe remit of the Cabinet committee dealing with mortgage arrears is to be expanded to include general banking issues, Taoiseach…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Noonan accuses Donnelly of populism over AIB debtsMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan accused Independent TD Stephen Donnelly of being populist during sharp exchanges on Ireland…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Reilly did not select list, says GilmoreTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore revealed that two senior health officials had assured him Dr James Reilly was not involved in the allocation…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore rules out AIB interventionTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore ruled out Government intervention in commercial decisions being made by Allied Irish Banks.Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Minister to get 1916 site assessment soonMINISTER FOR Heritage Jimmy Deenihan has said he expects to shortly receive an environmental impact assessment on a Dublin site…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore defends Reilly roleTánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said he has been told Minister for Health James Reilly had no involvement in the selection of two …Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Reilly rejects allegation of personal gain as 'baseless'MINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has said it is “baseless” to suggest that he has received any personal gain from the location…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Balbriggan site 'chosen by Harney'The site for the primary healthcare centre in Balbriggan, in the Dublin North constituency of Dr James Reilly, was chosen by …Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Care centres part of €2.5bn stimulus package - KennyPLANS FOR primary care centres were approved by the Government as part of its stimulus package, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said.Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Government criticised on jobs recordIRELAND HAD lost more jobs per capita in the past four years than any other country since the great depression, Sinn Féin TD …Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
TD told to 'pay household charge'Taoiseach Enda Kenny has challenged Independent TD Thomas Pringle to pay his household charge.Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Reilly expects reform proposals to be put to consultants quicklyMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has said he expects agreed proposals for work practice reforms to be put to hospital consultants…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
FG's Doherty calls for Government apology to Magdalene survivorsFINE GAEL backbencher Regina Doherty has called for an immediate Government apology to the survivors of the Magdalene laundries…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Kenny insists June decision on bank debt still standsTHE TAOISEACH and the Minister for Finance have insisted that the June EU summit decision on Ireland’s banking debt stands.Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Magdalene laundries report due later in yearTHE FINAL report of the committee investigating the treatment of women in Magdalene laundries will be published “at the latest…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Kenny defends decisions on care centres by ReillyTHE MINISTER for Health had taken on the “unenviable task” of sorting out the wreckage left by his predecessors, the Taoiseach…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Former Army barracks to be used as educational centreCavan VEC has bought the local former O’Neill Army barracks for €1.25 million to develop as an educational centre.Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Kenny repeats defence of ReillyThe Minister for Health's inclusion of two primary-care centres in his constituency has again been defended by the Taoiseach.Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien objects to Burton commentBUSINESSMAN DENIS O’Brien has accused Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton of “vindictiveness” in her attitude towards …Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Tánaiste tries to tiptoe around political landmine of Angola TwoDÁIL SKETCH: HEAR NO evil, speak no evilFri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Sinn Féin criticises Coalition over child povertySINN FÉIN deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald advised the Government to stop rounding on Fianna Fáil when challenged on its own record…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Quinn defends reductions in new teachers' salariesMINISTER FOR Education Ruairí Quinn has said he is “neither complacent nor smug” about the differences emerging in teachers’ …Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach wants more Croke Park deal savingsFURTHER PUBLIC sector savings are to be discussed under the Croke Park agreement, Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil.Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Tánaiste silent on Shortall criticismsThe Tánaiste has refused to be drawn on a controversial speech made by Minister of State for Health Roisin Shortall during a …Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Hogan says no instructions to local councils to withhold third-level grantsNO INSTRUCTIONS had been given to local authorities to withhold third-level grants from those refusing to pay the household charge…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
State urged not to issue 40-year bond for AngloFINE GAEL backbencher Peter Mathews warned against the Government issuing a 40-year bond to finance the bailout of Anglo Irish…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Reilly debate in Dáil likely to be heatedOPPOSITION MOTIONS of no confidence in Minister for Health James Reilly are expected to lead to bitter exchanges as the new Dáil…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
