Government denies savings initiative linked to allowance issueTHE GOVERNMENT has denied that its drive to accelerate savings under the Croke Park agreement was connected to its failed initiative…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Committee admits it cannot sanction TDsA LEADING member of an all-party committee that upholds standards and protocols in the Dáil has admitted it is powerless to sanction…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Allowance cuts backlash puts Howlin in a spotANALYSIS: WHEN IT was put to Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin that he had failed to meet his own target…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Spending watchdog brings forward allowance inquiryTHE PUBLIC Accounts Committee has decided to bring forward its inquiry into 1,100 public sector allowances, worth an annual €…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
No divisions as this Rossie town firmly backing MayoSome may usually back Roscommon, others Mayo, but the people of Ballaghaderreen know where their allegiances lie for tomorrow…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
British prices would cut drugs bill by €50mCOST OF MEDICINES: THE HEALTH Service Executive’s bills for medicines would save the State at least €50 million this year if…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach orders special meeting of Croke Park groupTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has ordered a specially convened meeting of the Croke Park implementation group in the coming weeks to consider…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
System change shuts political websiteA website which gives easy access to Dail and Seanad debates has been closed abruptly after the Oireachtas changed its data systems…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
FG TDs criticise Howlin on failure to cut allowancesA NUMBER of Fine Gael TDs have strongly criticised the failed attempt by Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin to cut…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Technical group moves over WallaceThe technical group of Independent TDs in Leinster House has sought the Dáil’s standing orders to be changed to prevent deputies…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Risk that duties may depend on paymentsLOCAL AUTHORITIES: THE MOST common feature of the 12 allowances listed under the local government heading is the warning that…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Kenny to join European leaders to meet Pope Benedict in RomeTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny will be among a group of European political leaders who will meet Pope Benedict in Rome on Saturday.Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Ministers clash over cutbacks for pensioners in budgetTENSIONS BETWEEN Fine Gael and Labour over the approach to December’s budget have flared after two prominent Ministers clashed…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Targeting of pensioners causes latest Coalition riftANALYSIS: Policy differences between parties sharing power are to be expected. This latest is the eighth since JuneMon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore warns about speculatingTánaiste Eamon Gilmore today warned Ministers about needlessly worrying older people as the Government starts to consider its…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Minor reshuffle of Sinn Féin spokesmenSinn Féin’s Gerry Adams has announced a minor reshuffle of the party’s Oireachtas spokespeople.Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Views of fiscal body not binding, says KennyTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has said the Government is not bound by the advice of the Fiscal Advisory Council to impose €1Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Flanagan seeks FG views on 'think-in'THE PARLIAMENTARY chairman of Fine Gael has written to the party’s 99 TDs and Senators asking for their views on reforming its…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Advice to cut €1.9bn 'not binding'Taoiseach Enda Kenny has indicated the Government may not follow the advice of the Fiscal Advisory Council to impose €1Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet reshuffle ruled out as Kenny says economic challenge paramountFINE GAEL PARTY THINK-IN: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has ruled out any Cabinet reshuffle over the next six months saying changing …Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Varadkar to direct FG campaign on children's rights voteMINISTER FOR Transport and Tourism Leo Varadkar will be Fine Gael’s director of elections for the referendum on children’s rights…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
No disguising party's most difficult period lies aheadANALYSIS: ANNUAL PARLIAMENTARY party meetings – or think-ins, as they’re colloquially called – were conceived for public relations…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Coalition faces into difficult periodBUDGETARY CYCLE: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has told his parliamentary party that the budgetary cycle over the next four months could…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Noonan rejects IMF's proposed property tax of 0.5% house valueTHE GOVERNMENT has been taken aback by proposals from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement a range of tax increases…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Fitzgerald firm on children's voteMinister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has stood over the holding of the referendum on children’s rights in the wake of a second…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Kenny rules out changes to Croke Park dealTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has categorically ruled out any renegotiation of the Croke Park agreement ahead of its conclusion at the…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach rules out Cabinet reshuffle in near futureTaoiseach Enda Kenny has ruled out any Cabinet reshuffle over the next six months saying changing ministers is not a priority…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
IMF plan on property tax too high - NoonanThe Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said the €1 billion property tax recommended by the International Monetary Fund was…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Kenny against Croke Park reviewTaoiseach Enda Kenny has categorically ruled out any renegotiation of the Croke Park agreement ahead of its conclusion at the…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Coalition: in good health or rotting from the bottom up?What are the factors that keep coalition governments together – or drive them apart – and how does the current administration…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
United Left Alliance fails to reach full potential of its nameANALYSIS: THE ONLY part of the United Left Alliance’s title that has been as good as its word since the general election in …Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Socialist Party warns ULA members over Daly's support for WallaceTHE SOCIALIST Party last night laid down a warning to other members of the United Left Alliance over Clare Daly’s continued involvement…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
A healthy dose of small good thingsA hand-out or a hand-up? The arguments about the benefit of aid in developing countries are well worn, and even though it’s not…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Group to report on education grant means-testing next monthA GROUP examining whether capital assets such as farms should be included in the means tests for third-level student grants will…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
High earners paying more tax as reliefs cutA CAMPAIGN to ensure the highest income earners in the State pay their fair share of tax has been largely successful, a new report…Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
High earners enjoyed nearly 60 tax reliefsBY 2005 there were nearly 60 major tax relief and exemption schemes available to higher earners in IrelandThu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Flanagan reported to Oireachtas that TD stopped him leaving meetingTHE INDEPENDENT Roscommon-South Leitrim TD Luke Flanagan wrote to the Oireachtas authorities a few weeks before his altercation…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Ming's divisive political style based on never backing down in an argumentBACKGROUND: WHEN LUKE Flanagan first entered the political fray his nom de guerre was “Ming the Merciless”, his shaved head …Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
No apology over TD's verbal dispute with Ceann ComhairleTHE OIREACHTAS may be powerless to impose any sanctions on the Independent TD Luke Ming Flanagan over a heated verbal altercation…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Burton fires first volley in battle over budgetINTERVIEW: Minister for Social Protection says social welfare cuts could slow economic recoveryTue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Nama 'veil of secrecy' over deals criticisedTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency has been heavily criticised by Government and Opposition TDs for brokering private deals…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Garda should investigate Nama home sale, says TDTHE PURCHASE of a house by an employee of the National Asset Management Agency, which was on the agency’s books, should be referred…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Kenny's leadership style criticisedFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has attacked Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s style of leadership, describing it as partisan, personalised…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Martin accuses Taoiseach of spin-based shallow leadershipFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has attacked Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s style of leadership, describing it as partisan, personalised…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
New carve-up to have dramatic effect on political landscapeThe Coalition came to power promising to cut the number of TDs in the Dáil by 20Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
FF on 'pathway to recovery' but popular support remains elusiveINTERVIEW: The Soldiers of Destiny suffered a catastrophic defeat at the polls last year, but Micheál Martin is a politician…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach in vigorous defence of Reilly's recordTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has given unequivocal backing to the performance of Minister for Health James Reilly and firmly placed the…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
FG Senator's car seized over tax discA FINE Gael Senator fined for boarding a train without a ticket last month had her car impounded because it did not have a valid…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Government 'dishonest' on health of HSE - MartinTHE OPPOSITION has claimed that Minister for Health James Reilly withheld the true extent of the financial crisis in the HSE …Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Somalia's cause is Ireland's cause, says Tánaiste on visitTWENTY YEARS after Mary Robinson shed tears at the plight of Somalis caught up in a devastating famine, another senior Irish …Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
