Labour seeks Dáil statementThe Dáil should be summoned tomorrow to hear a full statement from Taoiseach for the "momentous and historical" decisions agreed…Sun Nov 21 2010 - 00:00
Noonan warns of IMF-led cutbacksThe International Monetary Fund want "fundamental restructuring of expenditure and that's where they'll dictate, rather than …Sun Nov 21 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan defends reticence to tell public about talksMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has defended the Government’s stance on informing the public about discussions with the European…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Bill to revamp white collar crime lawsGreen Party finance spokesman Senator Dan Boyle plans to introduce a private member's Bill defining the crime of financial treason…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Not a party - but the wake could well have been a riotDÁIL SKETCH: Morbidity the order of the day as laments flow for Mother IrelandFri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Language plans said to be the 'most significant in 90 years'JUST 83,000 people speak Irish on a daily basis and the Government aims to increase that number to 250,000 through its 20-year…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Kenny says 'the white flag has been raised'THE EUROPEAN Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF are coming to Ireland “effectively to dictate the terms of a bailout…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Cowen declines to give exact date for four-year planTAOISEACH Brian Cowen declined to give a firm date about when the Government would publish its four-year budgetary planWed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Taoiseach says sense of crisis not justifiedTHE “IMPENDING sense of crisis” that some claim Ireland faces “is not a fair reflection of all the facts”, Taoiseach Brian Cowen…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Costello warns of lost airline chargesAIRPORT AUTHORITIES and the Revenue Commissioners may be losing money because of the refusal of airlines to refund taxes and …Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
No plans afoot to change State car arrangement, says AhernTHE GOVERNMENT has no plans to change the current arrangement whereby Cabinet members and the two “super junior” Ministers who…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
8,500 staff interested in HSE packageMORE THAN 8,500 Health Service Executive staff have expressed an interest in the voluntary redundancy and early retirement scheme…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Harney says 900 beds in acute hospitals closedALMOST 900 beds in acute hospitals were closed up to the beginning of this month, Minister for Health Mary Harney told the Dáil…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Minister denies EU officials are based in his departmentMINISTER for Finance Brian Lenihan has rejected claims that there are any European Commission or European Central Bank officials…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Call for Taoiseach to pursue Anglo password holdersFORMER ANGLO Irish Bank employees who failed to disclose encrypted passwords for documents should be sued to make this information…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Cowen says €6bn cuts package is best way forwardTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has insisted that the €6 billion in cuts planned for next month’s budget are the best way forward for the…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Delays blamed for unspent fundsMINISTER for Education Mary Coughlan has blamed delays in building projects and reduced costs for unspent funds in her department…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Bank gives works to museum of modern artBANK of Ireland has donated to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (Imma) a number of paintings and sculptures due for auction later…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
FF TD criticises Government for not giving budget plan before byelectionFORMER MINISTER of state John McGuinness has criticised the possible delay in publication of the €15 billion four-year budgetary…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Ahern unveils Bill to cut bankruptcy period to six yearsLEGISLATION TO reduce the period of bankruptcy in Ireland from 12 to six years has been introduced in the Dáil by Minister for…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Coughlan calls for short byelection campaignAN “IMMEDIATE and short” byelection campaign in Donegal South West is necessary to quickly address the findings of the High Court…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
FG leader cautions against loss of EU voting rightsFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has warned against any EU agreement on financial rules that could result in Ireland losing its voting…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Kenny urges jobs stimulus measuresFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has called on the Government to implement three jobs stimulus measures that he said would take thousands…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Gormley in hiding during crucial debate, claims ShatterTHE ABSENCE of Minister for the Environment John Gormley from the Dáil for an emergency debate on the High Court byelection ruling…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Deadline for redundancy scheme at HSE 'must be met'TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has told the Dáil that the deadlines for the proposed HSE voluntary redundancy scheme must be met “in order…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Noonan questions long duration of inquiriesFINE GAEL finance spokesman Michael Noonan has questioned why investigations and prosecutions in Ireland take so longWed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Campaign aims to create more inclusive IrelandCLAIMING OUR FUTURE CIVIC FORUM: A CAMPAIGN to build a major civic social movement that politicians cannot ignore got under …Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Angela Loftus, Clare Active Citizenship NetworkVOICES FROM THE FLOOR: I am very concerned at what passes for democracy and the lack of local input and impact into the decision…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Reorganisation of chronic illness treatment aims to save 450 livesPLANS TO save up to 450 lives a year through the reorganisation of the treatment of chronic diseases that account for 80 per …Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Everyone must contribute to budget cuts, says LenihanEVERY SECTION of society must make a contribution to the budgetary “adjustments”, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has told…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Training agency to take over from FásA NEW training agency is to take over the work of State agency Fás, the Dáil has heardFri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Bruton accuses Ahern of living in 'warped world' in sharp exchangesTHERE were bitter exchanges during the Dáil debate on the economy when Fine Gael enterprise spokesman Richard Bruton accused …Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Labour says redundancy and welfare cuts neededLABOUR leader Eamon Gilmore has for the first time outlined specific details of the party’s budgetary strategyThu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Budget to focus on cuts, says CowenGOVERNMENT PLANS to “front-load” or have higher tax cuts in the first year of the four-year budgetary plan “may dampen economic…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Fáilte Ireland DIY kit to help towns 'trap' tourists by selling an experienceA DIY kit to help towns use their history to turn their location into a “tourist trap” has been introduced by Fáilte Ireland…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Union role in dealing with crisis defendedIRISH CONGRESS of Trade Unions general secretary David Begg has rejected criticism that unions failed to organise mass protests…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Concern raised over system to deal with prisoner complaintsRECOMMENDATIONS: PROCEDURES to deal with prisoners’ complaints and disciplining inmates fell short of international best practice…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Demand to resume Dáil early rejectedLABOUR AND Sinn Féin were unsuccessful in their demand that the Dáil should resume on Tuesday after the bank holiday weekend …Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Relocation of department 'institutional vandalism'MINISTER FOR Defence Tony Killeen does not know the cost of the decentralisation of his department or of the relocation of its…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Drumm could be extradited if DPP takes case, Dáil toldEXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS could be taken against former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm if the Director of Public …Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Creighton calls for review of minimum wage to aid firmsA CALL has been made for the Government to review the minimum wage “in an effort to help struggling small and medium-sized businesses…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Cowen can't expect Opposition to solve crisis for him - GilmoreTHE TAOISEACH cannot expect the Opposition to solve the financial crisis for him, expect the public to pay for it and then stay…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Gormley rejects alleged cost of shelving PoolbegMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has rejected what he called “grossly exaggerated” claims about the proposed cost to…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Minister insists Nama will not be subsidising loss-making hotelsTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has not subsidised any loss-making hotels and does not intend to do so, Minister …Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Hanafin urges clarity on Ryanair plan to boost tourism by ending travel taxMINISTER FOR Tourism Mary Hanafin has challenged Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary to say exactly how he would fulfil his…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
No change to tax deal for artistsTHE MAJORITY of people who benefit from the artists’ tax exemption scheme earn less than €50,000 a year, according to Minister…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Five ministers had role in Abbey planMINISTER FOR Culture Mary Hanafin is the fifth Cabinet member to examine the as yet unconcluded saga of whether the Abbey Theatre…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Bill to allow jobs for unqualified teachers criticisedA FORMER minister for education has condemned as “facetious”, “insulting” and a “serious mistake” a provision in education legislation…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Cowen rows back on State loan scheme for businessesTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen appears to have rowed back on proposals to introduce a loan-guarantee scheme for small business, first …Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Insanity Bill to correct justice system flawA BILL to correct a major flaw in the way the criminal justice system deals with people with a mental illness who have committed…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
