Call for more time to debate electronic votingThe Bill to legalise the use of electronic voting would change the procedures on who can vote and whose vote might be cancelled…Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
Bill condemned as damaging to Civil ServiceDAIL REPORT: A Bill to transform public service recruitment will damage the political adviser system and will "corrode" the …Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
Harney rejects claims of 'going after' widowsThe Tánaiste has emphatically rejected claims that the Government had decided to "go after widows" to save €5.8 million.Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Cut in widows' payment 'mean and miserly'DAIL REPORT: Ordinary taxpayers would much prefer their hard-earned taxes going to provide a "little protection" for widows …Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
It's 'full speed ahead' on decentralisationAll Cabinet Ministers knew for "many, many months" that the proposals for decentralisation would be announced during the Budget…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Citizenship referendum date not set, says HarneyUS consultants employed by Fianna Fáil identified immigration as the main political issue in the State, 17 points ahead of health…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Bin tax defaulters get solicitors' lettersAlmost 10,000 solicitors' letters have been issued to bin tax defaulters by Dublin City Council for recovery of charges for the…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Change to Bill will deny gay rights - LabourThe Government was accused of discriminating against gay people by overturning gay partners' rights to free travel.Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
Cuts to affect 'lollipop ladies', says TDLabour has accused the Minister for Social and Family Affairs of introducing "another sneaky cut" in holiday pay entitlements…Thu Mar 11 2004 - 00:00
Taoiseach defends Bush visit planThe Taoiseach has said that it does "no good whatsoever" for a member of the Oireachtas to be so negative about the visit of …Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Minister defends making political decisionThe Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr Ó Cuiv, defended his decision to make three political appointments…Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
O'Hanlon moves to end Dail 'lie' claimsTDs have been reminded not to use unparliamentary language in the Dáil, and particularly such expressions as "lie" or "deliberate…Mon Mar 08 2004 - 00:00
Party faithful sound invigoratedFianna Fáil's Ardfheis theme was "Meeting the Challenge"Mon Mar 08 2004 - 00:00
Source of 'Irish' bacon queriedThe "Rip Van Winkle" attitude to agriculture in Ireland must change, according to a former minister of State for agriculture, …Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
More advisers as Teagasc stand-off continuesAdditional Teagasc advisers are being appointed in Co Leitrim, the Minister for Agriculture promised in the Dáil yesterday, as…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
McCreevy defends pension age rise to 65Ireland must use the opportunity it has to prepare for future pension needs, said the Minister for Finance, who defended legislation…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Deasy says politicians pandering to womenPoliticians pander to the "women's vote" by creating quotas for membership of State boards, according to Fine Gael's justice …Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Closure of centre a matter for Teagasc says TaoiseachThe closure of the Teagasc centre at Ballinamore, Co Leitrim is an operational matter for the board of the research and development…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Row over remark that judge is 'Fianna Fail hack'DAIL REPORT: A Fine Gael TD alleged in the Dáil that the High Court judge chairing the electronic voting commission is a "Fianna…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Martin accused of unreality on healthThe Minister for Health was accused of becoming "increasingly disconnected from the reality in the health service for which he…Wed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Talks to open with US to get 'deal for Shannon'Discussions on an Ireland-US bilateral air agreement have been authorised to prevent Ireland from being "at the mercy" of the…Wed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Anomalies in car-testing investigatedReports that cars could fail the national car test in one lane at an NCT centre and pass in another at the same venue are being…Wed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Young Sinn Fein backs boycott of world forumYoung Sinn Féin supporters rejected the wishes of the party's national executive and backed a motion to boycott the powerful …Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Party 'committed to building the peace'Sinn Féin is committed to building the peace, and to reaching out to the Protestant community, said Mr Alex Maskey, head of the…Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Delegates told SF 'here to stay'Sinn Fein Ardfheis: Sinn Féin is "not about to go away", the party's ardfheis was told as it opened last nightSat Feb 28 2004 - 00:00
Judges are warned to apply drug sentence lawThe Minister for Justice has warned judges to apply sentencing law in relation to drug-dealing offences.Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Garda unit to get weapons which are 'less lethal'Bean-bag shot, pepper spray and ferret spray shot are to be supplied to the Garda Emergency Response Unit as "less-lethal weapons…Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
New site for new Abbey Theatre likelyThe new Abbey Theatre is unlikely to be built at the existing location because of costs and the difficulties in acquiring adjoining…Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Minister says EU welfare measures will be strictThe Minister for Social and Family Affairs is to introduce social welfare regulations "no less robust" than those announced in…Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Brennan orders bus stop safety reviewThe Department of Transport will review the safety criteria for the location of bus stops all around the State, the Minister …Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Call for registration of mobiles rejectedParents have ultimate responsibility for the purchase and use of mobile phones by their children, the Minister for Communications…Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Call for 'breakthrough' on homelessnessHomelessness could be ended once and for all as a fitting legacy of Ireland's economic success, a conference has been told.Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Conference told voluntary bodies must not get too bureaucraticVoluntary organisations need to guard against becoming too big and bureaucratic, the director of the Homeless Agency has warned…Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Garda claims not queried - RabbitteThe Nally inquiry team appeared to accept Garda claims without question, but went through a "forensic examination" of the accusations…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
State's phone bill up €140,000Phone rental price increases announced last month are likely to cost the State almost €140,000 extra a year, according to information…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Omagh report held over security - MinisterThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, said he could not release the Nally report to the families of the Omagh bomb victims because…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Woman waited over a year for board's replyA woman who applied for a mobility allowance had to wait more than a year to get a simple letter of acknowledgement from her …Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Land rezoning at the 'root' of all corruptionLand rezoning is at the root of all corruption currently being reported and the planning process is the one area in need of urgent…Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Review of alleged incursion soughtThe Government has asked the British authorities to review their investigation of an alleged incursion by up to 20 British soldiers…Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Rabbitte rejects recruitment BillA Bill to transform public service recruitment is a recipe for the politicisation of the Civil Service and will make sure it …Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Dormant accounts plan criticisedThe Government was engaged in a "blatant political gimmick" to take over the disbursement of the dormant accounts fund "for a…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Revenue cannot determine if amnesty breachedRevenue inspectors cannot establish whether those who availed of the tax amnesty breached it because investigators are not allowed…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Poll date a factor in decentralisation deadline of 2006December 2006 was chosen as the decentralisation deadline to put pressure on Ministers and Government Departments to have the…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Minister criticised over use of models in campaignsThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, was accused yesterday of trying to behave like a racing driver rather than a member…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
McDowell to consult AG on Grangegorman murdersThe Minister for Justice will consult the Attorney General and the Garda authorities about a renewed request for an independent…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
McCreevy compared to both Fagin and jaded singerThe Minister for Finance has been compared both to the "light-fingered" fictional pickpocket Fagin and to a jaded recording artist…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
'Sharp practice' in electronic voting decision, says FGThe Government was accused of "sharp practice" in the manner in which it decided to proceed with electronic voting.Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Ahern accepts he spoke on phone to GilmartinThe Taoiseach has accepted that he must have had a phone conversation with the property developer Mr Tom Gilmartin in which he…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Ahern accused of 'selling out'The opposition has agreed that the allegations that the Taoiseach delayed the Flood tribunal for five years were "transparently…Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
TD denies she aided tax evasionFianna Fáil TD Ms Beverley Cooper Flynn has told the Dáil she fulfilled all her legal and ethical obligations as a bank employee…Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
