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# On the rise

Taoiseach declares homeless and housing crisis a national emergency

Leo Varadkar said the latest homeless figures are “disturbing”.

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Mar 29th 2018, 12:27 PM

# Homicides

Garda analysts 'were belittled and disrespected when they tried to highlight inaccurate homicide figures'

Two senior analysts were addressing an Oireachtas committee this morning.

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Mar 7th 2018, 12:03 PM

# the third degree

'If everything's fine, why's it being investigated?' - Social Protection peppered with tough questions over PSC

It emerged at today’s Oireachtas committee on social protection that roughly 450 people have had welfare payments suspended over failing to register for a Public Services Card.

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Feb 22nd 2018, 3:23 PM

# compensation

Tracker scandal: Just a quarter of PTSB customers who lost homes have appealed

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said there was an “onus” on the banks to get in contact with these customers.

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Feb 6th 2018, 8:01 PM

# abortion laws

Eighth Amendment committee to vote on repealing the Eighth today

After the vote, the committee will begin drafting a report on its recommendations.

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Dec 13th 2017, 6:00 AM

# the eighth

Eighth Amendment Committee to publicly discuss allegations of bias this afternoon

Two members of the committee have accused the proceedings of being biased.

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Nov 22nd 2017, 10:02 AM

AS IT HAPPENED

'Women from all walks of life and from every county in Ireland travel for abortion'

Representatives from the Irish Family Planning Association and the HSE appeared before the Eighth Amendment Committee today.

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Nov 15th 2017, 7:15 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

'In an ideal world abortion would never be needed, but we can't wish it away'

Today’s hearing focused on mental health, and medical and international law.

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Nov 8th 2017, 8:35 PM

# importance of life

Mattie McGrath storms out of 'biased' Eighth Amendment Committee

Mattie McGrath had asked members of Sinn Féin to reveal where Jean McConville’s body was buried before storming out.

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Oct 25th 2017, 5:43 PM

# framed and all

Members of Eighth Amendment Committee receive letter warning of 'excommunication'

Senator Lynn Ruane said she’d never seen that level of detail in a package sent to her office before.

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Oct 24th 2017, 9:12 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

'The Eighth has caused endless problems, you need to legislate'

The wording remains uncertain, but we’re having a referendum.

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Oct 18th 2017, 9:25 PM

# the eighth

Dublin maternity hospital chief says Irish abortion patient died while flying home after termination

Fergal Malone revealed the woman’s death at yesterday’s hearing of the Committee on the Eighth Amendment.

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Oct 12th 2017, 10:53 AM

# organ tourism

'He was still alive': Doctor explains the reality of organ harvesting in China

Ireland should ensure they’re not complicit in China’s organ harvesting abuses by banning ‘organ tourism’, was the advice given at committee today.

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Jul 6th 2017, 2:41 PM

# long-term lets

Airbnb in the hot seat as it tells TDs the service is not making the housing crisis worse

Representatives from Airbnb addressed the Oireachtas Committee on Housing earlier today.

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Jun 28th 2017, 4:58 PM

# citizens assembly

Abortion committee meets for the first time and elects Senator Catherine Noone as chairperson

The Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution met in private today.

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Jun 21st 2017, 3:15 PM

# he's up

Donald Trump claims he has been 'totally vindicated' by James Comey's testimony

The US president has been tweeting for the first time in two days this morning.

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Jun 9th 2017, 12:57 PM

# Water Charges

Water charge refunds on the way, with conservation grant likely to be deducted

Politicians are having their say on the water committee report tonight.

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Apr 12th 2017, 10:03 PM

# Finally

Here are the questions on water charges you want answered

Finally, after 22 meetings, the water committee has approved its final report.

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Apr 12th 2017, 6:35 AM

# Water Charges

Water committee told meters should be installed in all new houses

The water committee has gotten fresh legal advice on the final report.

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Apr 11th 2017, 2:36 PM

# Water Charges

Simon Coveney says water committee seems to be moving in 'extremely worrying' direction

The minister has said some of the wording agreed by the committee is “deeply ambiguous” and at odds with the EU.

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Apr 7th 2017, 8:02 AM

# Scandal

Questions, unanswered: Scandals are 'at best, incompetence and, at worst, deception'

Although many questions were asked, few were answered.

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Mar 31st 2017, 7:53 AM

# chronic back pain

'My 12-year-old son's bag weighs 1.8 stone': How to tackle heavy school bags

“If you asked adults to go around their job carrying that amount of weight, they wouldn’t do it.”

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Jan 25th 2017, 6:01 AM

# Water Charges

Regulator denies saying water metering programme should be abandoned

Irish Water and the Commission of Energy Regulation were before the Oireachtas committee today.

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Jan 12th 2017, 5:11 PM

# hell no H20

Water charges won't bring down this government, says Taoiseach

Kenny said Irish Water is “getting on with its work” and is making “real advances”.

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Jan 2nd 2017, 6:00 AM

# Irish Water

In private and no questions: The first water committee meeting

Kevin Duffy addressed a number of the main issues around the water charges debate, including water wastage and paying people back.

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Dec 13th 2016, 4:51 PM

# Bernard Byrne

AIB says 14 people lost their homes because of high tracker mortgage rates

The first-time buyers grant and communication with customers in rural Ireland was also discussed in committee.

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Nov 24th 2016, 5:10 PM

# Price increase

The subscription charge for Dublin Bikes is about to increase...

The subscription fee is set to increase by 50% to €30 over the next two years.

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Apr 22nd 2016, 2:59 PM

# Housing Crisis

Open thread: Rent rises, housing lists, homelessness - what's the number one issue for you?

NAMA, the mortgage crisis and rents – it’s all up for discussion at the housing and homeless committee.

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Apr 20th 2016, 8:30 PM

# done and dusted

After months of controversy, the banking inquiry signs off on final report

The inquiry members met today to discuss submissions from witnesses who gave evidence at hearings earlier in the year.

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Dec 31st 2015, 4:01 PM

# Defence

'Nobody wanted Billy to leave' IABA tells Oireachtas committee

The boxing chiefs were answering questions about the Billy Walsh saga today.

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Oct 28th 2015, 3:06 PM

# officially done

The company that ran Clerys has been officially wound up

The High Court officially ordered that OCS Operations Ltd be wound up today with no opposition to the application.

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Jul 6th 2015, 5:41 PM

# Bankers

Seán FitzPatrick and David Drumm have been asked to come before banking inquiry next month

While the banking inquiry has powers to compel witnesses, that power does not extend beyond this jurisdiction.

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Jun 11th 2015, 10:02 PM

# War on Tobacco

Big Tobacco is threatening James Reilly but plain packs 'will be in shops by May 2017'

Minister James Reilly said he “must drive forward” the legislation.

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Feb 17th 2015, 7:38 PM

# like prison

"If you manage to get here in strong mental health, this system will sap your soul and spirit"

A TD who is visiting direct provision centres said if Irish people were treated like this anywhere in the world – there would be delegations demanding change.

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Feb 10th 2015, 11:30 AM

# Off The Agenda

4 points for a goal, 2 refs and scrapping provinces - what the Hurling 2020 report rejected

Here’s seven proposals that the committee opted not to recommend.

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Jan 6th 2015, 7:53 PM

# community spirit

This wasteland of debris and syringes was transformed into a blooming garden

The power of teamwork.

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Oct 18th 2014, 6:50 PM

# warning

There's a "real risk" that the Banking Inquiry could collapse

An early General Election or lengthy court proceedings could scupper the work of the inquiry entirely, Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath is warning.

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Sep 17th 2014, 9:10 AM

# Bad timing

It's the last thing he needs, but Phil Hogan's just been landed with ANOTHER Irish Water scandal

The former minister had the biggest job interview of his life this week, as he bids to become Agriculture Commissioner. But the issue of Irish Water just won’t go away, it seems.

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Sep 7th 2014, 7:45 PM