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Tuesday 28 September 2021
St Mochta’s National School in Clonsilla, west Dublin, claims it has been denied a new school for ten years.
Molloy was one of the founding members of the Progressive Democrats in 1986.
Children with a severe disability who receive the Domiciliary Care Allowance will qualify for the card, once legislation is passed.
The incident happened at 9.30am this morning.
Advocates are aiming to keep the issue on the agenda.
Some 100 families face the threat of eviction.
The Fine Gael TD for south Dublin is hoping to table the motion next week, depending on when the general election is called.
Gilmore has suggested he was thrown to the wolves by his former deputy upon stepping down as Labour leader in July 2014.
Probably not, we’re guessing…
The government has come under pressure to recall TDs next week.
O’Rorke met with TDs at Dáil Eireann today to discuss a “long overdue” bill on assisted suicide.
It turns out Labour and Sinn Féin don’t have much…
“Processes have been undermined before they have even begun.”
The Dáil is over for the summer so here’s a look back at deputies getting told off by the principal.
A spokesperson for the Oireachtas has denied the claim.
Dáil procedure got in the way during Questions to An Taoiseach today.
Medical cards were discussed in the Dáil this afternoon.
A report from the committee said the Taoiseach and Justice Minister should confirm this recognition and commence dialogue with representative groups about new legislation.
And this is Dáil reform apparently…
Excluding those who have resigned their seat to take up another political position or ill-health, there have been just a handful of resignations from parliament over principle or controversy down the years. Who are they? And why have there been so few?
The Meath deputy was expelled last summer after he voted against the party on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill.
The Minister said that staff training needed to brought up to the required standards before the scheme could go ahead.
Freed from prison six months earlier, Mandela made a stirring speech to the Dáil in that glorious summer of 1990. Here’s what he said.
The Tánaiste says he’ll be coordinating the Government response to Loyaltybuild security breach.
Sinn Féin TD Jonathan O’Brien asked that the Dáil observe the silence “to get some understanding of what those children have to endure”.
One TD has launched constitutional challenge seeking to reassert the right to vote on state spending – here’s why, Vincent P Martin writes.
Seán Barrett has accused people of “leaking stuff” in an attempt to “blacken my good name” over the appointment of a new Dáil clerk.
“Your time is up deputy… ”
Catherine Murphy has produced a fact sheet to clarify the parliamentary process when it comes to forming technical groups and political parties.
A protest group – led by property tax hunger striker Tony Rochford – is planning a large-scale demonstration as TDs return from their break.
The independent TDs held a wide-ranging meeting with the Wikileaks founder at the Ecuadorean embassy in London yesterday.
Kieran Coughlan retired as clerk of the Dáil earlier this month with a decision on his permanent successor likely to be delayed until the Dáil returns in the autumn.
A group of protesters staged a series of peaceful, silent demonstrations outside the gates of the Dáil in the weeks leading up to its summer break – each member reading a book chosen to “send a message”. Some of them have been sharing their choices with TheJournal.ie…
It appears the passing of the Protection of Life Bill hasn’t damaged support for Enda Kenny’s party: they’re up one point in the latest political opinion poll, while Labour is down by the same margin.
TDs will focus on their constituencies for the next nine weeks, or so they tell us.
What’s on Leinster House today? Well, as you asked…
The economy continues to dominate and the issue of abortion will not be revisited by this government, Pat Rabbitte has said.
HOUSE PRICES IN Ireland have risen by 9% in the last 12 months as the supply of homes remains severely restricted, two new reports have found.
Outside the main cities the rate of inflation was significantly higher, jumping by nearly 13% year-on-year.
In Mayo and Leitrim, Daft.ie found that prices are over 20% higher than a year ago.
The increase in house prices in more rural areas has been driven by the fact many people chose to relocate during the Covid-19 pandemic.
We want to know: Has the Covid-19 pandemic made you more open to permanently relocating within Ireland?
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