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# Dáil statements

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# Dáil statements
Supreme Court dismisses Denis O'Brien's appeal over Dáil debate on Siteserv
The judgment was delivered in Galway by Ireland’s top court.
# Dáil
'Two weeks of backslapping is really over the top and it's quite unprecedented'
The government has admitted that legislation is not ready to come before the house as the Dáil again spends several hours this week debating the government’s priorities for the year ahead.
# Government priorities
Taoiseach was ‘anxious’ for his TDs to support ‘three days of backslapping’ in Dáil
The coalition’s decision to devote up to 11 hours of Dáil time to its priorities for the year ahead was preceded with an email to Fine Gael backbenchers informing them that their leader was ‘anxious’ they contribute.
# Garda Whistleblower
Shatter: I didn't 'recall or remember' Oliver Connolly's €1k donation when I appointed him
The Justice Minister has also admitted that garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe was invited, but not directed, to engage in the penalty points investigation, and said there was “fault on both sides”.
# Serious allegations
In full: Alan Shatter’s statement to the Dáil on the garda whistleblower claims
The Minister for Justice has made a statement in the Dáil this morning.
# Garda Whistleblower
Alan Shatter says none of Micheál Martin's claims are true, denies misleading Dáil
The Minister for Justice has been giving his side of the controversy around allegations from a garda whistleblower in the Dáil this morning.