# dail - Thursday 23 June, 2022
# RIGHT TO VOTE
# RIGHT TO VOTE
Thomas Pringle TD, who initiated the bill, says he would like to see the referendum held alongside the local and European elections in 2024.
# dail - Wednesday 22 June, 2022
# Childcare
# Childcare
Higher inflation and historically low funding are leading to many services falling into ‘real financial difficulty’, a leader in the sector said.
# dail - Tuesday 24 May, 2022
# Delays
# Delays
Last month, 170,000 passports went out successfully, said Minister Simon Coveney.
# dail - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Leinster Mouse
# Leinster Mouse
Exterminators identified a “possible disease risk” due to bird droppings around the door bridge connecting the building to the Department of An Taoiseach.
# dail - Tuesday 3 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The trip is due to take place next week.
# dail - Saturday 30 April, 2022
# Govt To Do List
# Govt To Do List
Hate crime law, remote working and mental health reforms – just some of the priorities for the summer.
# dail - Thursday 28 April, 2022
# Ukraine Refugees
# Ukraine Refugees
Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman says Government hasn’t used the traditional procurement processes.
# dail - Wednesday 27 April, 2022
# Turf Ban Vote
# Turf Ban Vote
The votes were aimed at scrapping plans to restrict the sale of turf and cancel the carbon tax increase on 1 May.
# dail - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# Dáil
# Dáil
Cabinet today approved a proposal that would see the number of seats in the next Dáil increase to at least 169 and not more than 179.
# dail - Wednesday 6 April, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
“We can’t applaud calls for more sanctions which are hurting ordinary Russians and only bolstering the Putin regime at home.”
# Dail Address
# Dail Address
Blue and yellow dress attire dotted through the Dáil chamber this morning for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address.
# dail - Wednesday 2 March, 2022
# Cards On The Table
# Cards On The Table
A PBP amendment calling on a NATO withdrawal did not receive adequate support to be voted on.
# dail - Thursday 24 February, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
“The lights won’t go out,” Leo Varadkar told the Dáil today.
# dail - Saturday 12 February, 2022
# Remote Voting
# Remote Voting
A bill seeking to amend the Constitution by allowing remote voting to take place is going before the Dáil today.
# dail - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Many people who died in nursing homes were not properly looked after, TD Fergus O’Dowd told the Dáil .
# dail - Wednesday 26 January, 2022
# Argy Bargy
# Argy Bargy
Leader’ Questions got heated today with the Taoiseach and Mary Lou McDonald hitting out at each other over housing issues.
# dail - Sunday 2 January, 2022
# Interview
# Interview
Connolly says she is concerned about democracy and the lack of oversight of ‘draconian’ laws being rolled over into next year.
# dail - Saturday 25 December, 2021
# Scoop
# Scoop
Almost €10,000 was spent in the Dáil ’s two bars since September.
# dail - Friday 5 November, 2021
# Factcheck
A TD made the claim this week, leading to the Minister for Health criticising the spread of 'anti-vax information' We spoke to the author of the study referenced by the TD, who said the claim was incorrect The study's results were complex and it's easy to see how messages became mixed around the findings, writes Brianna Parkins
# dail - Friday 29 October, 2021
# Savita Halappanavar
# Savita Halappanavar
The crowd was told that people across the country on Thursday evening were remembering Ms Halappanavar.
# dail - Wednesday 20 October, 2021
# Mica
# Mica
The children said all they want is to feel safe in their homes.
# dail - Tuesday 19 October, 2021
# Tributes
# Tributes
Amess was stabbed to death while meeting constituents last week.
# dail - Thursday 7 October, 2021
# Lifting Restrictions
# Lifting Restrictions
Government says it plans to scrap the use of the Covid pass on 22 October.
# dail - Tuesday 5 October, 2021
# Adoption
# Adoption
Findings from the Adoptee Voices report were presented to the Oireachtas Children’s committee today.
# dail - Wednesday 29 September, 2021
# Free Parking
# Free Parking
There have been calls to restore the Leinster House garden at the Kildare Street entrance, which is now a car park for members.
# dail - Thursday 16 September, 2021
# Rumours
TD Matt Carthy claims a junior Fine Gael minister operated a 'sting operation' to uncover the leaker Minister Simon Harris says Carthy's claims are untrue Harris says he will 'consider very strongly" reporting the Carthy to the Oireachtas Committee on Procedure and Privileges
# dail - Wednesday 15 September, 2021
# Housing Protest
# Housing Protest
Hundreds of people gathered in the city centre on the same day TDs reconvened after the summer recess.
# Back At Work
# Back At Work
Politicians return today after the summer recess.
# dail - Thursday 15 July, 2021
# Judiciary
# Judiciary
Paul Murphy TD asked the Taoiseach about a case he was told about recently.
# Vaccine Passport
# Vaccine Passport
The Dáil passed the second reading of the bill by 72 votes to 66.
# dail - Thursday 8 July, 2021
# Vote
# Vote
40% of voters cast a ballot in the constituency.
# dail - Wednesday 7 July, 2021
# Cost Of Politics
# Cost Of Politics
The accounts also disclose that sales at the Dáil bars and restaurants last year plunged by 70% from €1.4 million to €424,513.
# dail - Tuesday 6 July, 2021
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
TDs called for action on sexual, domestic and gender-based violence in the Dáil this afternoon.
# dail - Wednesday 23 June, 2021
# Live Music
# Live Music
Up to 100 demonstrators took part in a protest in Dublin calling for a commitment from the government to reopen the sector.
# dail - Tuesday 15 June, 2021
# Vaccination
# Vaccination
The HSE chief said it is planned that the second doses of AstraZeneca will be completed by 19 July.
# dail - Thursday 10 June, 2021
# Across The Quays
# Across The Quays
Dáil sittings may return to Leinster House in autumn if 70 to 80% of the population is vaccinated.
# dail - Friday 4 June, 2021
# Homes
# Homes
It would amend Article 43 of the Constitution, which covers private property rights.
# dail - Thursday 3 June, 2021
# Survivors
# Survivors
Tánaiste Leo Vardakar said the authors of the report should come before the Oireachtas “without delay”.
# dail - Tuesday 1 June, 2021
# Dáil
# Dáil
There has been a growing diplomatic row after Belarus diverted a Ryanair civilian plane and arrested an opposition journalist.
# dail - Thursday 27 May, 2021
# Vaccine Target
Health Minister accused of 'dropping a bombshell' in the Dáil Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says the government will provide 'revised targets' tomorrow Ireland likely to only receive half of the planned 470,000 J&J doses by end of June HSE says 2.6 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to date
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