Retiring TDs reflect on Enda and Leo, their time in the Dáil and the 'slowness' of the system
Eighteen TDs who were elected in 2016 have decided not to run in the general election – but what have some of them learnt.
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Eighteen TDs who were elected in 2016 have decided not to run in the general election – but what have some of them learnt.
McGrath said in a statement that this was the correct decision for him and his family, but that he was “far from retiring”.
Protests have taken place after the closure of the centre was annonuced last week.
The Health Minister has said he has no intention of meeting with vaping companies.
They said they are at a ‘very delicate stage’ of negotiations with Minister Paschal Donohoe.
Throughout 2018, speculation was rife that a snap general election could be on the cards.
A number of protests will take place during the US President’s visit.
The Farrelly Commission to provide its final phase report by 15 May 2020.
Disabilities Minister Finian McGrath said there was an “agenda” in the gardaí to damage government.
In an interview with the Sunday Independent, McGrath said the policing of new drink driving laws had been “really over the top”.
The government lost by 75 votes to 45 votes, with three abstentions.
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
The proposed legislation is due before the Dáil in the new year.
Wexford, where the TD is from, has the highest suicide rate in the country.
The proposal attracted criticism Grandchild Expenses Reimbursement Scheme will be in the region of €1,000 per year.
The proposed legislation passed in the Seanad last week after opposition parties joined forces.
Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin called for a boycott of the Independence Day celebrations.
An organisation in “urgent need of funding” has criticised the lack of funding given to projects in the northwest as part of a new initiative.
John Halligan has appealed to men, in particular, to back the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
The Commission of Investigation has been granted another 12 months to complete its work.
The government has submitted some reservations on people with disabilities joining the Gardaí or Defence Forces.
Ireland is the only EU country that has yet to ratify the Convention.
A total of 48 people died and 214 were injured in the Stardust tragedy.
The Independent Alliance’s Finian McGrath will look for his Cabinet colleagues to support his draft legislation today.
His colleague Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran said that he was “embarrassed” when he heard Halligan’s comments on the radio last week.
A total of 48 people died and 214 were injured in the Stardust tragedy.
“I am not the keeper of any of my ministers,” said the Taoiseach today.
It’s 10 years since Ireland signed the Convention. A decade on, the Republic stands as the only EU country which is yet to ratify it.
The vaccine has saved thousands of lives worldwide, writes Imogen Sharkey Ochoa.
With HPV high on the agenda, we spoke to TDs who’ve raised the issue in the Dáil chamber.
Harris said he now feels McGrath “fully supports” the vaccination programme.
McGrath had called for the vaccine to be banned.
Children who receive the Domiciliary Care Allowance are now eligible for a full medical card.
More than 100 disability groups gathered outside the gates of Leinster House today to demand the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
There aren’t many differences between the before-and-after terms, but what has changed matters.
The Cabinet signed off on new terms last evening after criticism in the Dáil.
The government agreed an independent person would review the new evidence Stardust victims’ families say has recently been discovered.
The cases of four other service users were formally identified by An Garda Síochána.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny today announced that a commission of investigation will be set up.
A thorough investigation will be carried out into the administration, ethos and culture of the force.