# government - Monday 1 October, 2018
# Wage Packet
# Wage Packet
The pay boost comes under the Public Service Stability Agreement which aims to restore public servant wages.
# government - Saturday 29 September, 2018
# New Laws
# New Laws
Renting, judge’s appointments, microbeads and noise at the airport – just some of the issues the government plan to tackle.
# government - Tuesday 18 September, 2018
# Back To Work
# Back To Work
Post office closures, blasphemy and the long-delayed alcohol bill are up for debate as the Dáil resumes.
# government - Thursday 6 September, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
The mid-term elections in the US could become a referendum on Trump’s presidency, writes Larry Donnelly.
# government - Thursday 30 August, 2018
# Women For Election
# Women For Election
Political parties that run at least 30% female candidates in next year’s local elections will get funding for an equality officer.
# government - Sunday 29 July, 2018
# Only Bidder
# Only Bidder
It’s part of the consortium that was the only bidder to deliver the government’s plan.
# government - Thursday 26 July, 2018
# Tuam Site
# Tuam Site
How to memorialise the past, as well as what health and well-being supports are needed for former residents will be discussed.
# government - Monday 9 July, 2018
# Ag Caint As Gaeilge
# Ag Caint As Gaeilge
American and Canadian students will visit Ireland during the summer months to attend intensive Irish language courses in the Gaeltacht.
# government - Friday 6 July, 2018
# Public Consultation
# Public Consultation
Galway County Council received 799 written submissions on what to do with the Tuam site where a mass grave was found.
# government - Thursday 5 July, 2018
# Justice
# Justice
The government argued that the State’s responsibility can’t be established through a conviction.
# Mortgage To Rent Scheme
# Mortgage To Rent Scheme
This would be done under the government’s mortgage-to-rent scheme, with the owners becoming council tenants.
# government - Friday 18 May, 2018
# Education
# Education
This will bring to 15,000 the number of SNAs working in schools – a 42% increase on 2011.
# government - Wednesday 16 May, 2018
# Child Protection
# Child Protection
The government had put forward a proposal to set the digital age of consent at 13.
# government - Friday 4 May, 2018
# Stepping Down
# Stepping Down
He announced the move this morning.
# government - Thursday 12 April, 2018
# Free Gp Care
# Free Gp Care
Health Minister Simon Harris said that he knew of the difficulties faced by carers in Ireland.
# government - Wednesday 11 April, 2018
# Slap On The Wrist
# Slap On The Wrist
Junior Minister Jim Daly said he has “no ideological objection” to Sinn Fein being in government with Fine Gael.
# government - Saturday 7 April, 2018
# Mandatory And Compulsory
# Mandatory And Compulsory
The government is reportedly considering making paid paternity leave mandatory for all new fathers.
# government - Thursday 29 March, 2018
# Riots
# Riots
The blaze at the detention facility in Carabobo state is the latest in a series of deadly incidents.
# government - Thursday 22 March, 2018
# Cervical Cancer
# Cervical Cancer
The vaccine’s uptake rates have risen to 67% since the first phase of the campaign was launched in August last year.
# government - Sunday 18 March, 2018
# Funding
# Funding
An anti-dumping initiative supported 229 projects across the country last year.
# government - Monday 12 March, 2018
# Backstop
# Backstop
A large portion are happy but significant numbers don’t know.
# government - Tuesday 6 March, 2018
# Opinion Poll
# Opinion Poll
One in five people aren’t sure what they think, according to a new poll.
# government - Monday 5 March, 2018
# Advertisements
# Advertisements
The SCU has come in for fierce criticism in recent weeks.
# government - Wednesday 28 February, 2018
# Retirement Ready
# Retirement Ready
The government has also announced a new “total contributions approach” to pensions from 2020.
# Stay Warm
# Stay Warm
The decision means that fuel allowance recipients will now automatically receive €45 for this week instead of the usual €22.50.
# government - Thursday 22 February, 2018
# Not Treemendous
# Not Treemendous
The planting of broadleaf trees has ‘flatlined’ since 2015.
# government - Tuesday 20 February, 2018
# The Eighth
# The Eighth
The deadline for production of a final bill is 6 March.
# government - Friday 16 February, 2018
# Ireland 2040
# Ireland 2040
Ministers launched the Project Ireland 2040 National Planning Framework today in Sligo.
# government - Thursday 15 February, 2018
# Scandal
# Scandal
Barnaby Joyce is going on leave next week where the Prime Minister wants him to “consider his position”.
# government - Monday 12 February, 2018
# Global Hack
# Global Hack
It said that there are no indications at this stage that members of the public are at risk.
# government - Sunday 4 February, 2018
# Compulsory Purchase
# Compulsory Purchase
The new legislation will provide for compensation for homeowners in Mayo and Galway.
# government - Thursday 1 February, 2018
# Connection Disrupted
# Connection Disrupted
“We couldn’t make a business case stack up,” Eir CEO Richard Moat said. “So regrettably, we had to pull out.”
# government - Sunday 21 January, 2018
# Blame Game
# Blame Game
A divided Congress is hoping to end a budget impasse tonight.
# Opinion Poll
# Opinion Poll
The Sunday Times poll sees Fine Gael drop two points to 32% and Fianna Fáil unchanged at 26%.
# government - Saturday 20 January, 2018
# One Year On
# One Year On
While stats show that car insurance is going down as a whole, the cost of premiums skyrocketed 70% from 2013 to 2016.
# Standstill
# Standstill
Thousands of government workers will be sent home without pay until the crisis is resolved.
# Both Sides Now
# Both Sides Now
The TDs gathered in the Dáil this week to debate the report published by the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment.
# government - Saturday 6 January, 2018
# North To South
# North To South
The project is the biggest road project ever undertaken in Northern Ireland.
# government - Saturday 30 December, 2017
# Interview
# Interview
From the Public Services Card to initiating a Garda investigation over Twitter abuse, it’s been an eventful six months for the Meath TD.
# government - Tuesday 26 December, 2017
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
Exceptional needs payments can be made under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme.
