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# Houses of the OIreachtas
Does the constitution need to be changed to allow TDs to take maternity leave?
The Taoiseach has said that constitutional change could be needed to provide for TD maternity leave, but constitutional experts say otherwise.
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Dec 12th 2020, 7:00 AM
# lump sum payments
All TDs who lost their seats in the last election have paid back their 'parachute' payments
Termination payments made to TDs and senators amounted to €2m.
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Aug 8th 2020, 6:00 AM
# Expenses
Minister says 'alternative way' to deal with Dara Murphy complaints will be found as Dáil clerk has 'no jurisdiction'
The Dáil Committee on Members’ Interests is to meet on Thursday but questions remain as to whether they have the power to investigate.
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Dec 11th 2019, 5:48 PM
Leinster House refurbishment to cost €17m
Leinster House was commissioned to be built between 1745-47.
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Jul 11th 2019, 5:35 PM
# Pay Up
Politicians who don't pay their bar tab will have it deducted from their salary
The Taoiseach encouraged the Oireachtas to investigate how to chase up politicians who fail to pay their bills.
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Apr 18th 2018, 8:00 PM
# female vote
Markievicz exhibit among celebration of 100 years since women's right to vote
Republican leader Markievicz will also be celebrated in the UK as the first woman elected to the UK House of Commons.
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Nov 21st 2017, 1:44 PM
# Rewind
Dáil footage reuploaded to Oireachtas website after being taken down
Politicians and journalists argued that it showed a lack of transparency from the State.
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Sep 25th 2017, 7:25 PM
# settle up
33 politicians have yet to pay off their outstanding Dáil bar bill
Figures released by the Houses of the Oireachtas reveal that the largest sum amounts to over €800.
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Mar 21st 2016, 12:37 PM
# Taxpayer funded
TD claims use of pre-paid Oireachtas envelopes for campaign launch wasn't deliberate
John Halligan said if he made a mistake he will repay the money.
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Jan 26th 2016, 1:08 PM
# Courts
Denis O'Brien's legal action against the Oireachtas is back in court today
The action was taken by the businessman earlier this year over remarks made in the Dáil under privilege regarding his banking affairs with IBRC.
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Oct 7th 2015, 6:06 AM
# ALL IN A DAY'S WORK
Here's exactly what our politicians and civil servants were up to last year
Hitting the gym, Oireachtas Committee meetings and learning languages were all on the agenda.
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Jul 1st 2015, 6:37 PM
# Courts
Denis O'Brien is taking legal action over Dáil comments about his finances
The businessman has issued proceedings against the Houses of the Oireachtas and the State.
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Jun 16th 2015, 6:40 PM
# By-election
FF candidate says he 'never got a letter' over expenses claims... but he got THREE
Bobby Aylward was among over a hundred politicians who received letters about over-claiming expenses six years ago.
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May 15th 2015, 7:28 PM
# Pin-gate
Lots of TDs are breaking the rules and wearing Yes pins - but will they be punished?
The wearing of pins and badges in Leinster House has become a hot topic in recent days.
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May 14th 2015, 9:00 PM
# Mind = blown
Look at how incredibly complicated it is to elect Senators...
Our minds are blown. Our heads hurt.
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Apr 20th 2015, 6:45 PM
# Locks changed
'If I've to work out of a shoebox I'd do it': Ex-Labour senator on his office eviction
James Heffernan had refused to leave an office he shared with former Labour colleague John Gilroy.
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Mar 11th 2015, 10:55 AM
# Mystery
Which politician made €2,000 worth of calls to Kenya from Leinster House?
The identity of the TD or Senator cannot be revealed unless they come forward.
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Jan 23rd 2015, 9:26 PM
Voices
Opinion: The Banking Inquiry will help put the final pieces of the jigsaw together
The banking inquiry’s first public hearings get under way today and questions remain about what happened six years ago.
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Dec 17th 2014, 8:00 AM
# Oireachtas TV
Nothing on telly? You can now flick over and watch the Oireachtas
Only if you’re into that sort of thing, of course, and have UPC or Sky.
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Sep 22nd 2014, 7:12 PM
# paying up
Irish politicians have started paying for their pints on time
Leinster House authorities are taking a more proactive approach when it comes to collecting money owed.
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Sep 18th 2014, 7:15 AM
# Fresh threads
The Leinster House ushers are getting brand new tailored uniforms
Fancy.
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Aug 11th 2014, 11:55 AM
# Gift shop
The Dáil 'tuck shop' that cost €1.3 million to build and lasted five years is reopening (sort of)
An Síopa was known as ‘the most expensive tuck shop in Ireland’ when it was opened in 2008.
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Aug 11th 2014, 7:00 AM
# house of cards
'Leo the lion': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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Jul 26th 2014, 6:30 PM
# house of cards
“This is Joan’s day”: 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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Jul 5th 2014, 6:30 PM
# Hardworking
In numbers: The Dáil and Seanad sat for 234 days or 1,745 hours last year
The Houses of the Oireachtas has released some interesting figures in its 2013 annual report.
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Jul 2nd 2014, 10:41 AM
# Oireachtas agenda
How much will you be paying for your water?
The Commission for Energy Regulation will be giving TDs and Senators a briefing on water tariffs in Leinster House today.
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Jul 1st 2014, 9:00 AM
# house of cards
'You’ve made a complete and utter balls of it': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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Jun 14th 2014, 6:30 PM
# house of cards
'Nine men sitting in a bunker for a year': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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Jun 7th 2014, 6:30 PM
# Oireachtas agenda
Should there be a centralised database to record all racist incidents in Ireland?
What’s going on in Leinster House? Well, as you asked…
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Jun 4th 2014, 9:00 AM
# Election 2014
Sinn Féin could be in trouble for filming a party political broadcast outside Leinster House
The party could now be the subject of a complaint to the Dáil’s Committee on Procedures and Privileges.
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May 21st 2014, 7:15 AM
# house of cards
'Dear Enda...': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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May 10th 2014, 6:30 PM
# A rat trap
'There were a few screams... mainly from the men': Labour TD catches rat in Leinster House
Before you start, it was an actual rat…
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May 6th 2014, 9:46 AM
# house of cards
'It was a one in a million incident': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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May 3rd 2014, 6:30 PM
# house of cards
'A highly feminised audience': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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Apr 26th 2014, 6:30 PM
# house of cards
'A ludicrous situation': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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Apr 19th 2014, 6:30 PM
# house of cards
'Christ, I’m getting phone calls from everywhere': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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Apr 5th 2014, 6:30 PM
# house of cards
'The fish rots from the head': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
One or two things were happening in Leinster House this week and, as ever, there are winners and losers at the end of it…
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Mar 29th 2014, 6:30 PM
# Bye Bye
In 85 years, just seven TDs have resigned from the Dáil. Who and why?
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?
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Mar 24th 2014, 8:30 PM
# Parking
TDs and Senators warned to stay off the grass at Leinster House
A shortage of parking spaces outside the front and back of Leinster House has left some resorting to leaving their cars parked on the grass at the back of the complex.
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Mar 22nd 2014, 10:45 AM
# house of cards
'They inhabit an imaginary world': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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Mar 15th 2014, 6:30 PM
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