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Saturday 28 November 2020
President Michael D Higgins yesterday signed the Bill into law.
The President pointed out that his decision to sign the legislation “leaves it open to any citizens to challenge the provisions of the bill”.
The minister has defended the legislation but said he regrets poorly communicating what it intends to do.
The Bill allows the transfer of a database of 60,000 records compiled by the commission to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.
Political leaders have described the reported plans as a “treacherous betrayal” by “charlatans”.
The government want gardaí to be given powers to interrupt and prevent house parties and social gatherings in breach of the guidelines.
Gardaí will be given greater ability to police new public health measures.
Martin will be paid almost €1,500 more than Varadkar was in the last government, despite a 10% cut to the official level of pay.
Eleven seats in the Seanad are vacant as a new Taoiseach has not yet been elected.
The minister said he would like this requirement backed up by the law.
Rationing of critical care during any coronavirus surge must not happen at the expense of the most vulnerable, writes Clonan.
The government included a sunset clause for the legislation to be review in November after concerns were raised by TDs.
The claim was criticised by Sinn Féin who called it “false and misleading”.
Leo Varadkar says he will reply to the Fianna Fail leader’s letter next week.
Martin says a legislative priority programme must be agreed for after Christmas.
The move comes amid an international debate about how social media platforms handle political ads.
In July, Minister Simon Harris said exclusion zones outside hospitals and GP surgeries will be a “major priority”.
Reviews are also set to be carried out in areas of law concerning hotel liability and privacy in the digital era.
The Law Reform Commission says stalking should be defined as a crime and the introduction of stalking laws in the UK resulted in an increase in prosecutions, writes Catherine O’Sullivan.
This will make it significantly less of a grey area in Irish law – and it could also herald the start of the Irish cannabis industry.
The EU Commission recommended that member states introduce the measures five years ago.
Such operators will in future be subject to training standards and a licencing regime, if the legislation is amended.
Measures first mooted in the Gambling Control Bill (2013) are finally set to be enacted by government.
Health Minister Simon Harris has said he is very concerned about the alleged case, and has launched an investigation.
The Bill puts into law what already exists at the moment as a voluntary Central Bank code
The proposed legislation would ban the above-face-value resale of tickets for sporting and entertainment events.
The changes will resolve a number of difficulties in the registration of donor assisted births.
Unnecessary use of the plastics will be completely banned in the public sector.
The government must first pass legislation allowing it to carry out excavations.
The Taoiseach said he would like all Brexit legislation to be included in one big Bill.
Now is the time for a mature and sensible discussion about sex and porn. We really need mandatory modern sex education introduced in schools too, writes Caroline West.
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy confirmed that the Bill will be brought to Cabinet next Tuesday.
It is likely the landmark bill to regulate abortion services in Ireland will pass in the Dáil at the earliest next week.
The ‘yes’ side contained a wide range of views about when abortion should be permitted – the government can’t please them all, writes Professor Dermot Cox.
The Bill has been brought forward by Fianna Fáil public health spokesperson Mary Butler TD.
Renting, judge’s appointments, microbeads and noise at the airport – just some of the issues the government plan to tackle.
The abortion legislation will be introduced in the Dáil next week
Political parties are under pressure to weaken some aspects of the legislation.
The office of presidency spends about €7m per year, but the breakdown of that spending is kept under wraps.
The average wait is nearly 12 weeks but some learners have waited much longer to hear about their test date.
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED last night that Ireland will return to Level 3 restrictions (with some variations) for the month of December.
It follows six weeks of Level 5 restrictions, and the new guidelines will allow people to be a bit more social and for businesses to open ahead of Christmas, offering a sense of relief to many after a tough year.
But although Covid-19 cases have reduced in recent weeks, there are worries that going back to Level 3 now will inevitably lead to a rise in cases again and that we’ll face tighter restrictions again in the new year.
So today, we want to know: Do you agree with the Government’s decision to reduce Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions to Level 3?
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