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# Legislation

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# EU derogation
More than €12 million spent training Irish language graduates to translate EU legislation
To prepare for the end to derogation of the Irish language, more Irish speakers will be needed to translate EU documents.
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Nov 28th 2013, 9:26 PM
# iqea
Equality activists create LGBT-friendly IKEA catalogue after Russian controversy
An LGBT article was recently removed from the Russian version of the IKEA magazine.
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Nov 26th 2013, 2:10 PM
# Legislation
How will the new Freedom of Information charges compare to other countries?
We look at how Ireland compares to the two other countries that charge upfront for FOI requests.
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Nov 12th 2013, 6:45 AM
# Refund
Revenue to repay thousands of homeowners in property tax blunder
Sloppy wording of the legislation has resulted in thousands of homeowners getting off the hook from the property tax.
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Nov 9th 2013, 11:43 AM
# Water
Dáil to debate Sinn Féin's fluoridation bill tomorrow
TD Brian Stanley published the Health Fluoridation of Water Supplies Bill 2013 in May.
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Nov 7th 2013, 7:45 AM
# Oireachtas agenda
Social Welfare Bill moves to final stages before TDs go on their mid-term break
The Dáil will sit an extra day to focus on the bill, which was heard for the first time in the chamber yesterday.
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Oct 25th 2013, 9:00 AM
# Legislation
New bill will mean just one environmental impact assessment needed for offshore projects
Minister Jan O’Sullivan said the aim of the new bill will be to streamline the process for infrastructure development.
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Oct 21st 2013, 10:14 PM
# New York
Judge orders end to smoking ban in New York state parks
The ban had been put in place last February, but a judge has ordered it to come to an end.
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Oct 11th 2013, 9:06 PM
# no nudes
It's now illegal to post nude pics online of your ex... in California
No more “revenge” porn for embittered exes.
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Oct 2nd 2013, 8:00 PM
# Obamacare
US facing government shutdown over Obamacare
House Republicans attached an amendment to the government spending bill that would delay the healthcare legislation by a year.
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Sep 30th 2013, 7:42 AM
# Human Trafficking
45 people, including 23 children, were trafficked into Ireland last year
In 39 cases, those trafficked were subject to sexual exploitation.
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Sep 27th 2013, 5:16 PM
# Abortion
Survey finds 63 per cent of farmers agree with abortion legislation
More female farmers surveyed were opposed to the legislation than the men surveyed.
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Sep 26th 2013, 10:00 AM
# Poll
Poll: Do you think the law should be changed to allow for assisted suicide?
A man in Canada recorded a video eight days before he died asking for the laws on assisted suicide to be changed – what’s your view?
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Sep 26th 2013, 9:23 AM
# off the books
'Violent outrages' and 'general humiliations' targeted as thousands of obsolete laws cut
Outdated proclamations, including one from King George III calling for a ‘general fast and humiliation’ are set for the chop as part of an overhaul of the statute book
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Sep 25th 2013, 4:20 PM
# DNA Database
Serious criminals will have DNA logged on international database
The Minister for Justice published the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013 today that will force criminals to give DNA samples.
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Sep 11th 2013, 10:45 PM
# Seanad referendum
TD uses Dáil questions to see how effective Seanad is, Ministers tell her to find out herself
The deputy director of Fine Gael’s Seanad abolition campaign, Regina Doherty, used the parliamentary questions to find out information about the Seanad, but ministers in her own party told her to find out herself.
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Aug 28th 2013, 6:30 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Aug 23rd 2013, 4:50 PM
# Legislation
Freedom of Information bill criticised - because Irish Water isn't included
Seán Fleming TD said that the legislation has ‘severe limits’ and that Irish Water should be included under it.
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Aug 15th 2013, 7:15 AM
# Immigration
US congressmen visit Leinster House to discuss undocumented Irish
Fine Gael TD Pat Breen, who met with them, will travel to Washington next month to lobby politicians on the US immigration reform legislation.
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Aug 14th 2013, 4:38 PM
# Abortion
Concern over whether hospital will comply with abortion legislation
Professor John Crown has said that “serious questions have to be asked” of governing boards at Irish hospitals.
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Aug 7th 2013, 11:43 AM
# reptile
Appeal for reptile legislation HERE after tragic Canada deaths
Currently, there are no laws preventing people from keeping reptiles as pets – even dangerous rattlesnakes or crocodiles.
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Aug 7th 2013, 6:50 AM
# Not quite watergate
Ronald Reagan could have 3.4 million square miles of ocean named after him
A United States government committee discussed a bill this week which would rename the Exclusive Economic Zone after the former President.
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Aug 2nd 2013, 1:06 PM
# abortion act
Some welcome President passing abortion bill, others not so much
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore described it as a “key milestone”, while the Pro Life Campaign said it was a “very sad day”.
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Jul 30th 2013, 5:59 PM
# Abortion
President signs Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill into law
The move came after the President convened a meeting of the Council of State to discuss the bill yesterday.
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Jul 30th 2013, 12:14 PM
# Court
Company fined for breaching health and safety laws after tragic incident
The case arose after an accident in which a bus carrying students flipped onto its roof, resulting in the death of a teenager.
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Jul 29th 2013, 12:44 PM
# history lesson
So what happened when the Council of State was convened in the past?
Today will be the 27th time the Council of State has been convened to discuss legislation – but it’s not the first time abortion laws have been discussed.
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Jul 29th 2013, 7:15 AM
Voices
Lisa McInerney: Pornification of teen sexuality - but we can't just blame porn
The UK plans to make online pornography an ‘opt-in’ choice to try and shield children from it – but will that really protect kids from early sexualisation?
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Jul 29th 2013, 7:00 AM
# Prime Numbers
Michael Lowry, mortgages and mayors: The week in numbers
Plus: how many times has the Council of State met since 1940?
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Jul 27th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Freedom of Information
Brendan Howlin "had to fight a battle" for new Freedom of Information law
NAMA, the Central Bank and An Garda Siochána will all be subject to Freedom of Information laws for the first time – but it took some doing.
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Jul 25th 2013, 7:48 AM
# Legislation
New bill will crack down on 'sham' marriages
The bill will allow registrars not to issue marriage registration forms if they believe that a proposed marriage is one of convenience.
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Jul 24th 2013, 9:45 PM
# you told us
Top readers' comments of the week
Here’s our roundup of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?
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Jul 20th 2013, 11:00 AM
# Legislation
Mixed reaction from transgender group to gender recognition bill
The bill will provide for State recognition of the acquired gender of transgender people over 18 who are not married or in a civil partnership.
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Jul 17th 2013, 7:47 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Jul 17th 2013, 4:50 PM
# Minimum Wage
Nurses and midwives: The HSE is breaking minimum wage law
The INMO said that interns are being asked to increase their hours while only being paid 50 per cent of the staff rate of pay.
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Jul 16th 2013, 10:04 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
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Jul 15th 2013, 8:42 AM
# you told us
Top readers' comments of the week
Here’s our round-up of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?
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Jul 13th 2013, 11:00 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
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Jul 12th 2013, 8:49 AM
# Abortion
LIVE: Dáil debates abortion bill before final vote
TDs have returned to Leinster House after a long night to continue debating amendments to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.
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Jul 11th 2013, 11:59 PM
# Abortion
Bid to have rape and incest cases included in bill is defeated
Amendments rejected as TDs call for “very difficult and tragic” cases of rape and incest be catered for.
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Jul 11th 2013, 7:47 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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Jul 11th 2013, 8:56 AM
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