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# Task Force

Ebola: Government task force meets as Taoiseach says outbreak is of "gravest concern"

84 people are being monitored for signs of Ebola in Spain after a nurse was admitted to hospital in Madrid.

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Oct 9th 2014, 12:01 PM

# home away from home

How many ministers own a second home anyway?

Who’s going to have to cough up for a second set of water charges?

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Oct 2nd 2014, 7:00 AM

# Not so fast

Ministers WILL have to pay water charges for their second homes, after all

The Department of Finance confirmed that a loophole allowing ministers to claim the charges as an expense was set to be closed.

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Oct 1st 2014, 2:16 PM

# dual abode allowance

Ministers 'can claim water charges as expenses on their second homes'

However, the Taoiseach has said he intends to pay “whatever my water charge is” on his second home.

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Sep 30th 2014, 7:12 PM

# budget 2015

"Boom and bust" cycle at an end, hopefully --- Howlin

This morning’s Cabinet meeting could be a tense one after Leo Varadkar’s comments yesterday about the Budget…

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Sep 10th 2014, 10:08 AM

# cunning plan

Ministers have a plan. A plan to make sure the Property Tax is distributed fairly...

Questions have been asked about the way the contentious tax is set up, and whether it means some councils could, effectively be ‘done out of’ other grants.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 8:34 PM

# thin blue line

Got what it takes?* ... Ads to recruit a new Garda Commissioner to be published this week

*Statistically — no, you don’t.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 7:25 PM

# end of summer

Angry parents and 'Gaza' banners greet ministers, as new term begins

With the Cabinet back, and the Israeli ambassador being grilled by TDs, it was also a busy day for protests at Government Buildings.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 4:48 PM

# in with the old

Guess who's back?... Pat Rabbitte and Ruairí Quinn replace new ministers on committees

Former junior minister Joe Costello will also join his Labour ‘old guard’ colleagues on Oireachtas committees…

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Jul 17th 2014, 1:48 PM

# Everyday I'm Shufflin

Confirmed: Leo Varadkar is the new Health Minister, Pat Rabbitte dropped from Cabinet

Who’s in? Who’s out? Who’s stuck with the same job?

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Jul 11th 2014, 10:45 PM

"Could you all just move to the left slightly?.." Fixed grins and Cabinet divisions at the Áras

You’d almost think the President had nothing better to do than hang around the house all day waiting for a busload of ministers.

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Jul 11th 2014, 9:30 PM

# collect them all

Who's doing what? A pictorial guide to your new Cabinet

A quick and simple guide to where everyone is now.

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Jul 11th 2014, 3:21 PM

# every day I'm shufflin

Rabbitte: If you're deemed too old to serve in Cabinet you look at things differently

Rabbitte, who was dropped from Cabinet today, said he’s not sure now if he will run in the next general election.

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Jul 11th 2014, 2:25 PM

# Everyday I'm Shufflin

Here are the 9 things you need to know about the imminent Cabinet reshuffle

Wild rumours and intense speculation as Enda Kenny and Joan Burton prepare to shuffle their pack.

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Jul 7th 2014, 11:24 AM

# Homelessness

Howlin: Ex-NAMA homes part of our plan to tackle housing "emergency crisis"

Ministers are gathering for today’s Cabinet meeting, where homelessness is top of the morning’s agenda.

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May 20th 2014, 9:14 AM

# Guerin Report

Taoiseach: We'll be making a formal decision on Guerin today

New Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald is expected to bring a memo on the issue to Cabinet.

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May 13th 2014, 9:20 AM

# Everyday I'm Shufflin

Minister: There'll be a reshuffle in September but 'nobody knows' what's going to happen

Ruairí Quinn has also admitted that the coalition has to “work better together”.

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Apr 23rd 2014, 12:00 PM

# Hardworking

The government has so much work on right now it's having an extra Cabinet meeting today

Yes, seriously.

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Apr 16th 2014, 7:25 AM

# credibility

Majority of Irish people don't trust ministers, TDs and business leaders

A third of people don’t trust gardaí but they still came out of the poll better than most other groups.

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Apr 5th 2014, 11:34 AM

# Ukraine

Death toll climbs to 60 in Kiev as 67 police officers 'seized'

The death toll from today’s earlier violence stands, unofficially, at 26.

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Feb 20th 2014, 3:10 PM

# Pylons

Explainer: What’s happening with electricity pylons and why is it such a big issue?

Heard a lot about pylons in recent weeks, but not sure what it’s all about. Here’s Eirgrid’s projects explained.

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Jan 18th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Salaries

Nine minsterial advisers have salaries higher than pay guidelines

A number of ministers explained that their advisers had previously been on much higher pay scales when working in the private sector prior to their appointment in the respective departments.

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Dec 26th 2013, 7:15 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 It’s the last day of November. Here’s everything you need to know this Saturday morning.

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Nov 30th 2013, 8:50 AM

# Politicians' Pay

Pearse Doherty: Most TDs and Ministers use their pay to buy a new car or go on holiday

While the Sinn Féin TD said he and colleagues take home the average industrial wage most other TDs and ministers use some of their wages to buy a new car, go on holiday, put it in the bank or buy shares in the bank, he claimed.

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Sep 4th 2013, 6:45 AM

# constitutional convention

Convention report recommends longer polling hours and larger constituencies

More than half of delegates at the constitutional convention think the number of members in the Dáil should be left unchanged.

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Aug 27th 2013, 2:25 PM

# Abortion

165 amendments to abortion bill tabled

The amendments will be discussed prior to the final vote on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.

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Jul 9th 2013, 7:37 PM

# Pay Day

The Taoiseach, Ministers and every TD are having their pay cut today

As are the country’s 292,000 civil servants who are experiencing the first effects of the Haddington Road Agreement in their pay cheques today.

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Jul 4th 2013, 6:15 AM

# Redress

Bethany Home survivors to Taoiseach: "Please do not treat us differently"

The group say that they have suffered physical and mental wounds due to their time in Bethany Home.

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Jun 22nd 2013, 7:30 AM

# Pints

Dáil bar racked up over €145,000 in profits last year

The restaurant and bar combined made total sales of over one million euro in 2012.

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Jun 15th 2013, 11:35 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the State cover travel costs of ministers' spouses?

Public Accounts Committee chairman John McGuinness says a case could be made for the taxpayer footing the bill. Do you agree?

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Jun 10th 2013, 9:54 AM

# Public Pay

Ministers will not be singled out for extra pay cuts, insists Howlin

Brendan Howlin says the €150,000 salary ministers will earn after Croke Park 2 compares well to the private sector.

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May 16th 2013, 6:30 AM

Voices

Column: Judges and ministers public spat will achieve nothing, but reform is needed

Tensions are high this week between the judicial and executive branches of government, writes Roderic O’Gorman, who says if we want a truly independent judiciary, we must be prepared to undertake radical reform.

Apr 19th 2013, 7:00 AM

# France

How a French cabinet minister owes €157 property tax in Ireland

Hélène Conway-Mouret lived in Ireland for 30 years and owns a property in north Dublin. She is among 37 ministers who made disclosures of personal wealth today.

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Apr 15th 2013, 6:57 PM

# Good News

Eurozone ministers: We'll change repayment date for Ireland's bailout loans

The Department of Finance says the move will make it easier for Ireland to emerge from the bailout programme.

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Mar 16th 2013, 10:24 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Is it worthwhile for Ministers to travel abroad on Patrick’s Day?

Ministers will be travelling to America, Australia, Saudi Arabia and India – amongst others – for Patrick’s Day. Good way to promote Ireland? Or is it just a junket?

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Mar 13th 2013, 10:25 AM

Voices

Column: Was the liquidation of IBRC necessary?

Let’s hope IBRC’s liquidation can ultimately be justified – because this type of rush-job smacks of the panicked decisions made in 2008, writes Sarah McCabe.

Feb 8th 2013, 7:00 PM