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# Oireachtas Committee

Last week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
'Too many cars' on our roads hampering public transport, Dublin Bus CEO to tell TDs
Billy Hann will also tell the Transport Committee about being “forced off the streets” by the riots in the city centre last week.
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Nov 28th 2023, 8:41 AM
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November 2023
Sexual consent researchers to urge TDs to introduce consent classes in Irish secondary schools
The Oireachtas education committee will today hear from researchers on how consent programmes can “become the norm” in schools.
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Nov 7th 2023, 6:30 AM
This year
2023
Climate experts tell TDs that 'weight-based tax' for heavier cars is 'desirable'
One expert recommended that the tax be introduced by the middle of next year.
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Sep 26th 2023, 1:04 PM
TD ratings: How did these notable performers fare in today's RTÉ hearings?
Some politicians’ questions elicited more answers than others throughout the six hours of questioning.
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Jul 11th 2023, 9:00 PM
RTÉ staff member returns car which was 'loaned' to them by broadcaster for past five years
TDs and senators heard that the car was returned yesterday but that the loan was ‘not approved’ by management.
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Jul 5th 2023, 6:22 PM
Simon McGarr: This is not RTÉ's first scandal - the broadcaster was at the heart of one in 1967
The solicitor and commentator looks at the parallels between RTÉ’s latest scandal and equally controversial events in the 1960s.
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Jun 30th 2023, 2:52 PM
Crucial 48 hours in RTÉ payments saga as senior figures set to face two Oireachtas panels
RTÉ released a 9-page statement yesterday outlining its understanding of how Ryan Tubridy received the payments.
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Jun 28th 2023, 12:05 AM
What are the key questions RTÉ still has to answer as it's hauled before TDs?
Representatives of the board and executive will appear before the Public Accounts Committee and the Oireachtas Media Committee this week.
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Jun 26th 2023, 7:59 PM
GAA rebukes Virgin Media following claim that broadcasters were not offered chance to air matches
Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon said that the controversy had increased the perception that both the GAA and RTÉ were in a “cartel”.
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May 10th 2023, 5:56 PM
GAA respond to Virgin Media claim as criticism over GAAGO continues
Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon said that the controversy had increased the perception that both the GAA and RTÉ were in a “cartel”.
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May 10th 2023, 5:45 PM
Oireachtas Sport Committee to discuss inviting RTÉ and GAA as GAAGO controversy deepens
Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon said that the controversy had increased the perception that both the GAA and RTÉ were in a “cartel”.
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May 10th 2023, 6:00 AM
Cost-of-living pressures led 230,000 people to seek help from St Vincent de Paul last year
Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said falling inflation was not a cause for celebration.
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May 3rd 2023, 6:00 AM
Assisted Dying committee to begin public deliberations in June with report expected for March
The cross-party panel of TDs and senators will run for 9 months before producing a report with recommendations in March of next year.
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Apr 26th 2023, 9:35 AM
Homeowners with €6,000 owed on mortgage given repossession orders, committee told
An Oireachtas committee was told non-banking entities own more than 56% of all domestic mortgages in arrears.
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Mar 8th 2023, 6:42 PM
Last year
2022
Dublin Bus to apologise for service disruption in recent months
The Joint Oireachtas Transport Committee will hear from the new Chief Executive of Dublin Bus.
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Dec 13th 2022, 6:30 AM
Terms of reference agreed for special committee on assisted dying
PBP TD Gino Kenny has said that he hopes to see the Committee established before Christmas.
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Nov 30th 2022, 7:22 PM
Oireachtas committee hears Irish tech workers who lost their jobs 'are being looked after'
Technology Ireland and the IDA appeared before the committee to discuss recent job losses at Meta, Twitter and Stripe as well as the future of the industry.
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Nov 23rd 2022, 5:30 PM
Finance Committee hears update from KBC and Ulster Bank ahead of market withdrawal
Ulster Bank told the committee that around 1,000 accounts are currently on track to be frozen from 11 November.
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Oct 19th 2022, 3:20 PM
DCC 'confident' of meeting target to deliver 895 new builds this year, Committee to hear
Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan will appear before an Oireachtas Committee later today.
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Oct 11th 2022, 6:15 AM
Oireachtas Committee to hear Electric Ireland had 'no choice' but to increase energy prices
The provider will answer questions from TDs and Senators on the recent gas and electricity price increases tomorrow.
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Oct 3rd 2022, 8:08 PM
Paid domestic violence leave should be based on an ‘honour system’, Oireachtas committee hears
Victims should be taken for their word when requesting time off from work, the committee has been told.
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Sep 22nd 2022, 2:40 PM
AIB says scrapped plan to turn 70 branches cashless was a 'genuine' future-proofing effort
The bank is appearing before a Committee to ‘clearly explain’ its now scrapped decision to turn 70 branches into cashless outlets.
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Sep 14th 2022, 4:55 PM
Risk of electricity blackouts in Ireland ‘slightly worse’ than last winter, committee hears
Eamon Ryan is appearing before the Committee this afternoon alongside Eirgrid and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities.
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Aug 30th 2022, 3:45 PM
Special committee on assisted dying expected to begin in October
TD Gino Kenny says he hopes it is the beginning of a serious conversation around the issue.
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Jul 15th 2022, 3:48 PM
Hospital consultant says people with Long Covid have been accused of exaggerating illness
Professor Jack Lambert has called on the Government to provide more resources and treatment for people suffering from the illness.
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Jul 6th 2022, 2:20 PM
Both parents of children born via international surrogacy should be recognised, TDs recommend
The Special Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy published its report today.
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Jul 6th 2022, 10:41 AM
'Significant progress' made on National Broadband Plan, firm tells Oireachtas
The NBI have said that there have been over 330,000 premises surveyed so far, of 544,200 premises in total.
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Jun 29th 2022, 4:59 PM
Funding for sports should be tied to commitment to stopping abuse, says Oireachtas committee
The committee’s chair said there is “no place for abusive or discriminatory behaviour in sport”.
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Jun 28th 2022, 6:26 PM
Government approves legislation to compel schools to provide special education classes more quickly
The legislation was announced this afternoon by Ministers Norma Foley and Josepha Madigan.
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Jun 28th 2022, 4:14 PM
Dublin ‘disadvantaged’ at recruiting nurses because of housing costs, regional health chief says
Mary O’Kelly says healthcare workers can’t afford to live in the capital.
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Jun 28th 2022, 1:14 PM
Working conditions for non-consultant hospital doctors must change, senior civil servant says
The Secretary General of the Department of Health said many doctors already work longer hours than what is considered legal and safe.
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Jun 15th 2022, 3:11 PM
Rising cost of building materials is getting worse on a weekly basis, TDs to be told
The Irish Home Builders Association will tell TDs that the situation is getting worse on a weekly basis.
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May 24th 2022, 7:20 AM
Online abuse of referees and players 'reflects developments in wider society', committee hears
The Oireachtas Sports Committee convened to discuss abuse in Irish sport.
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May 11th 2022, 4:17 PM
Sen Gen Robert Watt and Dr Tony Holohan to appear before Oireachtas health committee next week
Secretary General Martin Fraser was quizzed by politicians at the Oireachtas Finance Committee today.
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Apr 27th 2022, 7:11 PM
'Check your Christian values': Senator asked to leave Oireachtas committee during surrogacy hearing
Committee chair Kathleen Funchion TD was forced to suspend the meeting after comments from Independent Senator Sharon Keogan.
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Apr 21st 2022, 4:50 PM
‘Low’ threat of direct cyber attack on Ireland, says top official
But Richard Browne told politicians today that the threat from cyber crime against the state is ‘high’.
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Mar 30th 2022, 6:38 PM
Home care sector facing massive recruitment crisis, committee told
An ongoing struggle to find staff is putting pressure on the system, according to industry representatives.
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Feb 9th 2022, 4:20 PM
Ireland's Covid position improving but global risk remains high, CMO tells Oireachtas Committee
Senior NPHET members fielded questions from TDs and senators at a Health Committee meeting today.
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Feb 2nd 2022, 12:00 PM
TV licence fee in place for RTÉ 'utterly broken', Dee Forbes tells committee
The director general of the State broadcaster was appearing before the Committee of Public Accounts this morning.
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Jan 20th 2022, 1:59 PM
Ireland's Climate Action Delivery Board met only once between 2020 and 2021
The Board was tasked with holding public bodies accountable on climate action.
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