# Oireachtas Committee

Last year

2022

# Transport Committee

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

# Dying with dignity

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

# Investment

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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Updated Nov 23rd 2022, 5:30 PM

# Banking

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

# Housing

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

# Price Hikes

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

# Domestic Violence

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

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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Updated Sep 14th 2022, 4:55 PM

# Energy Crisis

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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Updated Aug 30th 2022, 3:45 PM

# Dying with dignity

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

# Oireachtas Committee

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

# international surrogacy

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

# NBP

'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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Updated Jun 29th 2022, 4:59 PM

# Final whistle

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

# Education

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

# Housing Crisis

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

# Robert Watt

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

# through the roof

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

# crying foul

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

# cmo

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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Updated Apr 27th 2022, 7:11 PM

# sharon keogan

'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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Updated Apr 21st 2022, 4:50 PM

# Cyber Security

‘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

# Health

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

# Health

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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Updated Feb 2nd 2022, 12:00 PM

# RTÉ

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

# Accountability

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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Jan 18th 2022, 2:01 PM

# Climate

Oireachtas Committee urged to recommend approval of Ireland's first carbon budgets

TDs and senators are examining the proposed caps on Ireland’s emissions between now and 2035 over three days of meetings.

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Updated Jan 11th 2022, 1:58 PM

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# Fallout

Chambers ‘disappointed’ by IRFU response to players’ letter

The Minister would not be drawn on the possibility of withholding funding from the Union.

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Updated Dec 15th 2021, 8:03 PM

# lotto questions

Lotto operators seek approval for ‘must-be-won' draw for jackpot prize

Representatives for the National Lottery will appear before the Oireachtas finance committee tomorrow.

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Dec 14th 2021, 11:45 PM

# lotto questions

Lotto reps to appear before Oireachtas committee as jackpot goes unclaimed again

There have been 53 Lotto draws since the jackpot prize was last won.

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Dec 9th 2021, 2:26 PM

# Sport

Two-thirds of referees leave within two years over abuse, FAI says

An Oireachtas committee heard evidence from Ireland’s largest sporting organisations about the abuse that referees face.

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Dec 1st 2021, 6:30 PM

# Oireachtas Committee

Correlation between traffic air pollution and stroke admissions in Ireland

Dr Byrne told the Committee that air pollution from cars affects respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

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Nov 30th 2021, 9:50 PM

# Oireachtas Committee

Dáil committee calls for levy on streaming platforms to fund Irish content

The move has been welcomed by Screen Producers Ireland, who said it could raise €23 million in additional funding for Irish productions.

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Nov 2nd 2021, 2:27 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'Revolving door': Traveller women imprisoned for minor offences such as driving without tax

A report by

Maria Delaney and Michelle Hennessy

Noteworthy and The Journal examine the impact of the justice system on Travellers, with a focus on children.

Noteworthy and The Journal examine the impact of the justice system on Travellers, with a focus on children

Reporters Michelle Hennessy and Maria Delaney found young Travellers detainee numbers jumped last year

Children who spoke to the investigation team said they felt fear and anxiety around interactions with gardaí

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Oct 22nd 2021, 12:05 AM

# Oireachtas Committee

'Severe exploitation' of migrant fishers a daily recurrence, Oireachtas committee to hear

A report published this week highlighted issues with “extremely long working hours with few breaks,” and pay often below minimum wage.

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Oct 20th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Rock Bottom

Hospitality industry 'not an attractive sector' for returning workers, Oireachtas committee hears

The Oireachtas committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media discussed the issue today.

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Oct 13th 2021, 5:29 PM

# Robert Watt

No ‘vast conspiracy’ to delay Sláintecare, committee told

Robert Watt, the secretary general of the Department of Health, faced the Health Committee alongside Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.

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Updated Oct 6th 2021, 1:10 PM

# Adoption

Adoption tracing legislation ‘risks being found unconstitutional’, O'Gorman tells Committee

Failure to balance the privacy rights of mothers with the identity rights of children could spark legal challenges to new laws, he said.

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Sep 28th 2021, 5:35 PM

# Katherine Zappone

Taoiseach's Secretary General to come before Oireachtas Committee over Zappone appointment

Martin Fraser in the Department of An Taoiseach will face the committee, though Zappone has confirmed she will not.

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Sep 21st 2021, 12:26 PM

# Sorry

'It wasn’t a job offer': Coveney says Zappone should have been told role wasn't a 'done deal'

The minister said his mistakes in recent weeks had contributed to what has become a political embarrassment.

Coveney acknowledges "making mistakes in recent weeks" and that this has created "a political embarrassment for the Government"

In hindsight , Coveney says it would have been helpful for him to respond to Zappone's text to tell her that it was not a job offer, but rather a concept.

The minister called Zappone on Sunday to tell her their text messages were being released

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