# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 11 May, 2022
# Crying Foul
# Crying Foul
The Oireachtas Sports Committee convened to discuss abuse in Irish sport.
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 27 April, 2022
# Cmo
# Cmo
Secretary General Martin Fraser was quizzed by politicians at the Oireachtas Finance Committee today.
# oireachtas-committee - Thursday 21 April, 2022
# Sharon Keogan
# Sharon Keogan
Committee chair Kathleen Funchion TD was forced to suspend the meeting after comments from Independent Senator Sharon Keogan.
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 30 March, 2022
# Cyber Security
# Cyber Security
But Richard Browne told politicians today that the threat from cyber crime against the state is ‘high’.
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 9 February, 2022
# Health
# Health
An ongoing struggle to find staff is putting pressure on the system, according to industry representatives.
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
# Health
# Health
Senior NPHET members fielded questions from TDs and senators at a Health Committee meeting today.
# oireachtas-committee - Thursday 20 January, 2022
# RTÉ
# RTÉ
The director general of the State broadcaster was appearing before the Committee of Public Accounts this morning.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 18 January, 2022
# Accountability
# Accountability
The Board was tasked with holding public bodies accountable on climate action.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
# Climate
# Climate
TDs and senators are examining the proposed caps on Ireland’s emissions between now and 2035 over three days of meetings.
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 15 December, 2021
# Fallout
From The42
# Fallout
The Minister would not be drawn on the possibility of withholding funding from the Union.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 14 December, 2021
# Lotto Questions
# Lotto Questions
Representatives for the National Lottery will appear before the Oireachtas finance committee tomorrow.
# oireachtas-committee - Thursday 9 December, 2021
# Lotto Questions
# Lotto Questions
There have been 53 Lotto draws since the jackpot prize was last won.
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 1 December, 2021
# Sport
# Sport
An Oireachtas committee heard evidence from Ireland’s largest sporting organisations about the abuse that referees face.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 30 November, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
Dr Byrne told the Committee that air pollution from cars affects respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 2 November, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
The move has been welcomed by Screen Producers Ireland, who said it could raise €23 million in additional funding for Irish productions.
# oireachtas-committee - Friday 22 October, 2021
# Tough Start
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
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 20 October, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
A report published this week highlighted issues with “extremely long working hours with few breaks,” and pay often below minimum wage.
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 13 October, 2021
# Rock Bottom
# Rock Bottom
The Oireachtas committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media discussed the issue today.
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 6 October, 2021
# Robert Watt
# Robert Watt
Robert Watt, the secretary general of the Department of Health, faced the Health Committee alongside Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 28 September, 2021
# Adoption
# Adoption
Failure to balance the privacy rights of mothers with the identity rights of children could spark legal challenges to new laws, he said.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 21 September, 2021
# Katherine Zappone
# Katherine Zappone
Martin Fraser in the Department of An Taoiseach will face the committee, though Zappone has confirmed she will not.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 7 September, 2021
# Sorry
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
# oireachtas-committee - Wednesday 21 July, 2021
# Health Committee
# Health Committee
Over 34,000 calls were made to the new Digital Covid Certificate helpline yesterday alone.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 13 July, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
Representatives of Pavee Point appeared before the Oireachtas today.
# Vaccine Pass
# Vaccine Pass
1.8 million Digital Covid Certs will be delivered by next Monday.
# oireachtas-committee - Monday 12 July, 2021
# Homelessness
# Homelessness
The report said the Housing First initiative should be “significantly expanded”.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 29 June, 2021
# Military Retention Crisis
# Military Retention Crisis
RACO will tell the Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs that cuts to the military budget is to blame for the retention crisis.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 22 June, 2021
# Investigating
From The42
# Investigating
Earlier this month Bolger outlined his concerns about the possibility of doping within Irish racing.
# Public Opinion
# Public Opinion
‘Overwhelming majority’ have supported public health measures and would have preferred them to be more restrictive.
# oireachtas-committee - Thursday 3 June, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
Funchion, who is chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Children, describes her shock over recent issues with the Mother and Baby Home Commission.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 25 May, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
Family members appeared before the Good Friday Agreement Committee in Dublin today.
# oireachtas-committee - Friday 21 May, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
Leo Varadkar told an Oireachtas committee he felt it was odd and suspicious that people would not be able to see an agreement they had signed.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 18 May, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
The claims will be heard at the Oireachtas Education Committee this afternoon.
# oireachtas-committee - Monday 10 May, 2021
# Brexit
# Brexit
The remarks were made at an Oireachtas committee today.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 20 April, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
The HSE is set to update the Oireachtas Health Committee on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout later today.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 13 April, 2021
# Easing Restrictions
# Easing Restrictions
NPHET and the Government are due to consider the further easing of restrictions again at the beginning of May.
# oireachtas-committee - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# Medical Cards Holders
# Medical Cards Holders
Dentists will warn TDs and senators that the State’s dental scheme for medical card holders is on the “brink of collapse”.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 23 March, 2021
# Reopening Plans
# Reopening Plans
The LVA also wants an end to the distinction between ‘wet’ pubs and venues serving food.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Got Mail?
# Got Mail?
Irish Postmasters’ Union general secretary has said that as more postmasters retire, the service will lose its backbone.
# oireachtas-committee - Tuesday 9 March, 2021
# Vaccine Supply
# Vaccine Supply
The Health Minister said the vaccination programme “hasn’t all been flawless”, but is making an impact on infection rates among some cohorts.
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