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# Oireachtas Committee

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The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Jul 4th 2012, 8:34 AM
TD kicked out of committee meeting after accusing Phil Hogan of 'lies'
Mattie McGrath – who isn’t even a member of the Oireachtas environment committee – was ordered out by the chairman.
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Jun 26th 2012, 5:00 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Jun 5th 2012, 4:48 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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May 16th 2012, 4:55 PM
Committee criticisms proposed changes to cheese ads aimed at children
Andrew Doyle TD noted the concern among farmers and the agri-food sector over the “targeting of cheese” in proposed by the BAI.
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May 11th 2012, 7:30 AM
Report due on missing persons in Ireland
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality recently heard from people involved in the search for missing persons.
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May 10th 2012, 7:30 AM
Report calls for 'clear and transparent' policies on Irish gas and oil
Oireachtas Committee report on offshore exploration says tax on petroleum finds should be raised.
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May 9th 2012, 2:16 PM
Oireachtas report due on Ireland's offshore oil and gas exploration
Joint committee recommendations to focus largely on a fair and equitable tax regime for the petroleum industry.
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May 9th 2012, 7:15 AM
Union welcomes intervention of Oireachtas Committee in Vodafone dispute
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture has invited Vodafone to appear before them.
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May 1st 2012, 8:48 PM
Legal capacity bill 'should focus on human rights'
Joint Oireachtas committee says proposed legislation needs to protect the rights of the individual.
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May 1st 2012, 4:02 PM
Breast implants scare to be discussed at Leinster House
Irish Medicines Board to give latest news on status of PIP implants with which at least 1,500 Irish women were fitted.
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Mar 29th 2012, 6:44 AM
Minister says doctors' pro bono weekends must be formalised through Croke Park
Minister James Reilly said that as the HSE faces challenges from thousands of retirements, the willingness of consultants and clinicians to work weekends has improved.
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Feb 23rd 2012, 2:53 PM
Voters sketchy on arguments made for or against Oireachtas inquiries referendum
Panel of experts present the findings of their study into why people voted no to the Oireachtas inquiries referendum.
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Feb 22nd 2012, 6:13 PM
Oireachtas committee to wrap up clamping hearings with local authority reps
Representatives of local authority groups are set to present their views on clamping to the committee today.
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Feb 21st 2012, 7:15 AM
Oireachtas committee meets over human rights abuse in Bahrain
Foreign affairs committee to hear of Irish-trained medics jailed over protests in Bahrain, as well as efforts to support human rights defenders.
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Feb 15th 2012, 7:15 AM
Credit card debt down - but average card still over €1,300 in debt
Central Banker Joe McNeill says that overall credit card debt is down since 2008, though the per-card average really hasn’t changed.
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Feb 8th 2012, 7:28 PM
Oireachtas committee to meet over fuel laundering
Representatives from the Revenue, the Dept of Environment and farm and retail groups will be at today’s meeting.
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Feb 1st 2012, 7:40 AM
Anti-smuggling lobby to brief Oireachtas Committee on illegal cigarette trade
Over 109 million illegal cigarettes with a retail value of €45.9m were seized by Revenue Customs officials last year.
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Jan 30th 2012, 6:20 PM
Government strikes down bid to halt septic tank bill
Opposition TDs wanted to delay the Water Services Amendment Bill until expert advice had been received, but were frustrated.
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Jan 18th 2012, 12:00 PM
HomeBond 'snub' over pyrite 'a matter of serious public concern' - Committee
As many as 20,000 homes in Ireland are thought to be affected by the pyrite mineral that was used in building materials.
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Jan 17th 2012, 10:22 AM
FÁS management to appear before Public Accounts Committee
Senior officials from the state agency are to face questions as the Dáil committe scrutinises its accounts for last year.
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Dec 1st 2011, 7:00 AM
HSE chief executive to be questioned by TDs and senators
Cathal Magee will face questions about the health service crisis when he appears before an Oireachtas committee.
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Nov 24th 2011, 8:48 AM
Central Bank to review how banks handle 'distressed' mortgage holders
Governor Patrick Honohan told Oireachtas committee that Central Bank checking that institutions are following its code in tackling mortgage arrears: “They are behind the curve”.
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Sep 2nd 2011, 10:38 AM
Parking fines to be halved for those who pay promptly?
Compulsory driving lessons for secondary students and reminders for drivers about NCT renewal dates are also among the proposals from an Oireachtas committee.
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Aug 8th 2011, 5:27 PM
New bailout deal saves Ireland €900m a year - Noonan
Michael Noonan tells the Oireachtas finance committee that the new interest rate will apply to loans already borrowed.
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Jul 26th 2011, 4:29 PM
Olympic athletes 'should get tax breaks to visit Ireland'
The proposed measures are designed to lure London 2012 athletes to use Ireland as a base.
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Jul 25th 2011, 11:19 AM
Oireachtas committee to vet chairs of State boards
“Scrutiny” of new appointments to CIE, Dublin Bus, Iarnrod Eireann and Dublin Bus is to prove that State boards are not a “closed shop”.
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Jul 3rd 2011, 3:47 PM
Kenny promises autumn referendum on Oireachtas committee powers
A referendum giving renewed powers of investigation to Oireachtas committees will be held with the Presidental election.
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Jun 15th 2011, 12:49 PM
Size matters for Oireachtas, as more members squeeze into fewer committees
The number of committees will be slimmed down from 27 to 14, as details of the new Oireachtas committees are confirmed.
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Jun 9th 2011, 12:54 PM
Ireland ‘seriously misjudged’ the ‘madness’: How the world sees the Nyberg report
Peter Nyberg’s report into the Irish banking crisis “reads like a psychologist’s report”, in the eyes of the world’s media.
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Apr 20th 2011, 10:43 AM
Will Ivor face the Gardaí?
First a Seanad committee, but what next?
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