# oireachtas - Monday 26 April, 2021
# Easing Restrictions
As well as the schedule for May the Taoiseach is expected to give some indications of the plan for June this week. The main announcements are expected on Thursday night, with NPHET set to convene on Wednesday. It comes amid the easing of some restrictions on sports today and the reopening of outdoor attractions like zoos.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 20 April, 2021
# Summertime
# Summertime
Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers says Ireland can learn from what other countries are doing.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 30 March, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
An Oireachtas committee will hear submissions from Facebook and Twitter today on the proposed Electoral Reform Bill.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Good Friday Agreement
# Good Friday Agreement
The decision to hold a referendum is ultimately one to be taken by the UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Frontline
# Frontline
An Oireachtas committee will meet with healthcare representative organisations later this morning.
# oireachtas - Friday 15 January, 2021
# Oireachtas Costs
# Oireachtas Costs
The advisers’ pay ranges from €67,659 to €180,276, with 18 of them earning more than €100,000.
# oireachtas - Friday 25 December, 2020
# On The House
# On The House
Figures obtained by TheJournal.ie show how much was owed by Dáil staff last month.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 25 November, 2020
# Complaints
# Complaints
Carolan Lennon has since clarified her remarks and said Eir is “committed to Sligo”.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
# Winter Plan
# Winter Plan
Reid will tell the committee today that waiting lists have stabilised.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Peers
# Peers
Members of the UK’s House of Lords addressed an Oireachtas Committee about the Internal Market Bill.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 6 October, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
The Justice Minister said there will be ‘shock and surprise’ if the UK backs out of NI Protocol.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 30 September, 2020
# Capital Issues
# Capital Issues
Glynn said the restrictions on Dublin would only be taking effect this week.
# Covid Commitee
# Covid Commitee
Donnelly made the announcement during this morning’s Covid-19 Oireachtas Committee.
# Intensive Care
# Intensive Care
During the height of the pandemic, hospitals used high dependency and post-operative beds on a temporary basis.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 29 September, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
The former Attorney General has apologised for his attendance at the event.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 23 September, 2020
# Pay Increase
# Pay Increase
Many are angry that TDs and senators will see a pay rise next week.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 2 September, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
There was public fury over revelations that around 80 guests, including serving and former politicians, attended the golf dinner.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 26 August, 2020
# Oireachtas
# Oireachtas
Dr Glynn said people should be compensated for their 14-day self-isolation.
# oireachtas - Thursday 13 August, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
Union representatives will tell committee members that the industry contains ‘unrivalled vectors’ for the transmission of the virus.
# oireachtas - Friday 10 July, 2020
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland said there had been a ‘gross and serious breach of confidentiality’.
# Education
# Education
Seán Ó Foghlú said students coming out of teaching college this year will be “a main source” of extra staffing.
# Special Committee
# Special Committee
The Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response will also hear from Department of Health officials on the re-opening of schools today.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 30 June, 2020
# Bleak Outlook
# Bleak Outlook
A worrying picture will be painted when representatives from a number of sectors address TDs today.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
# Childcare
# Childcare
The Oireachtas Covid-19 committee will hear about concerns in the sector today.
# oireachtas - Thursday 18 June, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Paul Reid will appear before the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 this morning.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 16 June, 2020
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
Department of Social Protection staff processed more than 1.2 million claims in a few weeks.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 9 June, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
Any future increases in numbers would likely be managed in a targeted way, Professor Philip Nolan said today.
# oireachtas - Saturday 6 June, 2020
# Oireachtas
# Oireachtas
A group of 10 Senators have written to Leo Varadkar urging action two months after the Seanad elections have concluded.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 20 May, 2020
# Close Contacts
# Close Contacts
If someone attended a two-hour meeting and was then diagnosed, others in the room could be considered close contacts and have to self-isolate.
# oireachtas - Monday 18 May, 2020
# Michael McNamara
# Michael McNamara
Former HSE chief Tony O’Brien questioned the length of the sitting.
# oireachtas - Thursday 14 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Inclusion Ireland has asked to appear before the Oireachtas Covid-19 committee.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 1 April, 2020
# Upper House
# Upper House
Former TDs Michael D’Arcy and Eugene Murphy have been elected.
# oireachtas - Thursday 20 February, 2020
# New Beginnings
# New Beginnings
A new Ceann Comhairle is expected to be elected today – but we’re unlikely to see a new Taoiseach.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
# Travel Expenses
# Travel Expenses
The cost includes more than €9,200 on business class flights to Paraguay for two senators.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 25 December, 2019
# Settling Up
# Settling Up
The debt is allowed under a new credit policy for Oireachtas staff.
# oireachtas - Thursday 12 December, 2019
# Oireachtas Printer
# Oireachtas Printer
The clerk of the Dáil said the business case for buying the printer is still sound.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
# Oireachtas Printer
# Oireachtas Printer
The mistakes made were ‘honest mistakes’ the latest reports states.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 10 December, 2019
# Dee Forbes
# Dee Forbes
Forbes wants the Government to take action to tackle households evading the licence fee.
# oireachtas - Friday 29 November, 2019
# Off The Presses
# Off The Presses
The amount spent by the Oireachtas on the controversial printing press is under the scrutiny of the Public Accounts Committee.
# oireachtas - Saturday 16 November, 2019
# Pilot Scheme
# Pilot Scheme
The towns were chosen last year, and the local councils have been planning ways they might entice people to live in town centres.
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