# 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.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
# ICCL
# ICCL
The journalist and activist died by suicide in April 2017. Weeks before, images of her had been shared widely online.
# oireachtas - Thursday 10 October, 2019
# Expenses Claims
# Expenses Claims
Fine Gael’s Maria Bailey and Alan Farrell were among those found to have made invalid expenses claims.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 9 October, 2019
# Social Media
# Social Media
Meath couple Fiona Ryan and Jonathan Mathis spoke of death threats they received on the Late Late show on Friday.
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