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Tuesday 22 September 2020
Goverment TDs should be allowed to vote against their party on certain matters under proposals by backbench TD Eoghan Murphy in an internal document circulated among Fine Gael members this week.
A High Court judge had said the government was attacking the independence of the judiciary – but Shatter has hit back.
Susan Denham said failure to address the problems posed by Ireland’s appeal court system may be “damaging to Irish society and the economy”.
The working conditions of 292,000 public workers could changed by the new proposals. So what happens now?
There is growing opposition to the proposed deal on cuts and reforms to public sector pay and conditions but the support of Impact and Siptu will be crucial for the government.
The Tánaiste said the Government plans to use St Patrick’s Day to push for a deal on undocumented Irish workers in the US.
Legislation is not being properly vetted because the Government can simply force it through, writes Senator Katherine Zappone.
The Minister said that he became concerned about the number of attacks on elderly people over the Christmas period.
Meanwhile, just under one third want it to be reformed.
This will be the the politician’s sixth bid to become prime minister, a post he has held three times already.
A Fine Gael TD, Derek Keating, made the suggestion today. But what do Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil think?
There was broad consensus that our political system needed major change, writes David McCann – but that now seems largely forgotten.
TheJournal.ie brings you every detail of the Budget 2013 announcement, all the analysis and all the reaction.
The Public Accounts Committee published a report this week on reviewing public allowances. Here’s some of its figures.
The Committee of Public Accounts said the system “brings discredit to the legitimate expectations of public servants for proper pay and recognition”.
The New Zealander was only given a one-week ban for stamping.
The first meeting of the Constitutional Convention was delayed as the Government searched for a chairperson – but it’s now set to meet at the start of December
The Minister said he was anxious to give authority back to the Oireachtas itself as opposed to the Government.
Though 47 measures will go ahead by the end of this year, almost half of mergers or abolitions have been deferred or postponed.
The changes to councils will reinforce the dominance of the three major parties, says Fine Gael councillor Mick Glynn.
The government has billed the legislation as the “most significant expansion” of the Ombudsman’s powers in 30 years.
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Political parties criticise plans to do away with town councils, but the response of others is a little more enthusiastic.
Under the plans to reform local government unveiled today, different councils will be able to set different rates.
There are reports that the overhaul will include abolishing the power of councillors to overturn the decisions of planning officials.
Homily at Mass in St Peter’s Square recalls the changes in Church in 1962 – and Benedict urges the faithful to return to the “letter”.
The former minister of state said her resignation was coming for some time.
Brendan Howlin says the results of the review on public sector allowances will lead to substantial savings over time.
Brendan Howlin has said the size of the review undertaken by his department means savings will not be realised this year.
Independent TD Catherine Murphy gives her take on the challenge faced by the Government.
Under the new rules, journalists will no longer have to submit their work to state censors before publication.
Ireland has reached a point where the current political establishment is not serving the interests of the people, argues Martin Critten who intends to form a new party with a Citizens’ Charter.
We may have a different government. But without serious political reform we’re headed for another crisis, writes Oliver Moran.
Meanwhile, the EU has announced lifting sanctions against Burma after year of political reform.
The Justice Minister also compared some of the legal rites of passage to those of Harry Potter’s school, Hogwarts.
The decision to end the long-standing practice of housing juvenile offenders in an adult prison has been welcomed.
Certified and uncertified sick days taken by civil and public service workers cost about €551.2 million per year.
A dozen leading activists are being accused of inciting hatred against the military and trying to overthrow the government.
Truly intelligent efficiencies would deliver more fulfilled workers as well as better services, writes Aaron McKenna.
The final legislation is expected to be published by Minister Brendan Howlin later this year.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
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