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Ceann Comhairle to visit Kyiv and address Ukrainian Parliament
The trip is due to take place next week.
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The trip is due to take place next week.
Seán Ó Fearghaíl will work from home and his Dáil duties will be carried out by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.
The watch was gifted to Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl when he was visiting the United Arab Emirates in late 2018.
Stanley tweeted on Saturday equating two historical IRA attacks on the British army.
Seán Ó Fearhaíl said that a number of members had asked if virtual Dáil sittings could be possible.
Ó Feargháil received 130 votes with Independent TD Denis Naughten receiving 28 votes.
The Ceann Comhairle will be tasked with sorting out rows in the Dáil, and there’s been a few.
The Rolex had been given to the Ceann Comhairle by the President of the Federal National Council of the UAE, Dr Amal Al Qubaisi.
In March the Supreme Court ruled the PAC acted unlawfully in its questioning of the former Rehab CEO.
Brazilian tax officials blacklisted the Republic more than two years ago.
Ceann Comhairle Séan Ó Fearghaíl paid tribute to Garda David Hearne.
The announcement comes following comments made by TD Paul Murphy about garda testimonies during the Jobstown trial.
The Solidarity TD has accused gardaí of lying under oath during the recent Jobstown trial.
The Dáil Committee on Procedure is set to discuss the matter of a Dáil dress code in private session this evening.
Sean Ó Fearghaíl voted with the government despite being elected as a Fianna Fáil TD.
The 32nd Dáil has completed its first act in electing a new chairperson.
They haven’t gone away, you know.
The independent senator was asked to leave her office in Leinster House just hours after her resignation from the party.
The party has said that many ECR policies “directly contradict core principles of the Fianna Fáil organisation”.
The Taoiseach has taken over the portfolio on a temporary basis.
The government has admitted that legislation is not ready to come before the house as the Dáil again spends several hours this week debating the government’s priorities for the year ahead.
It’s no surprise that the opposition doesn’t think the government has done enough Dáil reform, but TDs think that even some changes that have been introduced aren’t working.
Businesses and households are facing the possibility of power cuts next month if the ESB workers proceed with strike action on 16 December.
Eamon Gilmore told the Dáil today that there are twenty credit unions that have reported regulatory reserves below the minimum requirement.
It’s about as sexy as a referendum to establish a new court can possibly get.
The Annals of Inisfallen – written in 1092 – have been on display in the Bodleian Library.
A statutory nine-person body is to replace the boards of the National Library and National Museum and Jimmy Deenihan says that it will be more efficient and streamlined.
Meanwhile it appears the majority of Fianna Fáil TDs will oppose the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill as a marathon Dáil debate continues.
A number of TDs and Senators have organised a cross-party meeting for colleagues tomorrow evening, billing it as “one of the last occasions to discuss one of the most important decisions of your political life with like-minded colleagues”.
With a free vote, at least a dozen TDs and senators from the main opposition party are likely to oppose the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill, according to a survey carried out by TheJournal.ie.
The former deputy leader of the party had resigned in February but is now back on the party’s front bench.
The whips of the five main Dáil groupings agree not to table motions of censure ahead of potential committee hearings.
The weekly meeting of the five Dáil whips will discuss a motion potentially censuring Mick Wallace over his tax affairs.
Seán Ó Fearghaíl has said that Wallace should resign and that his party would support a motion of censure of the indepenent TD which is reportedly now being considered by the government.
Meanwhile, Fianna Fáíl wants Oireachtas committees to hold prompt investigations into Wallace’s tax affairs.
The former Fianna Fáil deputy leader will indicate whether or not he will remain in the party his grandfather founded later today.
Eamon Gilmore’s call for support from opposition parties drew the ire of the Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin yesterday.
The move has been condemned as part of the government’s “attack on Catholic culture”.
The move puts the presidential hopes of Dana and David Norris in some doubt.
The party’s chief whip, Sean O Fearghail, said that there is no room for Fianna Fáil TDs and senators to back individual candidates without full party support.