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Many people view the upper house as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether.
A number of former TDs are expected to launch Seanad bids.
Dublin Port expects the number of freight units from outside the EU to rise from 200,000 to 1 million after Brexit.
The Bill passed in the Seanad by a slim margin of 25 votes to 23.
The refurbishment of Leinster House is set to cost in the region of €17 million.
McDowell referenced the case before the Circuit Civil Court in the Seanad yesterday.
The Residential Tenancies Bill will now go to President Michael D Higgins to be signed into law.
The Seanad heard that in many public buildings, such as Leinster House, tampons and sanitary pads cost €2 each.
The proposed legislation is due before the Dáil in the new year.
The legislation will now be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins.
The Seanad will now sit on Monday in order to get the legislation over the line by the Christmas deadline.
It is likely the landmark bill to regulate abortion services in Ireland will pass in the Dáil at the earliest next week.
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
Fianna Fáil’s Lorraine Clifford-Lee clashed with Fine Gael’s Jerry Buttimer.
The legislation provides for changes such as minimum pricing and restrictions on advertising.
Charlie Flanagan said the reference to blasphemy in the Constitution incorrectly identifies Ireland “as a country that does not value freedom of expression”.
A division has emerged around the Cabinet table between Fine Gael members and independent ministers.
The Embassy of Israel said the boycott will not facilitate Ireland’s role or influence in the Middle East.
Martin said his party is considering a Bill tabled in the Seanad that aims to prohibit Ireland from trading with any companies originating in an occupied territory.
The Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018 has passed through its second stage in the Seanad and has further stages to go through.
It’s been five years since Ireland voted to keep the Seanad in a referendum, but not much has changed since.
Sinn Féin Senator Fintan Warfield reintroduced the bill to the committee stage of the Seanad yesterday.
Health Minister Simon Harris said Ireland’s abortion law must change to help women who are currently “isolated and neglected”.
The business committee has decided to suspend the Dáil at 2pm today.
Leo Varadkar previously said he would like to see people from both nationalist and unionist communities take seats.
The Taoiseach said Ireland plans to intensify and increase aid work in the Palestinian territories.
Varadkar made the comment as he announced that a new committee on Seanad reform is to be set up.
The bill seeks to prohibit trade in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Research carried out in Galway found that 34% of workers regularly had their employers withhold their tips.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar added that his own personal views wouldn’t decide what stance the Cabinet takes.
Senators Terry Leyden and Neale Richmond had a war of words over the failed Rugby World Cup bid.
Placing legislative restrictions on how our anthem is used would be an unnecessary limitation on our freedom of expression, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
What would be classed as misuse of the anthem, and how should potential misuses be punished?
The old Seanad chamber is closed for essential renovation works.
The Senator who proposed the bill said its passing marks “another progressive step in Ireland’s long journey of separation between Church and State.”
A new Bill will amend the International Protection Act 2015, which covers the reunification of refugee families.
Speaking about his new Housing Co-op Bill, Norris said people appear to have forgotten that “eviction” is a dirty word in Ireland.