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# Technical Group

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# Greece
'No-brainer', 'game changer' and 'a dig out of a hole' - why these people want a debt conference
Will the Government change its mind?
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Feb 3rd 2015, 3:38 PM
# Dear Michael
49 TDs and senators in eleventh-hour appeal to Michael D over Water Bill
The President had a swift response for some of them (and it wasn’t a complete ‘no’.)
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Dec 24th 2014, 12:09 PM
# Ceann Comhairle
It looks like this man could be facing a motion of no confidence pretty soon
Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett is increasingly unpopular amongst opposition TDs.
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Dec 12th 2014, 5:45 PM
# Can't we be friends?
The massive row that shut down the Dáil on Wednesday is only getting worse
It’s complicated, but let us explain…
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Oct 24th 2014, 5:25 PM
# not getting along
Three TDs have been suspended from the Dáil after a massive row
And the Dáil has now been suspended until tomorrow morning.
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Oct 22nd 2014, 4:15 PM
# Friends
They didn't want her, but the Technical Group had an 'amicable' meeting with Lucinda Creighton today
The Dáil grouping now wants more speaking rights and extra committee memberships.
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Sep 24th 2014, 5:20 PM
# Awkward
Lucinda Creighton says she's joined the Dáil Technical Group - but they don't want her
Much confusion as to whether the former Fine Gael TD is now part of the loose alliance of independent deputies.
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Sep 17th 2014, 4:50 PM
# Oireachtas agenda
What changes does Ibec want in the 2015 Budget?
Ibec is one of several groups making pre-budget submissions to the Oireachtas Finance Committee today, but what else is happening in Leinster House?
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Jul 15th 2014, 9:00 AM
# stage-managed
New TD Ruth Coppinger on the frustrations of Leinster House
The Socialist TD was elected to represent Dublin West last month.
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Jun 18th 2014, 8:15 AM
# Socialist switch-up
'I've convicted the system over and over': Joe Higgins is relishing the banking inquiry
The Socialist Party TD has been nominated to serve on the inquiry by the Dáil’s Technical Group this afternoon.
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Jun 17th 2014, 10:30 PM
# Oireachtas agenda
How are senior gardaí appointed and removed from their jobs?
The Technical Group will put forward a Bill today that would update the current process.
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Jun 17th 2014, 9:00 AM
# contracted
Outsourcing of medical card reviews to German company blamed for 'bizarre judgements'
Clare Daly TD told the Dáil that staff at Dublin-based Arvato Finance are not trained to carry out the reviews.
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May 14th 2014, 10:35 PM
# Not happy
16 TDs want a meeting with RTÉ because they're being treated 'very unfairly'
Members of the Dáil’s Technical Group claim that the national broadcaster is unfairly excluding them from a Prime Time panel. RTÉ argues that independents are not a political party and represent themselves.
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May 13th 2014, 1:38 PM
# Oireachtas agenda
Homelessness and taking DNA samples from suspected criminals
Everything happening in Leinster House today.
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May 1st 2014, 9:00 AM
# Homelessness
'Getting worse by the night': TDs debate Ireland's growing housing crisis
The government was accused of demonstrating “arrogance beyond belief” as only three members of the coalition attended the discussion.
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Apr 30th 2014, 9:54 PM
# Oireachtas agenda
Whistleblowers, more whistleblowers and everything else happening in Leinster House today
What’s going on in the world of Irish governance today? This is…
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Feb 26th 2014, 9:00 AM
# Mattie McGrath
‘Liberals don’t like my thinking’: TD claims he was ousted over abortion views
Mattie McGrath has been removed from two Oireachtas committees by the Dáil Technical Group.
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Jan 22nd 2014, 2:53 PM
# Walkout
WATCH: Fianna Fáil lead Dáil walkout after row over water services legislation
Sinn Féin and independent TDs joined them as the government’s attempts to dispose of the Water Services Bill this week drew condemnation.
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Dec 19th 2013, 1:21 PM
# Bailout exit
‘This is the right decision for Ireland’: Taoiseach confirms bailout exit without credit line
Enda Kenny has told the Dáil that Ireland will not avail of a precautionary credit facility when it exits the bailout programme on 15 December.
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Nov 14th 2013, 9:15 PM
# Cannabis
Dáil to debate legalising cannabis for three hours next week
A private members’ motion by independent TD Luke Ming Flanagan is likely to provoke some interesting debate in the Dáil next Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Nov 2nd 2013, 12:00 PM
# speaking rights
Ceann Comhairle: 'Parliament has to be independent of Government'
The leader of the Dáil was speaking after a week in which he surprised many, including the government, by allowing members of the Reform Alliance and former Labour parliamentary party TDs speaking time during Dáil debates.
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Sep 23rd 2013, 7:51 AM
# Speaking time
Can expelled TDs join the Dáil Technical Group? Here's why it's 'as clear as mud'
Confusion reigns about whether TDs expelled from parliamentary parties can join the Technical Group.
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Sep 21st 2013, 8:30 AM
# Silenced
Reform Alliance unlikely to get speaking rights in the Dáil
The government has no plans to allow the expelled Fine Gael rebels, now known as the Reform Alliance, speaking rights in the Dáil.
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Sep 16th 2013, 12:15 PM
# Technical Group
'Mick has a serious credibility problem': TDs split on who does Leaders' Questions
Seamus Healy and Stephen Donnelly will represent the Technical Group at Leaders’ Question in the next Dáil term but Luke Ming Flanagan and Mick Wallace are not happy about this.
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Aug 31st 2013, 8:15 AM
# These are the Facts
TD seeks to address 'plethora of misinformation' about Technical Group
Catherine Murphy has produced a fact sheet to clarify the parliamentary process when it comes to forming technical groups and political parties.
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Aug 29th 2013, 7:11 PM
# Gang of Eight
Explainer: Why can't the Fine Gael rebels form a new political party?
They can’t establish a second Technical Group and they won’t be allowed join the existing one. Are Lucinda Creighton et al becoming a modern day Blanche DuBois?
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Aug 27th 2013, 8:00 PM
# Rebel Rebel
Exiled Fine Gael TDs and Senators have "no plans" to form a new party - "at the moment"
Paul Bradford, the temporary spokesperson for the group of eight Fine Gael TDs and Senators, says that government should be “grown up” and allow the rebels speaking rights in the Dáil and Seanad.
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Aug 27th 2013, 8:18 AM
# News Fix
Here’s what happened today: Monday
Everyone’s talking about John Kerry’s strong speech on Syria and a shooting that went wrong in Dublin.
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Aug 26th 2013, 11:10 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Aug 26th 2013, 4:52 PM
# speaking rights
Government rules out Fine Gael rebels’ bid to form second Dáil technical group
The government chief whip has told TheJournal.ie that the coalition has no plans to amend Dáil standing orders as some Fine Gael TDs and senators outside of the Fine Gael parliamentary party are seeking to do.
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Aug 26th 2013, 10:40 AM
# Dáil Technical Group
Want to work for these TDs? Technical Group seeks assistant for 'tricky job'
A “tricky job” with “crazy hours” is how the position of parliamentary coordinator with the Dáíl Technical Group is being described.
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Aug 23rd 2013, 5:32 PM
# Technical Group
TDs speak of 'need for an alternative' amid moves to create new Dáil group
Attempts are being made to form a new Technical Group in the Dáil but reports of a new political party have been dismissed by several TDs who were said to be involved in talks.
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Aug 6th 2013, 6:30 AM
# Switch-up
Is Galway West TD Noel Grealish joining Fianna Fáil?
The independent TD declined to comment when asked if he was interested in joining the party which itself has denied it has approached the former Progressive Democrat deputy.
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Apr 13th 2013, 7:30 AM
# Dáil Technical Group
Ming points controversy 'damages reputation of independents' - Joan Collins
Joan Collins was one of four TDs, including Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, who highlighted the issue of penalty points being quashed. She said revelations about ‘Ming’ will impact on the reputation of independent deputies.
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Mar 16th 2013, 8:15 AM
# Promissory Note
Technical Group to force Dáil vote on promissory note repayment
15 TDs, led by Shane Ross, have tabled a motion calling for a public assertion that Ireland won’t make the next repayment.
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Feb 1st 2013, 5:57 PM
# Leaders' Questions
Gilmore refuses to confirm property tax rumours
Reports suggest the property tax will cost homeowners between €200 and €400 a year – but Eamon Gilmore would not discuss the figures in the Dáil this morning.
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Nov 29th 2012, 12:03 PM
Voices
Column: Troubles over Mick Wallace follow a long line of left-wing splits
The Irish left has a history of schism, writes Adrian Grant – but if it wants to reap electoral rewards it must learn to co-operate.
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Oct 21st 2012, 8:30 AM
# need to know
The Evening Fix... now with added tweets from ten years ago
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Oct 16th 2012, 8:04 PM
# Technical Group
McGrath quits as chairman of Dáil’s technical group in Wallace row
The independent TD is “completely fed up” with Mick Wallace’s actions and doesn’t want him inside the technical group.
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Oct 16th 2012, 4:23 PM
# Mick Wallace
Wallace slammed over 'arrogance' and 'venomous assault' on Technical Group
Independent TD John Halligan is now supporting efforts to deny Wallace any speaking time in the Dáil following his latest remarks about former colleagues in the Technical Group.
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Oct 8th 2012, 9:23 AM
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