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# Oireachtas

This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Local authorities provided just 44 units of Traveller housing in three years, Committee to hear
The Irish Traveller Movement will appear before an Oireachtas committee this morning to discuss Traveller accommodation.
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Assisted Dying Committee hears video testimony from man who died of motor neurone disease
Brendan Clarke was meant to address the committee in person to urge them to ‘give people a choice’, but he passed away in August.
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Nov 21st 2023, 12:28 PM
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Assisted dying legislation 'contrary to best medical practice', Committee hears
The Oireachtas Committee also heard arguments in favour, with doctors saying autonomy should be encouraged.
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Oct 17th 2023, 11:47 AM
Legalising assisted dying would ‘radically’ alter ‘equality of human lives’, Committee hears
However, the committee also heard that ‘descending down a slippery slope is not inevitable’ if assisted dying is legalised.
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Oct 3rd 2023, 5:03 PM
Military officers group criticises 'dismissive' and 'frustrating' civil servants
Lieutenant Colonel Conor King of RACO was before the Joint Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs this afternoon.
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Oct 3rd 2023, 5:00 PM
Commissioner told 'credibility of gardaí at stake' as TD warns of potential 'Jo Cox moment'
TDs and senators have condemned yesterday’s protests, which saw politicians trapped in Leinster House.
There were a number of violent incidents throughout the day, and a total of thirteen people were detained by gardaí.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee said senior gardaí would meet with Oireachtas officials to discuss a security review.
Thirteen arrested as anti-immigration protesters threaten politicians outside Leinster House
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Sep 21st 2023, 11:00 AM
Ryan Tubridy's Public Accounts Committee appearance most viewed Oireachtas event ever
Before the RTÉ debacle made its way into the Houses of the Oireachtas, the John Delaney and FAI saga was one of the most viewed events on Oireachtas TV.
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Jul 14th 2023, 4:21 PM
FF politicians call for security improvements at Leinster House
A number of members recounted incidences in which they were shouted at and felt harassed leaving and entering the Houses of the Oireachtas.
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Jul 12th 2023, 11:10 PM
What to expect and where to watch Ryan Tubridy's Late Late Showdown before the Oireachtas
The Journal will live-blog the main information from both hearings as well as host a stream of them.
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Jul 11th 2023, 7:27 AM
Analysis: If RTÉ is to survive this scandal it must focus on public-interest only from now on
DCU’s Dr Eileen Culloty looks at how RTÉ could move on from the current controversies and embrace a future model of true public service.
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Jun 29th 2023, 7:00 PM
Poll: Will you watch today's Oireachtas committee on the RTÉ payment scandal?
Have your say.
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Jun 28th 2023, 10:15 AM
The Remote: RTÉ hasn't produced a drama like this one in years
What will you be watching?
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Jun 26th 2023, 5:45 PM
Assisted Dying: TDs admit 'steep learning curve' and moral struggles as Committee finally meets
One TD questioned why someone who has ‘ten years instead of ten months left’ should be excluded if their life has become unbearable.
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Jun 13th 2023, 3:52 PM
Opinion: The government cannot fix housing because their entire approach is flawed
Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats is putting forward a motion today calling for a reversal of some government housing policies.
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May 31st 2023, 7:00 AM
Having a job is 'no longer a way out of homelessness', TDs told
Wayne Stanley said the issue is arising particularly where younger people are gaining employment despite living in emergency accommodation.
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May 30th 2023, 6:05 PM
Hospitals and EDs 'don't hold all solutions to overcrowding', Donnelly tells committee
The health minister acknowledged that waiting lists for scheduled care increased by nearly 60% between 2015 and 2021.
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Apr 26th 2023, 10:30 AM
'Well Mom, you said it would happen': Biden says Oireachtas address one of his greatest honours
The US president touched on his Irish roots, Northern Ireland and that ‘All Blacks’ gaffe remark.
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Apr 13th 2023, 8:26 PM
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2022
Ursula von der Leyen thanks Irish people for their support in welcoming Ukrainian refugees
Von der Leyen will also address a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
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Dec 1st 2022, 1:13 PM
Complaint made against Marc MacSharry over 'verbal attack' on Leas Cheann Comhairle
MacSharry accused Catherine Connolly of ‘discrimination’ by consistently putting him at the bottom of the speaking order.
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Nov 10th 2022, 6:36 PM
Paul Reid finishes last day as CEO of the HSE
Reid said he was ‘feeling emotionally drained saying goodbye to staff’.
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Sep 30th 2022, 7:42 PM
Investigation: TDs who own rental property but haven't declared rental income
One TD registered 18 properties and no rental income.
TDs are required to declare any additional incomes above €2,600.
Six TDs did not mention any rental income, despite their declaration of ownership of rental properties.
A seventh said he had declared rental income correctly but this was not reflected.
'Unacceptable': Sinn Féin warn Meath TD over lapse in rental property RTB registration
Fianna Fáilers were uneasy about Troy staying, but didn't expect him to fall so soon
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Sep 14th 2022, 12:01 AM
Oireachtas Health Committee seek age restrictions on e-cigarettes and ban on flavourings
The committee asked the Minister for Health to look at other countries where ages for vaping and smoking are 21.
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Jul 18th 2022, 12:09 PM
Coveney tells committee that new Defence Forces funding will be 'about people'
“I don’t believe that it’s possible to deliver something more ambitious,” Coveney said this evening.
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Jul 12th 2022, 5:38 PM
Ukraine's Zelenskyy will address both houses of the Oireachtas in early April
Ukraine’s charismatic leader accepted an invitation to address the Dáil and the Seanad.
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Mar 23rd 2022, 8:20 PM
Stardust campaigners call for jurors to be paid using portion of €8 million budget
The bill was brought forward by Sinn Féin senator Lynn Boylan and will be introduced in the Seanad tomorrow.
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Feb 22nd 2022, 7:00 PM
'You could do it overnight': Referendum on letting TDs vote remotely described as 'unnecessary'
A bill seeking to amend the Constitution by allowing remote voting to take place is going before the Dáil today.
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Feb 12th 2022, 8:00 AM
'Immediate steps' should be taken to protect Ireland's hedgerows, committee to hear
The Agriculture Committee will hear from participants on hedgerows and the draft CAP Strategic Plan.
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Feb 9th 2022, 6:00 AM
'There isn't any time to lose': Committee chair defends ambition of proposed carbon budgets
Senator Alice-Mary Higgins said the proposed budgets “can be strengthened” but TD Brian Leddin said more ambition is not “realistic”.
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Feb 7th 2022, 6:32 PM
Oireachtas committee set to quiz Coveney on champagne celebration
The Foreign Affairs Minister will face questions from an Oireachtas committee next week on a June 2020 champagne celebration in his department.
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Feb 4th 2022, 1:37 PM
Marc MacSharry compares Ireland to 'Marxist Republic' after claiming Oireachtas staffer opened his post
The saga began when MacSharry tried to circulate a report on the impact of Covid-19 on mental health last July.
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Feb 3rd 2022, 2:55 PM
Criticism of British Ambassador's refusal to appear before Good Friday Agreement committee
Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín said the decision to refuse the invitation was “a disgrace”.
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Feb 1st 2022, 10:00 PM
Oireachtas climate committee votes in favour of approving proposed carbon budgets
The proposed budgets setting out limits on greenhouse gas emissions still need the green-light from government.
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Feb 1st 2022, 4:37 PM
Coveney to be asked to appear before committee over department lockdown gathering
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has ordered an investigation into a gathering of his officials in June 2020.
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Jan 18th 2022, 4:20 PM
Five TDs spent almost €4,000 between them printing Christmas material using Oireachtas facility
51 different TDs and senators used the Oireachtas printer in the run up to Christmas.
51 different TDs and senators used the printer in the run up to Christmas.
Figures released under Freedom of Information show that the total cost of Oireachtas printing before Christmas was €6,428.96.
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Jan 11th 2022, 12:05 AM
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Oireachtas passes legislation to cap rent increases at 2% per year
The legislation aims to cap rent in line inflation or 2% per annum, whichever is lower.
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Dec 9th 2021, 3:37 PM
The Dáil's Ceann Comhairle has tested positive for Covid-19
Seán Ó Fearghaíl will work from home and his Dáil duties will be carried out by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.
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Nov 22nd 2021, 3:12 PM
Parties to pay for politicians' antigen tests while Oireachtas staff to get tests for free
The Oireachtas says antigen tests will not be free to TDs and Senators.
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Nov 18th 2021, 1:16 PM
No evidence doping rules in Irish horseracing lower than international standards
The finding was made in a report by the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee.
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Nov 9th 2021, 7:56 PM
'It wasn’t a job offer': Coveney says Zappone should have been told role wasn't a 'done deal'
The minister said his mistakes in recent weeks had contributed to what has become a political embarrassment.
Coveney acknowledges "making mistakes in recent weeks" and that this has created "a political embarrassment for the Government"
In hindsight , Coveney says it would have been helpful for him to respond to Zappone's text to tell her that it was not a job offer, but rather a concept.
The minister called Zappone on Sunday to tell her their text messages were being released
'A crisis in FOI': How Zapponegate highlighted crucial flaws in Ireland's transparency legislation
Zapponegate: Ex-Minister texted Coveney to say thanks for 'incredible opportunity' in March
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Coveney received a text but not a 'formal invitation' to Zappone event at Merrion Hotel
The minister is facing scrutiny from an Oireachtas committee over Katherine Zappone’s appointment as a UN envoy.
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