TDs try to raise penalty points issue in Dáil Several TDs have attempted to raise the issue of penalty points being removed from people's licences in the Dáil. News • 04 Dec 12
TDs try to raise penalty points issue in Dáil Several TDs have attempted to raise the issue of penalty points being removed from people's licences in the Dáil. News • 04 Dec 12
Bill aimed at showing how people's taxes are spent Legislation to give taxpayers a detailed break down of how their contributions are being used by Government has received the support of all parties during a Dáil debate. News • 09 Nov 12
Bill aimed at showing how people's taxes are spent Legislation to give taxpayers a detailed break down of how their contributions are being used by Government has received the support of all parties during a Dáil debate. News • 09 Nov 12
Govt wins Dáil vote on Oireachtas estimate The Government has won a Dáil vote to pass the Budget estimate for the running of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including politicians' expenses, without debate. News • 25 Oct 12
Govt wins Dáil vote on Oireachtas estimate The Government has won a Dáil vote to pass the Budget estimate for the running of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including politicians' expenses, without debate. News • 25 Oct 12
140 public bodies brought under Ombudsman's remit Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has welcomed a Government move to bring 140 additional public bodies under the remit of her office. News • 24 Oct 12
140 public bodies brought under Ombudsman's remit Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has welcomed a Government move to bring 140 additional public bodies under the remit of her office. News • 24 Oct 12
Teachers protest over new pay structures An estimated 2,000 teachers have protested at the Dáil over Government cutbacks, which they say are having a significant impact on the classroom. News • 24 Oct 12
Teachers protest over new pay structures An estimated 2,000 teachers have protested at the Dáil over Government cutbacks, which they say are having a significant impact on the classroom. News • 24 Oct 12
Older and Bolder protests over home help proposals The Older and Bolder lobby group has held a protest outside the Dáil to highlight their dismay at the cuts proposed by Government to home help and home care packages in the forthcoming Budget. News • 18 Oct 12
Older and Bolder protests over home help proposals The Older and Bolder lobby group has held a protest outside the Dáil to highlight their dismay at the cuts proposed by Government to home help and home care packages in the forthcoming Budget. News • 18 Oct 12
Dept responds to Sinn Féin care centre request The Department of Health has said a formal response has been issued to a request for more information on primary care centres from Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. News • 12 Oct 12
Dept responds to Sinn Féin care centre request The Department of Health has said a formal response has been issued to a request for more information on primary care centres from Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. News • 12 Oct 12
Bill on protecting emergency workers fails in Dáil Fianna Fáil-sponsored legislation calling for a five-year minimum sentence for anyone convicted of assaulting or threatening the life of a frontline emergency worker has been voted down in the Dáil. News • 09 Oct 12
Bill on protecting emergency workers fails in Dáil Fianna Fáil-sponsored legislation calling for a five-year minimum sentence for anyone convicted of assaulting or threatening the life of a frontline emergency worker has been voted down in the Dáil. News • 09 Oct 12
Mick Wallace 'not welcome' in Technical Group A meeting of the Technical Group of independent and small party TDs today has agreed that Mick Wallace is not welcome as a member. News • 09 Oct 12
Mick Wallace 'not welcome' in Technical Group A meeting of the Technical Group of independent and small party TDs today has agreed that Mick Wallace is not welcome as a member. News • 09 Oct 12
Gilmore says no ministerial role in site selection Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore told the Dáil he has been assured that there was no ministerial involvement in the selection of primary care sites at the centre of the controversy involving James Reilly. News • 04 Oct 12
Gilmore says no ministerial role in site selection Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore told the Dáil he has been assured that there was no ministerial involvement in the selection of primary care sites at the centre of the controversy involving James Reilly. News • 04 Oct 12
EU should keep promise on Irish bank debt - Schulz European Parliament President Martin Schulz has told the Dáil that the EU should keep the promise made on Ireland's banking debt in June. News • 04 Oct 12
EU should keep promise on Irish bank debt - Schulz European Parliament President Martin Schulz has told the Dáil that the EU should keep the promise made on Ireland's banking debt in June. News • 04 Oct 12
Seamus Healy leaves United Left Alliance Tipperary South TD Seamus Healy has said his group is pulling out of the United Left Alliance in the Dáil. News • 03 Oct 12
Seamus Healy leaves United Left Alliance Tipperary South TD Seamus Healy has said his group is pulling out of the United Left Alliance in the Dáil. News • 03 Oct 12
Call for investigation into former NAMA executive Fianna Fáil has called for an independent investigation into allegations about a former executive at the National Asset Management Agency. Business • 25 Sep 12
Call for investigation into former NAMA executive Fianna Fáil has called for an independent investigation into allegations about a former executive at the National Asset Management Agency. Business • 25 Sep 12
Tánaiste insists 'strong team' in charge of health Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has insisted there is a strong team in charge of the Department of Health. News • 21 Sep 12
Tánaiste insists 'strong team' in charge of health Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has insisted there is a strong team in charge of the Department of Health. News • 21 Sep 12
Dáil debates Reilly no confidence motion James Reilly has told the Dáil that when he became minister for Health he found systems that don't communicate with other, and descriptions rather than analysis of problems in the health sector. News • 18 Sep 12
Dáil debates Reilly no confidence motion James Reilly has told the Dáil that when he became minister for Health he found systems that don't communicate with other, and descriptions rather than analysis of problems in the health sector. News • 18 Sep 12
Martin attacks Reilly ahead new of Dáil session Fianna Fáil leader Mícheál Martin has launched a strong attack on Health Minister James Reilly at his party's meeting ahead of the new Dáil session. News • 17 Sep 12
Martin attacks Reilly ahead new of Dáil session Fianna Fáil leader Mícheál Martin has launched a strong attack on Health Minister James Reilly at his party's meeting ahead of the new Dáil session. News • 17 Sep 12
Little change in party support - Sunday Times poll With the new Dáil session beginning next week, the latest opinion poll indicates party support is relatively unchanged since the last comparable poll, taken in May. News • 15 Sep 12
Little change in party support - Sunday Times poll With the new Dáil session beginning next week, the latest opinion poll indicates party support is relatively unchanged since the last comparable poll, taken in May. News • 15 Sep 12
FG chairman warns TDs of difficult Dáil term The Chairman of the Fine Gael parliamentary party has warned backbenchers that the coming Dáil term will be exceptionally difficult. News • 10 Sep 12
FG chairman warns TDs of difficult Dáil term The Chairman of the Fine Gael parliamentary party has warned backbenchers that the coming Dáil term will be exceptionally difficult. News • 10 Sep 12
Cabinet approves cut in Dáil numbers The Government has approved drafting of legislation to cut the number of TDs from 166 to 158, and implement the other recent recommendations of the Constituency Commission. News • 24 Jul 12
Cabinet approves cut in Dáil numbers The Government has approved drafting of legislation to cut the number of TDs from 166 to 158, and implement the other recent recommendations of the Constituency Commission. News • 24 Jul 12
Howlin committed to political reform programme Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has told the Dáil he is committed to a programme of political reform. News • 19 Jul 12
Howlin committed to political reform programme Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has told the Dáil he is committed to a programme of political reform. News • 19 Jul 12
Opposition walk-out ahead of Dáil summer recess The Dáil will rise later today for the eight-week summer recess, returning on 18 September. News • 19 Jul 12
Opposition walk-out ahead of Dáil summer recess The Dáil will rise later today for the eight-week summer recess, returning on 18 September. News • 19 Jul 12
Insolvency Bill may be enacted by end of year Proposed legislation on personal insolvency passed the second stage in the Dáil last night without a vote. News • 19 Jul 12
Insolvency Bill may be enacted by end of year Proposed legislation on personal insolvency passed the second stage in the Dáil last night without a vote. News • 19 Jul 12
Sinn Féin motion on money lender rates defeated A Sinn Féin Private Member's motion seeking to impose a cap of 40% on the interest rates charged by licensed money lenders has been defeated in the Dáil by 88 votes to 48. News • 18 Jul 12
Sinn Féin motion on money lender rates defeated A Sinn Féin Private Member's motion seeking to impose a cap of 40% on the interest rates charged by licensed money lenders has been defeated in the Dáil by 88 votes to 48. News • 18 Jul 12
Vote on Gaeltacht Bill to take place next week A Dáil vote on proposed legislation which would change the way Gaeltacht areas are administered has been postponed until next week. News • 13 Jul 12
Vote on Gaeltacht Bill to take place next week A Dáil vote on proposed legislation which would change the way Gaeltacht areas are administered has been postponed until next week. News • 13 Jul 12
Rural concern at garda cutbacks - Mac Lochlainn Sinn Féin's Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has said there is a concern in rural Ireland at cutbacks to garda numbers. News • 05 Jul 12
Rural concern at garda cutbacks - Mac Lochlainn Sinn Féin's Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has said there is a concern in rural Ireland at cutbacks to garda numbers. News • 05 Jul 12
