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The Covid-19 Committee will discuss the developing situation in meat plants

Covid-19 committee to discuss outbreaks in meat plants

The Minister for Health has been criticised for not agreeing to appear before the special Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 tomorrow.

Politics • 12 Aug 20

People should contact their GP if they are experiencing any symptoms

People urged not to stay silent over virus symptoms

"No one should feel any kind of blame if they contract Covid-19," a doctor has said as people are urged not to keep quiet if they are experiencing any symptoms of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus • 21 Jul 20

The Dept of Employment Affairs and Social Protection refuted the misclassification allegations

Bogus self-employment could be costing €1 billion

Bogus self-employment could be costing the State €1 billion per year in lost tax and PRSI, the Oireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection was told today.

Politics • 24 Oct 19

Dr Rita Doyle said doctors were leaving Ireland for countries which provide a better work-life balance

Committee told of lack of respect for doctors

The Medical Council has said that there is a continued over-reliance on foreign-trained doctors in Ireland, as evidenced by the continued increase in the General Division of the medical register.

Health • 09 Oct 19

Seamus O'Loughlin said the events had taken a 'very heavy toll' on his personal and professional life

ESB whistleblower appears before Oireachtas Committee

A whistleblower who revealed to RTÉ Investigates that up to one million litres of oil had leaked from ESB underground cables over the past 20 years has appeared before an Oireachtas Committee.

Politics • 11 Jul 19

Dr Niall Mulldoon told the Committee that excluding a child's access to education is as an extremely 'serious sanction'

Reduced school timetables 'impacting children's rights'

The Ombudsman for Children Niall Mulldoon has said the use of reduced timetables in schools is a" serious" concern that is impacting on the rights of children.

Politics • 13 Jun 19

Most of the cases occurred in the 1960s and 1980s, said Katherine Zappone

Dozens of abuse allegations cited in scouting review

A full review of historical cases of allegations of abuse in Scouting Ireland has found evidence of 71 alleged abusers and 108 victims between the 1960s and 80s, an Oireachtas committee has been told.

Ireland • 21 Nov 18

A vote was due to take place on the same day as the Presidential Election

Referendum on place of women in the home deferred

A referendum on the place of women in the home will not take place in October, following a decision made by an Oireachtas committee.

Politics • 05 Sep 18

Leo Varadkar said he believed the country's current abortion laws are too restrictive

Taoiseach to campaign for more liberal abortion laws

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he will be campaigning for more liberal abortion laws in the forthcoming referendum on the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.

Ireland • 28 Jan 18

Irish Catholic bishops say the current housing crisis is "a collective failure of our society to protect the most vulnerable

Irish bishops call for constitutional right to housing

Ireland's Catholic Bishops have reiterated their call for a constitutional guarantee of the right to housing.

Ireland • 06 Dec 17

Committee has been hearing submissions on abortion services

Online demand for abortion pills tripled over six years

The Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment has heard that online demand from Ireland for abortion pills tripled between 2010 and 2016.

Ireland • 11 Oct 17

Out of hours service 'not fit for purpose' - Committee told

The Special Rapporteur on Child Protection this morning told an Oireachtas Committee that attempts to convey an impression that good communication exists among the higher echelons of TUSLA and An Garda Síochána bore out "no reality" on the ground.

Investigations Unit • 28 Jun 17

Simon Harris stressed his desire for a slimmed-down HSE body

Harris outlines vision of slimmed-down HSE

The HSE should be a slimmed-down body "more equipped to lead than to directly control" and "with less management layers between the top and the front line", the Minister for Health has told an Oireachtas committee.

Health • 22 Mar 17

The Committee will report back to the Oireachtas with recommendations by the end of March next year

Oireachtas water committee meets for first time

The first meeting of a special Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services has taken place.

water • 13 Dec 16

Nevin Economic Research Institute says there is a case to be made for it to remain in the EU Customs Union

NI staring into 'Brexit black hole' - NI minister

Northern Ireland is staring into a "Brexit black hole" and a "calamity" that offers no economic, cultural or peace building opportunities, the Stormont finance minister has told an Oireachtas Committee.

News • 06 Dec 16

Professor Don Barry (L) gives his opening address at the Joint Committee on Education

Disagreement over fees for students

A division has emerged between the country's Institutes of Technology and the universities as to how to address the ongoing funding shortfall for the higher education sector.

News • 10 Nov 16

simon Coveney said an effective shortfall of €13m which would need to be found in savings

Committee told of Irish Water funding shortfall

An Oireachtas committee has heard that the shortfall in funding for Irish Water as a result of the suspension of water charges in 2016 is about €181m, though that is off-set by other factors.

News • 21 Sep 16

Professor Alan Ahearne said there were very few predictions of a 'hard landing'

Recapitalising banks is not 'money down the drain'

Head of Economics at NUI Galway Alan Ahearne has said that the money used to recapitalise the banks is not money down the drain.

News • 04 Mar 15

Concern was expressed on the impact of the Central Bank proposals if they were introduced immediately next year

Oireachtas Committee hears views of mortgage cap

The Central Bank’s proposals to cap mortgage lending received a mixed reception at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, which met to discuss the topic today.

Business • 27 Nov 14