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# kildare-street - Monday 22 April, 2013

Oireachtas debate tracker KildareStreet.com back in business

The website, which allows the public to keep track of debates in the Oireachtas, was knocked offline by changes within Leinster House.

# kildare-street - Thursday 7 March, 2013

PHOTOS: Man threatens to set himself alight outside Leinster House

Kildare Street was closed to traffic after a man climbed on top of a van in a protest outside Leinster House this afternoon.

# kildare-street - Wednesday 27 February, 2013

Enda Kenny accuses opposition of making ‘political football’ of disability cut

Enda Kenny accuses opposition of making ‘political football’ of disability cut

In heated exchanges in the Dáil this morning, the Taoiseach said the current disability transport payments are “illegal and obsolete”.

# kildare-street - Tuesday 19 February, 2013

Taoiseach quizzed on whether credit unions will lose millions in IBRC liquidation

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said credit unions could lose up to €17 million in the liquidation of the former Anglo Irish Bank.

# kildare-street - Saturday 2 February, 2013

Senators received nearly €2 million in expenses in 2012

The average senator received €32,695 in allowances last year – equal to nearly half of their basic salary.

# kildare-street - Friday 1 February, 2013

TDs receive €7.2m travel and office allowances for 2012

The Oireachtas has published full figures for 2012. Click through to see how much your TDs received.

# kildare-street - Thursday 27 December, 2012

VIDEO: Here are the highlights of the Dáil and Seanad in 2012 Review 2012 This post contains videos

VIDEO: Here are the highlights of the Dáil and Seanad in 2012

The Oireachtas has put together these videos taking a look at some of the key moments from the Dáil and Seanad this year.

# kildare-street - Monday 17 December, 2012

Bailed-out bank chiefs to face Oireachtas questioning

Representatives from three bailed-out banks will be asked about whether the banks which received State money are acting in the public interest.

# kildare-street - Monday 10 December, 2012

Poll: Should the Budget be moved to a different month? Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should the Budget be moved to a different month?

Just five days after Budget 2013, there have already been calls to move next year’s Budget to a different month. What do you think – good idea? Bad idea?

# kildare-street - Thursday 6 December, 2012

Government defends decision to cut respite care grant

Pat Rabbitte said the government had had to choose between cutting carer’s allowance or cutting respite care.

# kildare-street - Wednesday 5 December, 2012

Wine up by €1 a bottle, beer increasing by 10c a pint

The government has increased the excise on alcohol and cigarettes by more than was expected in Budget 2013.

# kildare-street - Thursday 29 November, 2012

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.

# kildare-street - Monday 19 November, 2012

Poll: Which party would you vote for if an election were held tomorrow? Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Which party would you vote for if an election were held tomorrow?

Fianna Fáil are continuing their climb in opinion polls – but who would your vote go to in a general election?

# kildare-street - Sunday 11 November, 2012

Dublin Lord Mayor: “I have a professional disregard for the legal classes”

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Naoise Ó Muirí, reflects on his first four months in the position, and why he feels it’s his duty to say what’s on his mind.

# kildare-street - Sunday 4 November, 2012

Column: Stephen Donnelly: Here’s what a week off for a TD actually looks like

Skyfall, constituency work, money we owe to Anglo, and a face-off with Richie Boucher of Bank of Ireland – Stephen Donnelly shares exactly what he did on his mid-term break this week.

# kildare-street - Thursday 25 October, 2012

As it happened: Noonan and Howlin on the Troika’s eighth review of the bailout

Are the Troika still happy with Ireland’s progress? Let’s find out…

# kildare-street - Wednesday 24 October, 2012

Drumroll please: Chair of the Constitutional Convention is…. Tom Arnold

The Constitutional Convention had been due to begin meeting this month but had been delayed due to the search for a chairperson.

# kildare-street - Saturday 20 October, 2012

Revenue close down 38 filling stations this year in black market crackdown

The Revenue Commissioners have warned that the illegal trade in oil laundering represents a serious threat to the Exchequer.

# kildare-street - Wednesday 17 October, 2012

They’re back: Fianna Fáil bounce into second place in new opinion poll

It is the first time in two years that Fianna Fáil has overtaken Sinn Féin and Labour in an Ipsos MRBI opinion poll.

# kildare-street - Tuesday 16 October, 2012

KildareStreet.com launches fundraising bid to build new site

The team behind the Oireachtas debate-tracking website need a new system compatible with the new Oireachtas website.

# kildare-street - Wednesday 10 October, 2012

Playboy or Time? Backbencher gets confused over Enda’s cover appearance Common Mistake This post contains videos

Playboy or Time? Backbencher gets confused over Enda’s cover appearance

“The most sickening thing last week was to see the Taoiseach on the front page of Playboy magazine,” Mattie McGrath told the Dail.

# kildare-street - Monday 8 October, 2012

Dáil’s public spending watchdog hauls bosses in over health overspend

The Public Accounts committee is going to question the heads of the HSE and the Department of Health about spending on drugs, overtime, and consultants.

# kildare-street - Sunday 7 October, 2012

The Evening Fix… now with added Die Hard

Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.

# kildare-street - Saturday 6 October, 2012

James Reilly must go: Labour grassroots meet to call for Reilly’s resignation

The members say that Reilly’s approach to healthcare is “completely incompatible” with Labour values.

# kildare-street - Monday 1 October, 2012

The 5 at 5: Monday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# kildare-street - Saturday 29 September, 2012

The Evening Fix… now with added manflu avoidance techniques

The things we learned, loved and shared today.

# kildare-street - Thursday 20 September, 2012

Oireachtas ‘seeking resolution’ to revive KildareStreet.com debate tracker

Leinster House authorities say changes to their Debates website, which have knocked out KildareStreet.com, are cost-cutting.

Column: Here’s why it matters that KildareStreet.com has been killed off

The website which gave people access to Oireachtas debates was widely-praised for providing a much-needed resource – so why has it been cut off, asks Simon McGarr.

# kildare-street - Tuesday 18 September, 2012

James Reilly to face no confidence motion in the Dáil

Both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are to table motions of no confidence in the Minister for Health over his handling of the health service.

# kildare-street - Wednesday 12 September, 2012

Column: We’re dedicated Labour members – but we’re not happy with the party

Labour is ignoring its core values and policies in coalition. A group of members are trying to change that, writes Neil Warner.

# kildare-street - Tuesday 11 September, 2012

Mick Wallace: I’m keeping my €41,152 Leader’s Allowance for research

The Wexford TD said that he would be at a disadvantage compared to all of the other TDs in the Dáil if he did not accept the allowance.

# kildare-street - Saturday 1 September, 2012

No porn and no games: Computer usage rules for TDs and Senators

No social networking for some people working at Leinster House in addition to the installation of picture scanning software which looks for ‘inappropriate content’ usually indicated by ‘certain flesh tones’.

# kildare-street - Monday 27 August, 2012

VIDEO: Pat Rabbitte getting an earful – but ‘not from man arrested for it’ Public Order This post contains videos

VIDEO: Pat Rabbitte getting an earful – but ‘not from man arrested for it’

Protestor whose tirade at minister in Buswell’s Hotel is caught on this video is NOT the man arrested in relation to the incident, say eyewitnesses.

# kildare-street - Thursday 16 August, 2012

The 9 at 9: Thursday

The nine stories you need to know as you start your day.

# kildare-street - Tuesday 7 August, 2012

Column: Stephen Donnelly TD answers 10 questions he’s frequently asked by the public

Are Dáil holidays too long? What do TDs do all day? And what’s the food like in the Leinster House canteen? Independent TD Stephen Donnelly answers some of questions most frequently asked of TDs.

# kildare-street - Thursday 12 July, 2012

Éamon Ó Cuív back in the fold in Fianna Fáil reshuffle

The former deputy leader of the party had resigned in February but is now back on the party’s front bench.

# kildare-street - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

Column: People don’t believe it but Senators work hard. Really.

Senators are sittings ducks: damned if they do and damned if they don’t, writes Senator John Whelan.

# kildare-street - Wednesday 22 February, 2012

Do I regret accosting Bertie Ahern? Not at all, says first-time TD One Year On This post contains videos

Do I regret accosting Bertie Ahern? Not at all, says first-time TD

Joan Collins, who verbally lashed Ahern on his final day in the Dáil, was reflecting on her first year as a TD.

# kildare-street - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

Open the Dáil and Seanad chambers to the public, says TD

Public tours to the Oireachtas currently aren’t allowed to enter the chambers – but a Labour TD has said that this should change.

# kildare-street - Thursday 2 February, 2012

In full: 1 in 5 TDs claimed more than €50k in expenses last year

34 TDs in the 31st Dail claimed over €50,000 in expenses from the Oireachtas last year – here’s the full list.

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