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Friday 2 October 2020
And is it here to stay?
Kelleher said it was “an error of judgement” to attend the Dáil sitting in the Convention Centre.
We have a habit of thinking in Ireland that the likes of Russia, China or the alt-right in the United States have no interest in our country. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case, writes Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher.
Thousands of students from all over Europe, including the Republic of Ireland, go to the UK as part of the programme each year, and vice versa.
Committee memberships, travel woes and accidentally calling the fire department. All in a week’s work.
Wallace is one of four TDs elected to the European Parliament.
Billy Kelleher voiced his interest in contesting the European elections today.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
More than half of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party are backing a No vote next week.
Improving the standard of food has been highlighted as a priority by Health Minister Simon Harris.
The HSE’s Service Plan for 2017 set a target that anyone aged 75 years and over entering an ED would be discharged or admitted within 24 hours.
The were calls for the Taoiseach to put his views on abortion on the record today.
In the first six months of the year, the HSE spent just over €180 million on agency staff.
Almost a third of children on waiting-lists have been waiting for over a year.
The HSE said it’s been “working to establish a system to track waiting lists for a range of diagnostic procedures”.
The CPE superbig was identified in Tallaght Hospital in mid-2015.
Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar told TheJournal.ie that long waiting times have unfortunately been the norm for decades in Ireland.
Luas and Irish Rail workers are looking for pay increases.
The Taoiseach has come to the defence of the Health Minister, but won’t say if he’ll be reappointed if the government is re-elected.
Fianna Fáil says the Health Minister is “observing from a distance” rather than taking action.
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are not impressed with the Health Minister’s latest comments.
Fianna Fáil says that an email in the Irish Times came about because of ‘self-serving leaks’.
Micheál Martin is safe for now but who’s in the running to replace him? Here’s our ranking of the contenders…
Micheál Martin didn’t respond to our survey, while others had an identical reply.
Bobby Aylward’s arrival in the Dáil has been somewhat overshadowed by the Averil Power resignation.
The party has unveiled its long-awaited health policy today.
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
A health committee was looking at the government’s proposed new alcohol laws today.
Analysis: The party is continuing to perform poorly in opinion polls, leading some to question its direction.
Varadkar’s labelling of Martin as the leader of “the third party” has not gone down well.
This comes after news of planned industrial action at Beaumont Hospital – one of the worst affected by overcrowding.
The Department of Health says that Varadkar has been kept abreast of the situation.
The Health Minister said he is monitoring the situation but can’t step in.
The HSE was accused of having ‘hidden waiting lists’ today.
The Soldiers of Destiny aren’t hanging around…
Billy Kelleher vs Julien Blanc.
Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher criticised the Health Minister’s approach to HSE waiting lists, with 41,600 people waiting more than a year for an outpatient appointment.
The Health Minister says the system he is now in charge of is different.
The Minister for Health said he will bring a series of proposals to Cabinet in the coming weeks on discretionary medical card reform.
The Health Minister said that the Government has no plans to update the Constitution in relation to abortion.
The figure increased by 50,000 from January to July.
TODAY IS THE first day of the government’s new Stay and Spend Scheme, aimed at encouraging people to spend in hospitality sectors in the coming months.
These sectors have been hit severely by Covid-19, and the scheme will see taxpayers able to avail of up to €125 back in tax credits from spending at pubs, restaurants, hotels, B&Bs and related businesses until the scheme ends on 30 April 2021.
However, to avail of the scheme you must have an income tax or USC liability against which the tax credit can be set. This means that the likes of some pensioners and the unemployed are not eligible.
And the scheme will only apply to businesses that have registered for the scheme (a full list is here).
So, today we’re asking you: Will you make use of the Stay and Spend Scheme?
Poll Results:
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Professor Kathleen Lynch argues that a class divide is feeding injustice into our education system.
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