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This year
2023
Denis Naughten says he is leaving politics to try his hand at 'something different'
The TD said that he doesn’t have a new gig lined up.
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Feb 14th 2023, 10:49 AM
Independent TD Denis Naughten says he won't contest next general election
Naughten has been a TD for various constituencies since 1997.
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Feb 13th 2023, 10:48 PM
Last year
2022
More than 21,000 people cannot work because of long-Covid symptoms, Dáil told
Independent TD Denis Naughten called on the Taoiseach to ‘act now’ to address the care needs of those with symptoms
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Sep 20th 2022, 7:18 PM
Over 100 dairy jobs face uncertainty as Ballinasloe milk plant set to close
The east-Galway dairy milk plant employs 110 people.
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Aug 26th 2022, 12:17 PM
Long Covid clinics must be established 'as a matter of urgency', Naughten says
The Independent TD told The Journal that those suffering from long Covid are being added to existing waiting lists that are “chronically oversubscribed”.
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Jun 26th 2022, 7:00 AM
Pensioner has electricity skyrocket to over €3,000 after meter left unread for two years
The massive increase was raised in the Dáil by Independent TD Denis Naughten.
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Apr 28th 2022, 6:51 PM
Government slammed by opposition TDs as board of disabled drivers group resigns
Pearse Doherty and Denis Naughten are among the TDs who have hit out at the government’s handling of the matter.
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Jan 11th 2022, 4:16 PM
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Dog theft crackdown as more severe punishments could be on the way
An action plan which will tackle dog theft and animal welfare will be published in the coming weeks.
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Dec 11th 2020, 2:11 PM
Community contact tracing for one meat plant is at 73%, not 90%, department confirms
There has been some confusion about the level of contact tracing at meat processing plants.
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Jun 25th 2020, 6:20 AM
Employees at meat plants had to wait 16 days to be re-tested for Covid-19
More than 1,000 cases of the virus have been reported across 20 facilities nationwide.
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Jun 14th 2020, 6:30 AM
Seanad and Leas Ceann Comhairle election cause headache for government
More emergency legislation is expected to be needed next week.
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Mar 25th 2020, 6:05 AM
Seán Ó Fearghaíl has been re-elected Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
Ó Feargháil received 130 votes with Independent TD Denis Naughten receiving 28 votes.
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Feb 20th 2020, 2:27 PM
These two politicians want the job of keeping order in the next Dáil
The Ceann Comhairle will be tasked with sorting out rows in the Dáil, and there’s been a few.
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Feb 20th 2020, 6:05 AM
Cyber attack plan aims to protect State hospitals, energy networks and security systems
The new strategy sets out how to ensure the State’s infrastructure and computer networks are “resilient, safe and secure”.
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Dec 27th 2019, 6:30 AM
Naughten says he's made no decision on how he will vote in motion of no confidence in Murphy
A motion of confidence in Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy is being heard in the Dáil tomorrow night.
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Dec 2nd 2019, 3:34 PM
'It's no secret': Eir boss says telecoms company could complete broadband plan for less than €1bn
Government announced that it is to proceed with its plans for the €3 billion NBP
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Jun 25th 2019, 12:05 AM
Government officials had 'serious reservations' about broadband plan cost before final tender was submitted
Documents released under FOI show how members of the Cabinet privately raised concerns about the plan.
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Jun 22nd 2019, 12:05 AM
'No decisions made' as to how Ireland will quadruple its carbon tax by 2030
The government’s Climate Action Plan did not give any detailed timeline of the changes to the carbon tax.
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Jun 17th 2019, 7:30 PM
'Not about bringing Netflix to rural Ireland': Naughten says broadband plan ready to go 'for months'
The former minister took part in a heated debate on RTÉ’s Saturday with Katie Hannon this afternoon.
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May 11th 2019, 3:01 PM
Bruton says tweets attributed to broadband plan director 'should not have happened'
Former minister Denis Naughten also addressed the Dáil this evening.
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Dec 4th 2018, 9:39 PM
Denis Naughten welcomes report which says broadband plan 'was not tainted' by dinners
The review relied on statements by Naughten, David McCourt and others as no formal minutes were taken at these meetings.
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Nov 27th 2018, 5:37 PM
Diary trawl unearths more meetings between former Communications Minister and David McCourt
Denis Naughten resigned last week over revelations that he met with the businessman four times.
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Oct 19th 2018, 10:31 AM
'I've done nothing wrong': Pat Breen defends extending dinner invitation to broadband bidder's home to Naughten
The Taoiseach believes Breen’s involvement is not a resigning matter.
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Oct 18th 2018, 5:17 PM
The government was told that shifting TV licence duties to Revenue would crush post offices
A union representing An Post workers made the claims in a letter to ex-minister Denis Naughten.
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Oct 18th 2018, 4:03 PM
Report due in three weeks on whether Naughten meetings undermined procurement process
The review follows the resignation of Denis Naughten as Communications Minister over his dinners with David McCourt.
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Oct 17th 2018, 5:30 PM
Martin rounds on Breen over dinner invitation to NBP bidder's home: 'It is not a credible explanation'
Taoiseach repeated today that he did not think it was a resigning matter.
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Oct 16th 2018, 3:32 PM
Taoiseach says Breen extending national broadband bidder's dinner invitation to Naughten is 'not a resigning matter'
Pat Breen extended a dinner invitation to former Communications Minister Denis Naughten at the request of David McCourt.
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Oct 15th 2018, 3:01 PM
'There is a compelling public interest': Two more Independents will support Fine Gael in key votes
Dáil arithmetic meant the resignation of Denis Naughten created a headache for the minority government.
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Oct 14th 2018, 1:05 PM
Mini-reshuffle sees a change for Richard Bruton and two seats for the west at Cabinet
Donegal TD Joe McHugh is to replace Bruton as Minister for Education.
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Oct 13th 2018, 6:37 PM
Naughten leaves Fine Gael short on numbers, but Brexit may mean we avoid an election
The slight Dáil majority enjoyed by Fine Gael has become even more wafer-thin in recent weeks.
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Oct 13th 2018, 9:00 AM
'Pat Breen asked a minister to meet a constituent and Naughten decided to go'
Pressure has been mounting on Breen to clarify the nature of his meetings with McCourt.
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Oct 12th 2018, 12:00 PM
Poll: Would you be happy to see Frances Fitzgerald return as a minister?
Frances Fitzgerald could be poised for a dramatic return to Cabinet.
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Oct 12th 2018, 9:55 AM
'I'm not afraid to take tough decisions: Leo says carbon tax would have been a 'double whammy'
The Taoiseach joined us live in TheJournal.ie offices this morning.
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Oct 11th 2018, 9:30 PM
Breen invited Naughten to dinner at McCourt's house at broadband bidder's request
The Taoiseach told the Dáil that Pat Breen also attended a dinner with McCourt.
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Oct 11th 2018, 8:35 PM
Naughten admits more private meetings with head of broadband bidding group
Richard Bruton is to take over the role of Communications Minister temporarily.
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Oct 11th 2018, 4:47 PM
Denis Naughten has resigned as Communications Minister
He made the announcement in the Dáil this afternoon.
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Oct 11th 2018, 3:09 PM
Taoiseach 'satisfied' with Denis Naughten's account of dinner with Broadband Plan bidder - for now
Naughten has been under pressure after it emerged he attended a dinner with David McCourt in July.
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Oct 11th 2018, 12:39 PM
Regina Doherty has 'absolutely no confidence' North-South interconnector will happen
The minister said Brexit is “the biggest obstacle” facing the proposed energy project.
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Oct 5th 2018, 5:31 PM
Government says overground option for North-South interconnector will go ahead as planned
The Minister for Communications confirmed that the interconnector would be constructed even in the event of a hard Brexit.
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Oct 4th 2018, 9:30 AM
Ireland is approaching an emergency waste landfill situation, warns minister
A memo is to be brought to Cabinet outlining a zero-tolerance approach to single-use plastics in government and State-funded buildings.
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Oct 4th 2018, 7:15 AM
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