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# Friday sitting
Minister nominated for 'brass neck of the year' as TDs row about Seanad reform
Fianna Fáil’s proposal to overhaul the upper house will be opposed by the government.
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Mar 28th 2014, 11:53 AM
# Cyberbullying
Social media: the good, the bad and the ugly
The Dáil discussed all aspects of social media this afternoon, from how Skype is keeping Irish families in touch at a time of emigration to the effects of cyberbullying.
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Jan 24th 2014, 3:31 PM
# Censorship
Censorship Board can't be abolished until it deals with Alan Shatter's 'Laura'
And everyone struggled to keep a straight face in the Dáil this morning…
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Jan 24th 2014, 10:44 AM
# Roads
Government pledges to address 'serious gap in the law' on hit-and-run incidents
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said the government will accept the broad principle of a bill to crackdown on hit-and-run drivers.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 12:49 PM
# Town centres
Dáil debates bill to deal with 'crisis in Irish towns'
The government has declined to accept a private members’ bill put forward by Fianna Fáil in the Dáil today.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 11:49 AM
# In Numbers
Advisers, laundry and people kicked out: the new Dáil's first year in numbers
Just how busy has the new government been? Well, they’ve cut their own pay – but they produce less legislation.
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Mar 9th 2012, 2:09 PM