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Saturday 5 December 2020
Termination payments made to TDs and senators amounted to €2m.
The Dáil Committee on Members’ Interests is to meet on Thursday but questions remain as to whether they have the power to investigate.
Leinster House was commissioned to be built between 1745-47.
The Taoiseach encouraged the Oireachtas to investigate how to chase up politicians who fail to pay their bills.
Republican leader Markievicz will also be celebrated in the UK as the first woman elected to the UK House of Commons.
Politicians and journalists argued that it showed a lack of transparency from the State.
Figures released by the Houses of the Oireachtas reveal that the largest sum amounts to over €800.
John Halligan said if he made a mistake he will repay the money.
The action was taken by the businessman earlier this year over remarks made in the Dáil under privilege regarding his banking affairs with IBRC.
Hitting the gym, Oireachtas Committee meetings and learning languages were all on the agenda.
Bobby Aylward was among over a hundred politicians who received letters about over-claiming expenses six years ago.
The wearing of pins and badges in Leinster House has become a hot topic in recent days.
Our minds are blown. Our heads hurt.
James Heffernan had refused to leave an office he shared with former Labour colleague John Gilroy.
The identity of the TD or Senator cannot be revealed unless they come forward.
The banking inquiry’s first public hearings get under way today and questions remain about what happened six years ago.
Only if you’re into that sort of thing, of course, and have UPC or Sky.
Leinster House authorities are taking a more proactive approach when it comes to collecting money owed.
An Síopa was known as ‘the most expensive tuck shop in Ireland’ when it was opened in 2008.
You win some, you lose some…
You win some, you lose some…
The Houses of the Oireachtas has released some interesting figures in its 2013 annual report.
The Commission for Energy Regulation will be giving TDs and Senators a briefing on water tariffs in Leinster House today.
You win some, you lose some…
You win some, you lose some…
What’s going on in Leinster House? Well, as you asked…
The party could now be the subject of a complaint to the Dáil’s Committee on Procedures and Privileges.
You win some, you lose some…
Before you start, it was an actual rat…
You win some, you lose some…
You win some, you lose some…
You win some, you lose some…
You win some, you lose some…
One or two things were happening in Leinster House this week and, as ever, there are winners and losers at the end of it…
Excluding those who have resigned their seat to take up another political position or ill-health, there have been just a handful of resignations from parliament over principle or controversy down the years. Who are they? And why have there been so few?
A shortage of parking spaces outside the front and back of Leinster House has left some resorting to leaving their cars parked on the grass at the back of the complex.
You win some, you lose some…
You win some, you lose some…
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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Denis O'Brien is taking legal action over Dáil comments about his finances
The businessman has issued proceedings against the Houses of the Oireachtas and the State.