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# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
Minister says 'alternative way' to deal with Dara Murphy complaints will be found as Dáil clerk has 'no jurisdiction'
The Dáil Committee on Members’ Interests is to meet on Thursday but questions remain as to whether they have the power to investigate.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Thursday 11 July, 2019
Leinster House refurbishment to cost €17m
Leinster House was commissioned to be built between 1745-47.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Wednesday 18 April, 2018
Politicians who don't pay their bar tab will have it deducted from their salary
The Taoiseach encouraged the Oireachtas to investigate how to chase up politicians who fail to pay their bills.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Tuesday 21 November, 2017
Markievicz exhibit among celebration of 100 years since women's right to vote
Republican leader Markievicz will also be celebrated in the UK as the first woman elected to the UK House of Commons.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Monday 25 September, 2017
Dáil footage reuploaded to Oireachtas website after being taken down
Politicians and journalists argued that it showed a lack of transparency from the State.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Monday 21 March, 2016
33 politicians have yet to pay off their outstanding Dáil bar bill
Figures released by the Houses of the Oireachtas reveal that the largest sum amounts to over €800.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Tuesday 26 January, 2016
TD claims use of pre-paid Oireachtas envelopes for campaign launch wasn't deliberate
John Halligan said if he made a mistake he will repay the money.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Wednesday 7 October, 2015
Denis O'Brien's legal action against the Oireachtas is back in court today
The action was taken by the businessman earlier this year over remarks made in the Dáil under privilege regarding his banking affairs with IBRC.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Wednesday 1 July, 2015
Here's exactly what our politicians and civil servants were up to last year
Hitting the gym, Oireachtas Committee meetings and learning languages were all on the agenda.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Tuesday 16 June, 2015
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Friday 15 May, 2015
FF candidate says he 'never got a letter' over expenses claims... but he got THREE
Bobby Aylward was among over a hundred politicians who received letters about over-claiming expenses six years ago.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Thursday 14 May, 2015
Lots of TDs are breaking the rules and wearing Yes pins - but will they be punished?
The wearing of pins and badges in Leinster House has become a hot topic in recent days.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Monday 20 April, 2015
Look at how incredibly complicated it is to elect Senators...
Our minds are blown. Our heads hurt.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Wednesday 11 March, 2015
'If I've to work out of a shoebox I'd do it': Ex-Labour senator on his office eviction
James Heffernan had refused to leave an office he shared with former Labour colleague John Gilroy.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Friday 23 January, 2015
Which politician made €2,000 worth of calls to Kenya from Leinster House?
The identity of the TD or Senator cannot be revealed unless they come forward.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Wednesday 17 December, 2014
Opinion: The Banking Inquiry will help put the final pieces of the jigsaw together
The banking inquiry’s first public hearings get under way today and questions remain about what happened six years ago.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Monday 22 September, 2014
Nothing on telly? You can now flick over and watch the Oireachtas
Only if you’re into that sort of thing, of course, and have UPC or Sky.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Thursday 18 September, 2014
Irish politicians have started paying for their pints on time
Leinster House authorities are taking a more proactive approach when it comes to collecting money owed.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Monday 11 August, 2014
The Dáil 'tuck shop' that cost €1.3 million to build and lasted five years is reopening (sort of)
An Síopa was known as ‘the most expensive tuck shop in Ireland’ when it was opened in 2008.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 26 July, 2014
'Leo the lion': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 5 July, 2014
“This is Joan’s day”: 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
In numbers: The Dáil and Seanad sat for 234 days or 1,745 hours last year
The Houses of the Oireachtas has released some interesting figures in its 2013 annual report.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Tuesday 1 July, 2014
How much will you be paying for your water?
The Commission for Energy Regulation will be giving TDs and Senators a briefing on water tariffs in Leinster House today.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 14 June, 2014
'You’ve made a complete and utter balls of it': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 7 June, 2014
'Nine men sitting in a bunker for a year': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Wednesday 4 June, 2014
Should there be a centralised database to record all racist incidents in Ireland?
What’s going on in Leinster House? Well, as you asked…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Wednesday 21 May, 2014
Sinn Féin could be in trouble for filming a party political broadcast outside Leinster House
The party could now be the subject of a complaint to the Dáil’s Committee on Procedures and Privileges.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 10 May, 2014
'Dear Enda...': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Tuesday 6 May, 2014
'There were a few screams... mainly from the men': Labour TD catches rat in Leinster House
Before you start, it was an actual rat…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 3 May, 2014
'It was a one in a million incident': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 26 April, 2014
'A highly feminised audience': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 19 April, 2014
'A ludicrous situation': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 5 April, 2014
'Christ, I’m getting phone calls from everywhere': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 29 March, 2014
'The fish rots from the head': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
One or two things were happening in Leinster House this week and, as ever, there are winners and losers at the end of it…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Monday 24 March, 2014
In 85 years, just seven TDs have resigned from the Dáil. Who and why?
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?
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 22 March, 2014
TDs and Senators warned to stay off the grass at Leinster House
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.
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 15 March, 2014
'They inhabit an imaginary world': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Saturday 1 March, 2014
Our 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
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# houses-of-the-oireachtas - Sunday 16 February, 2014
'You're representatives of an illness industry': 5 winners and 5 losers from the political week
You win some, you lose some…
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WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
While it’s forecast to be colder over the weekend than in recent days, conditions, for the most part, are due to remain dry and sunny.
Temperatures today are to range between 9 and 15 degrees.
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A 'virtual birthday' and an over-walked dog: One Irish mammy's experience of Covid-19 distancing
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Opinion: Renters should not be left with a debt burden after Covid-19, writes Eoin Ó Broin
By Eoin Ó Broin
The Sinn Féin TD says where renters can’t pay, landlords must be guaranteed a mortgage moratorium.
Opinion: We need a national unity government immediately to battle Covid-19
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Opinion: This current crisis is calling for the emergence of a bolder, braver and kinder humanity
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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.
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