# minister - Tuesday 2 September, 2014
# Sugary Drinks
# Sugary Drinks
Jan O’Sullivan’s also rejected calls for a tax on fizzy drinks in the upcoming Budget. Doctors have called for urgent action to address childhood obesity
# minister - Monday 1 September, 2014
# Golan Heights
# Golan Heights
The United Nations needs to conduct a full review of the UNDOF mission before Ireland’s next rotation of troops, the Defence Minister said.
# minister - Sunday 31 August, 2014
# Syria
# Syria
Irish troops carried out a daring rescue mission of their Filipino colleagues yesterday. The fate of 44 UN peacekeepers from Fiji captured by rebels still remains unknown.
# News Fix
# News Fix
Everyone’s been talking about a drowning tragedy in Crete, Irish troops in the Middle East, peace, and EP.
# Education
# Education
Minister Jan O’Sullivan intends on ensuring that people in Direct Provision are able to avail of grants like their classmates are.
# minister - Friday 29 August, 2014
# Smugairle Roin
# Smugairle Roin
Minister of State Joe McHugh showed that his intensive summer language courses had paid off in an interview on Raidio na Gaeltachta.
# minister - Tuesday 12 August, 2014
# Working Group
# Working Group
It is hoped the review by a working group will take place early next year.
# minister - Friday 1 August, 2014
# Falcon Conclusion
# Falcon Conclusion
Specialist staff from the wildlife service and the monuments service were on hand this week, as JJ Abrams filmed the latest installment of the franchise.
# minister - Tuesday 29 July, 2014
# Mo Laethanta Saoire
# Mo Laethanta Saoire
Joe McHugh’s been sent to the Gaeltacht to brush up on the teanga.
# minister - Friday 18 July, 2014
# Alive-oh And Kicking
# Alive-oh And Kicking
Molly Malone’s had a makeover — and she’s back on show at a new, temporary home on Dublin’s Suffolk Street…
# Teanga
# Teanga
Dúirt an tAire McHugh: “Léiríonn mó chás-sa an saol mar atá sé do go leor de mhuintir na tíre seo.”
# minister - Wednesday 16 July, 2014
# minister - Thursday 3 July, 2014
# West Africa
# West Africa
A suggestion that untested vaccines should be used has attracted controversy.
# minister - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
# Reforming Zeal
# Reforming Zeal
The Education Minister has confirmed he’s stepping down from Government, and won’t run again for a Dáil seat.
# minister - Sunday 29 June, 2014
# Your Say
# Your Say
Minister Pat Rabbitte has said he keeps one, and it can’t be accessed using the Freedom of Information Act.
# minister - Friday 20 June, 2014
# Council Of Europe
# Council Of Europe
The Council of Europe found that Ireland was not in compliance with a number of articles within the European Social Charter.
# minister - Saturday 14 June, 2014
# Hustings
# Hustings
The Minister for Social Protection was speaking at a leadership debate with rival Alex White.
# minister - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
# Fatal Blaze
# Fatal Blaze
The families also are aggrieved with the Tánaiste over a meeting they had with him.
# minister - Monday 12 May, 2014
# Recovery
# Recovery
He added that tax cuts need to be on table in coming months.
# minister - Sunday 4 May, 2014
# Dole
# Dole
This is due to the scale of anti-fraud measures that must be developed.
# minister - Thursday 1 May, 2014
# Naomh Eanna
# Naomh Eanna
It’s hoped the former Aran Islands ferry can be restored to her former glory and docked in Galway as a floating hostel/restaurant/micro-brewery.
# minister - Saturday 19 April, 2014
# Rare Bird
# Rare Bird
A post-mortem carried out on the male eagle confirmed it had been hit with around 50 shotgun pellets.
# minister - Monday 14 April, 2014
# Child Protection
# Child Protection
Minister Frances Fitzgerald had promised in early March that the bill would be published soon.
# minister - Monday 7 April, 2014
# minister - Thursday 3 April, 2014
# Just The Ticket
# Just The Ticket
The Transport Minister said that reports that he is to close ‘dozens’ of rural lines are untrue – and that there aren’t even that many lines.
# minister - Sunday 23 March, 2014
# Gerrymandering
# Gerrymandering
He said he was appalled at accusations he was involved in “gerrymandering” over the boundaries for the local elections.
# minister - Wednesday 19 March, 2014
# Suggestion Box
# Suggestion Box
The Government’s reviewing how it engages with the Irish overseas. You can give your two cents (pennies, jiao – whatever) from today.
# minister - Wednesday 12 March, 2014
# Decisions Decisions
# Decisions Decisions
Dublin’s four councils most vote on the issue by 31 March.
# minister - Wednesday 19 February, 2014
# Terms Of Reference
# Terms Of Reference
Retired High Court Judge John Cooke will conduct the independent inquiry.
# minister - Monday 17 February, 2014
# Tackling Cancer
# Tackling Cancer
A new report from the Department of Environment makes the suggestion as part of the effort to tackle the cancer-causing gas.
# minister - Tuesday 4 February, 2014
# School Abuse
# School Abuse
Minister Ruairí Quinn said today that other relevant cases would also be reviewed.
# minister - Friday 31 January, 2014
# Panti
# Panti
Rabbitte said he has never called someone who disagreed with him on the issue of gay equality a ‘homophobe’.
# minister - Wednesday 29 January, 2014
# Run Rabbitte
From The Daily Edge
# Run Rabbitte
He was. He definitely was.
# minister - Saturday 25 January, 2014
# Children
# Children
The Children’s Minister made the comment today following a call from the Adoption Authority of Ireland to put an age limit of 42 on intercountry adoptions.
# minister - Saturday 18 January, 2014
# Crc
# Crc
The Minister said that the CRC scandal was “an astounding set of circumstances and absolutely shocking”.
# India
# India
The couple became embroiled in a row earlier this week after Twitter messages suggested Shashi Tharoor was having an affair.
# minister - Wednesday 1 January, 2014
# Immigration
# Immigration
Minister Shatter said the policy guidelines are necessary to assist applicants and decision makers.
# Children
# Children
Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald said that this is part of a reform to lay the foundation for development of world-class child protection.
# minister - Friday 13 December, 2013
# Bethany Home
# Bethany Home
The Dáil debated the lack of redress for the survivors this week.
# minister - Sunday 8 December, 2013
# Roads
# Roads
The current speed limit is set at 120km per hour. But what does the Transport Minister think?
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