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Tuesday 22 September 2020
There was public fury over revelations that around 80 guests, including serving and former politicians, attended the golf dinner.
Dr Glynn said people should be compensated for their 14-day self-isolation.
Union representatives will tell committee members that the industry contains ‘unrivalled vectors’ for the transmission of the virus.
The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland said there had been a ‘gross and serious breach of confidentiality’.
Seán Ó Foghlú said students coming out of teaching college this year will be “a main source” of extra staffing.
The Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response will also hear from Department of Health officials on the re-opening of schools today.
A worrying picture will be painted when representatives from a number of sectors address TDs today.
The Oireachtas Covid-19 committee will hear about concerns in the sector today.
Paul Reid will appear before the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 this morning.
Department of Social Protection staff processed more than 1.2 million claims in a few weeks.
Any future increases in numbers would likely be managed in a targeted way, Professor Philip Nolan said today.
A group of 10 Senators have written to Leo Varadkar urging action two months after the Seanad elections have concluded.
If someone attended a two-hour meeting and was then diagnosed, others in the room could be considered close contacts and have to self-isolate.
Former HSE chief Tony O’Brien questioned the length of the sitting.
Inclusion Ireland has asked to appear before the Oireachtas Covid-19 committee.
Former TDs Michael D’Arcy and Eugene Murphy have been elected.
A new Ceann Comhairle is expected to be elected today – but we’re unlikely to see a new Taoiseach.
The cost includes more than €9,200 on business class flights to Paraguay for two senators.
The debt is allowed under a new credit policy for Oireachtas staff.
The clerk of the Dáil said the business case for buying the printer is still sound.
The mistakes made were ‘honest mistakes’ the latest reports states.
Forbes wants the Government to take action to tackle households evading the licence fee.
The amount spent by the Oireachtas on the controversial printing press is under the scrutiny of the Public Accounts Committee.
The towns were chosen last year, and the local councils have been planning ways they might entice people to live in town centres.
The journalist and activist died by suicide in April 2017. Weeks before, images of her had been shared widely online.
Fine Gael’s Maria Bailey and Alan Farrell were among those found to have made invalid expenses claims.
Meath couple Fiona Ryan and Jonathan Mathis spoke of death threats they received on the Late Late show on Friday.
O’Brien had taken High Court and Supreme Court cases over utterances in the Dáil in a debate on Siteserv in 2015.
Patients were told they would be waiting up to six months earlier this year.
Twice as much was spent in February 2019 than the same month last year.
The fancy dinner service is used when entertaining visiting delegations.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar last month sacked Bailey from the position of chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing.
The agency appeared before an Oireachtas hearing this morning.
Leinster House in Dublin was first built in 1745 and is currently undergoing renovation works.
Members of the insurance industry have claimed that fraud is part of the reason for high premium costs.
Insurance premiums will fall if the cost of claims in Ireland falls, insurance companies told an Oireachtas committee today.
Gardaí are also investigating one case of fraud in relation to an Oireachtas salary.
A LGBT+ group has been set up within the Houses of the Oireachtas.
TD Seán Fleming said it was ‘the biggest act of gross hypocrisy’ at play.
Members of the public will be able to explore the over 10,000 historical documents online.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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