# oireachtas - Monday 18 July, 2022
# Vaping
# Vaping
The committee asked the Minister for Health to look at other countries where ages for vaping and smoking are 21.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 12 July, 2022
# Oireachtas
# Oireachtas
“I don’t believe that it’s possible to deliver something more ambitious,” Coveney said this evening.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 23 March, 2022
# Volodymyr Zelenskyy
# Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s charismatic leader accepted an invitation to address the Dáil and the Seanad.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 22 February, 2022
# Stardust Inquest
# Stardust Inquest
The bill was brought forward by Sinn Féin senator Lynn Boylan and will be introduced in the Seanad tomorrow.
# oireachtas - Saturday 12 February, 2022
# Remote Voting
# Remote Voting
A bill seeking to amend the Constitution by allowing remote voting to take place is going before the Dáil today.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 9 February, 2022
# Emergency
# Emergency
The Agriculture Committee will hear from participants on hedgerows and the draft CAP Strategic Plan.
# oireachtas - Monday 7 February, 2022
# Oireachtas
# Oireachtas
Senator Alice-Mary Higgins said the proposed budgets “can be strengthened” but TD Brian Leddin said more ambition is not “realistic”.
# oireachtas - Friday 4 February, 2022
# Champagne Gate
# Champagne Gate
The Foreign Affairs Minister will face questions from an Oireachtas committee next week on a June 2020 champagne celebration in his department.
# oireachtas - Thursday 3 February, 2022
# Leinster House
# Leinster House
The saga began when MacSharry tried to circulate a report on the impact of Covid-19 on mental health last July.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 1 February, 2022
# Oireachtas
# Oireachtas
Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín said the decision to refuse the invitation was “a disgrace”.
# Emissions
# Emissions
The proposed budgets setting out limits on greenhouse gas emissions still need the green-light from government.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 18 January, 2022
# Department Officials
# Department Officials
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has ordered an investigation into a gathering of his officials in June 2020.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
# Season's Greetings
51 different TDs and senators used the printer in the run up to Christmas. Figures released under Freedom of Information show that the total cost of Oireachtas printing before Christmas was €6,428.96.
# oireachtas - Thursday 9 December, 2021
# Rent Cap
# Rent Cap
The legislation aims to cap rent in line inflation or 2% per annum, whichever is lower.
# oireachtas - Monday 22 November, 2021
# Séan Ó Fearghaíl
# Séan Ó Fearghaíl
Seán Ó Fearghaíl will work from home and his Dáil duties will be carried out by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.
# oireachtas - Thursday 18 November, 2021
# Antigen Tests
# Antigen Tests
The Oireachtas says antigen tests will not be free to TDs and Senators.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 9 November, 2021
# Report
From The42
# Report
The finding was made in a report by the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 7 September, 2021
# Sorry
Coveney acknowledges "making mistakes in recent weeks" and that this has created "a political embarrassment for the Government" In hindsight , Coveney says it would have been helpful for him to respond to Zappone's text to tell her that it was not a job offer, but rather a concept. The minister called Zappone on Sunday to tell her their text messages were being released
# oireachtas - Tuesday 31 August, 2021
# Zapponegate
# Zapponegate
The minister is facing scrutiny from an Oireachtas committee over Katherine Zappone’s appointment as a UN envoy.
# oireachtas - Friday 30 July, 2021
# Legislation
# Legislation
Michael D Higgins says he received nine Bills in one day.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 21 July, 2021
# Assisted Dying
# Assisted Dying
The Justice Committee said today that the proposed legislation has “serious technical issues”.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 13 July, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
Representatives of Pavee Point appeared before the Oireachtas today.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 7 July, 2021
From The42
Jim Bolger’s recent comments have prompted lots of questions.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 22 June, 2021
# Children
# Children
The Children’s Committee heard from a group of young people on their experiences since March 2020.
# Air Travel
# Air Travel
The airline’s CEO and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer appeared before a committee this morning.
# Public Opinion
# Public Opinion
‘Overwhelming majority’ have supported public health measures and would have preferred them to be more restrictive.
# oireachtas - Thursday 3 June, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
Funchion, who is chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Children, describes her shock over recent issues with the Mother and Baby Home Commission.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 25 May, 2021
# Oireachtas
# Oireachtas
Four leading cyber security experts spoke to the Oireachtas Committee on Communications today.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 18 May, 2021
# Ransomware
# Ransomware
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks meets this morning.
# oireachtas - Monday 26 April, 2021
# Easing Restrictions
As well as the schedule for May the Taoiseach is expected to give some indications of the plan for June this week. The main announcements are expected on Thursday night, with NPHET set to convene on Wednesday. It comes amid the easing of some restrictions on sports today and the reopening of outdoor attractions like zoos.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 20 April, 2021
# Summertime
# Summertime
Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers says Ireland can learn from what other countries are doing.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 30 March, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
An Oireachtas committee will hear submissions from Facebook and Twitter today on the proposed Electoral Reform Bill.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Good Friday Agreement
# Good Friday Agreement
The decision to hold a referendum is ultimately one to be taken by the UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Frontline
# Frontline
An Oireachtas committee will meet with healthcare representative organisations later this morning.
# oireachtas - Friday 15 January, 2021
# Oireachtas Costs
# Oireachtas Costs
The advisers’ pay ranges from €67,659 to €180,276, with 18 of them earning more than €100,000.
# oireachtas - Friday 25 December, 2020
# On The House
# On The House
Figures obtained by TheJournal.ie show how much was owed by Dáil staff last month.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 25 November, 2020
# Complaints
# Complaints
Carolan Lennon has since clarified her remarks and said Eir is “committed to Sligo”.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
# Winter Plan
# Winter Plan
Reid will tell the committee today that waiting lists have stabilised.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Peers
# Peers
Members of the UK’s House of Lords addressed an Oireachtas Committee about the Internal Market Bill.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 6 October, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
The Justice Minister said there will be ‘shock and surprise’ if the UK backs out of NI Protocol.
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