Willie O'Dea isn't happy with the 'light punishments' Green TDs got for voting against the government
O’Dea says punishments must be the same across all government parties.
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O’Dea says punishments must be the same across all government parties.
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan said he will be “a thorn in the side of the government”.
The minister says she has no choice but to appeal the findings in court.
5,821 people were subject to ‘penalty rates’ during the first half of the year.
TDs said constituents have been in touch about the delay or cessation of customer payments since the new system kicked in.
The government argued that the State’s responsibility can’t be established through a conviction.
It emerged at today’s Oireachtas committee on social protection that roughly 450 people have had welfare payments suspended over failing to register for a Public Services Card.
The news was welcomed by a number of parties.
Fianna Fáil’s Willie O’Dea said promoting the pension increase through a Facebook video was “cynical”.
Christmas handbags in Leinster House.
Christmas handbags in Leinster House.
Kenny has made comments in a newspaper interview about the controversial charges.
Day 63. Still no government.
There are likely to be objections from a number of Fianna Fáil TDs to the proposal from Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
Joe Crowley passed away earlier this evening.
The digits are associated with the devil.
A war of words between Labour and Fianna Fáil has erupted on the subject.
No formal deal but on “a case-by-case” basis anything is possible, says the former cabinet minister Willie O’Dea.
The Fianna Fáil TD has proposed that a basic income replace all current state supports.
Fianna Fáil wants to examine the idea if it’s in government after the next election.
Micheál Martin is safe for now but who’s in the running to replace him? Here’s our ranking of the contenders…
Kissing babies, kissing blondes, not eating pizza, and knitwear…
Tens of millions of euro are overpaid each year.
As expected, there’s been new policies … and more in-fighting.
TDs have been raiding their summer wardrobes…
Paul O’Connell led the charge as the county gave itself a Good Friday makeover.
The party’s internal woes continue today.
The former minister was referring to growing internal problems in Fianna Fáil.
Willie O’Dea isn’t keen on the idea of coalition with Fine Gael.
Most of the cases were due to “genuine error”, the Tánaiste said.
The Soldiers of Destiny aren’t hanging around…
“Do you think the Government would give a card back just if people wrote to them? Not in a million years. Not on your nelly.”
He also accused Irish Water representatives of speaking “incoherent gibberish”.
The Fianna Fáil TD has defended Micheál Martin’s leadership this morning.
The Tipperary South deputy is the latest TD to get involved in the wildly popular initiative.
A former Fianna Fáil colleague of jailed Ivor Callely has been speaking today.