In spite of this, Trish and Damien have carried themselves with great dignity. I send my solidarity to Trish and Damien and their children. I spoke to Damien Carrick over the weekend.…

Deputy Varadkar has confirmed that, as Taoiseach, he leaked this document to his friend on a date between 11 and 16 April 2019. The Taoiseach is now head of Government and Deputy Varadkar serves as Tánaiste. Wh…

There have been 101 years and 1,000 bound volumes of the Official Report of Dáil Éireann, sin Tuairisc Oifigiúil Dháil Éireann - 1,000 imleabhar.…

Could the Taoiseach please----- I am asking that the Taoiseach withdraw what he said from the record of the Dáil. I am asking the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is she going to step in and ask the Taoiseach if he will w…

I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make further provision in relation to restrictions on the post-term employment of certain persons as lobbyists, for that purpose to amend the…

I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Housing Act 1988 to provide a legal definition of persons at risk of homelessness and to give the Minister for Housing, Local Gover…

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Maitiú Ó Tuathail certainly did not have to exaggerate because he obtained from the Tánaiste a document that had "Confidential: Not for circulation" on its front cover, a document which the Tánaiste wrote on th…

The Data Protection Act 2018 (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2019 were introduced to permit the rights of data subjects under Articles 12 through 22 and 34 and controllers' obligations under Article 5 of …

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Given its importance, the Government has completed an assessment of the flood risk along the Shannon, published the flood maps and is implementing the plan to manage the flood risk along the Shannon river.…

The matters raised by Deputies Joe Flaherty, Sean Sherlock, Eoin Ó Broin and Kathleen Funchion have been selected for discussion.…

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• One-Parent Family Payment — Eoin Ó Broin SF
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• Q27 Horticulture Sector — Matt Carthy SF
• Q28 Agriculture Industry — Brendan Griffin FG
• Q29+ Animal Sales — Holly Cairns SD
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The substance of this Bill is in section 3, which states: "The Minister may make regulations prescribing such one or more penal provisions as are specified in the regulations to be fixed penalty provisions." In…

The sole purpose of the Bill is to provide a statutory basis for continuation of the powers of the railway accident investigation unit, RAIU, relating to the reporting and investigation of accidents, including …

I reiterate the point that the provisions under which penalties and fines will be imposed are aimed at people who are not adhering to public health advice.…

The Act also introduced important permanent protections through new procedures requiring landlords to serve the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, and the tenant with the 28-day warning notice seeking payment of…