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12 interesting moments from the Oireachtas abortion hearings
Heckling, James Reilly leaving early, and questions about term limits on abortion – the first day of the Oireachtas hearings on abortion legislation had a lot of drama. Here’s what happened.
# oireachtas - Yesterday’s News
As they happened: Oireachtas hearings on planned abortion laws
TheJournal.ie team brought you live updates from today’s proceedings, which included testimonies from medical experts.
The Evening Fix… now with added deer on a city bus
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
A crash course in today’s abortion legislation hearings
What’s it all about? TheJournal.ie takes you through the Health Committee proceedings.
# oireachtas - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Local authorities to be quizzed on Traveller housing allocations
In 2010, less than half the money allocated for Traveller housing was drawn down by councils.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Here is the list of witnesses to appear at abortion hearings
Unlike the committee’s previous hearings, there will be few representatives from advocacy or religious groups giving evidence.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Taoiseach promises: Government is still going to introduce free GP care
“Ultimately the entire population will be covered by free GP services,” Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil.
# oireachtas - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Fitzpatrick called to be questioned on Dublin docklands development
Fine Gael TD Paschal Donohoe has called for Seán Fitzpatrick and a number of other people to appear before Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Central Bank governor Honohan to face TDs and senators
Patrick Honohan will discuss economic and monetary union with TDs and senators on the Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee this afternoon.
# oireachtas - Saturday 27 April, 2013
Column: Abortion legislation can’t open the floodgates – no matter what some TDs say
The Constitution is clear and unambiguous when it comes to the implications of abortion legislation – and pro-life parliamentarians should not try to distort it, write law lecturers Fiona de Londras and Laura Graham.
Battle of the Opposition parties: Gerry Adams takes on Fianna Fáil over ‘hypocrisy’
Adams rounded on the party for its political opportunism.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Ireland’s World War II veterans move one step closer to amnesty
Thousands of Irish servicemen were dismissed or prosecuted for fighting with the Allies during World War II.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Bill O’Herlihy: I wasn’t sure I was good enough to be Film Board head
The new chairman designate of the Irish Film Board tells Oireachtas committee that he decided to “give it a lash” in the end.
# oireachtas - Monday 15 April, 2013
Second minister appears to reject calls for ‘sunset clause’ in abortion law
Alan Shatter suggests it would be more appropriate not to have a legal expiry date written into forthcoming laws on abortion.
# oireachtas - Sunday 14 April, 2013
Fine Gael TDs suggest ‘sunset clause’ in abortion legislation
A number of TDs have put forward a sunset clause, which would mean abortion legislation would be reviewed after a number of years.
# oireachtas - Monday 8 April, 2013
Leinster House staff given jiu-jitsu training to deter angry intruders Exclusive
19 Oireachtas ushers have been sent on a training course to prepare for any physical confrontation from the public.
# oireachtas - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Committee to discuss banking crisis with Dept of Finance and Central Bank
The committee will meet this morning with officials from the Dept of Finance and Central Bank of Ireland
# oireachtas - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Column: What a week in the life of a backbench TD looks like
Debates, meetings, touching base with constituents, heading up to Meath East by-election, organising sand bags, reading the newspapers and having words with his colleagues – Kevin Humphreys recounts his busy schedule this week.
# oireachtas - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Immigrant council says pimps profiting from delay in new prostitution law
The Immigrant Council of Ireland wants TDs and Senators to conclude deliberations on new laws and start enacting them.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Committee to hear about bullying on social media
The hearing is one of a series on social media use in Ireland.
# oireachtas - Monday 11 March, 2013
Has Ireland accidentally given ‘fraping’ to the world?
Maybe not quite – but we definitely tried.
Lisa McInerney: Senator’s ‘frape’ gaffe signals that panic – not reason – rules social media debate
Fidelma Healy-Eames and Eamonn Coghlan were “given an important task that deserved research and clarity of delivery – instead we got ludicrous schemes and half-remembered gossip”.
# oireachtas - Saturday 9 March, 2013
# oireachtas - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Social media, water charges and HSE cutbacks
HSE head Tony O’Brien will return to the Oireachtas today to discuss the executive’s national service plan for 2013.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Facebook and Twitter representatives to appear before Oireachtas committee
They will speak to the committee about social media, cyber-bullying and harassment.
# oireachtas - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
President won’t say if he would take further pay cut under Croke Park II
Michael D Higgins already voluntarily cut his pay by 23.5 per cent to just under €250,000 in 2011 but Áras an Uachtaráin will not say whether he would take a further pay cut.
# oireachtas - Monday 25 February, 2013
Meeting of European finance chairmen to discuss life after the crisis
Labour’s Ciarán Lynch will today chair a meeting of the chairs of the Finance Committees of each of the 27 EU states.
# oireachtas - Thursday 21 February, 2013
New child benefit will hurt poorer families, says Vincent de Paul
The recommended two-tier child benefit system will worsen the situation of families who are already struggling, the charity said.
# oireachtas - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Shatter drops strong hint that Taoiseach will apologise to Magdalenes
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said the Government wants to bring closure to the issue.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Column: We need an Oireachtas banking inquiry- now
We need that Oireachtas inquiry now to learn lessons from the banking crisis – so we never again experience such a crash, writes Green Party leader Eamon Ryan.
# oireachtas - Monday 4 February, 2013
Oireachtas committee may question ABP Food Group on horse meat
The head of the committee, Fine Gael TD Andrew Doyle, said that they will decide tomorrow on whether ABP will be questioned on the issue.
# oireachtas - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Senators received nearly €2 million in expenses in 2012
The average senator received €32,695 in allowances last year – equal to nearly half of their basic salary.
# oireachtas - Friday 1 February, 2013
TDs receive €7.2m travel and office allowances for 2012
The Oireachtas has published full figures for 2012. Click through to see how much your TDs received.
Here’s how 7,500 people went to jail for not paying fines in 2012
An average of 20 people a day were jailed for non-payment of fines last year – despite moves to reduce the figures.
# oireachtas - Friday 25 January, 2013
Column: The Seanad must be a real balance to Government power
Legislation is not being properly vetted because the Government can simply force it through, writes Senator Katherine Zappone.
# oireachtas - Saturday 19 January, 2013
Sinn Fein calls for a border poll
Gerry Adams said the poll will allow voters to determine the “status” of the North and “provide opportunity for a historic debate on the future of this island”.
Lowry amends declarations of interest after Dáil committee’s ruling
The Tipperary North TD has amended declarations dating back to 2009 to include his ownership of a refrigeration company.
# oireachtas - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Gilmore clarifies when government found out about ‘horse burgers’
The Tánaiste told the Dáil that the first samples were collected for testing in mid-November and full results were received last Friday.
# oireachtas - Sunday 13 January, 2013
Explainer: How Irish bailout documents keep getting leaked to the public… via Germany
Yet another batch of draft documents has made its way out via the Bundestag. Here’s the story of how it happens.
# oireachtas - Friday 11 January, 2013
Buttimer: Oireachtas hearings on abortion were ‘not window dressing’
Buttimer said that the subject was dealt with sensitively, and that the hearings showed the Oireachtas “at its best”.
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