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# your-say - Monday 11 March, 2013
Open Thread: What was your highlight of the sporting weekend?
It was a frantic weekend of action, and midweek won’t be much quieter.
Poll: Should preparation for sacraments remain the job of teachers?
Over 70 per cent of primary school teachers have said that they are spending longer than allocated on preparation for First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Should this be changed?
# your-say - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Poll: Are Ireland’s animal welfare laws strong enough?
A number of cases recently have shown how badly some animals are treated by their owners – but are the punishments enough?
# your-say - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Poll: Should religious orders pay compensation for the Magdalene laundries?
The State has set up a compensation fund for survivors of the Magdalene laundries – but questions have been raised about whether the religious orders should pay up too.
# your-say - Friday 8 March, 2013
Poll: Do you think enough is being done to fix Ireland’s roads?
The Minister for Transport has said that local authorities are to place a greater focus on maintaining Ireland’s roads. Will it be enough?
# your-say - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Poll: Are you happy with what government has achieved so far?
The Fine Gael/Labour coalition is two years old this month. How do you think they’ve done?
# your-say - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Poll: Do you think flight restrictions should be relaxed?
From next month, pocket knives with blades of up to six centimetres are to be allowed on flights in the US.
# your-say - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Poll: Should the State subsidisation of fee-paying schools end?
Ireland’s fee-paying schools have €81.3 million more than public schools to spend on extra teachers, facilities and extracurricular activities. Is it time to stop their subsidisation?
# your-say - Monday 4 March, 2013
Poll: Do you think the next Pope can help reinvigorate the Catholic Church?
March should see a new leader to the world’s estimated 1.2 billion Catholics, but can he make a difference?
# your-say - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Poll: Which party leader should be Taoiseach after the next election?
The latest opinion poll shows three parties close together in the polls… but who should be Taoiseach after the next election?
# your-say - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Poll: Should the anniversary of the Easter Rising be a public holiday?
It’s coming up to St Patrick’s Day – and Sinn Féin has published a bill to make April 24, when the Easter Rising began, a holiday.
# your-say - Friday 1 March, 2013
Poll: Should means testing for student grants include assets and savings?
Coalition parties are divided over new proposals to broaden the criteria for the means testing of third level grants.
# your-say - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Poll: Do property repossessions need to happen for recovery to continue?
As painful and as stressful as it will be for those involved, do large scale property repossessions need to take place for Ireland to recover?
# your-say - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Poll: Do you feel more positive about Ireland’s economic situation?
With the Bank Guarantee set to end next month, is Ireland’s economy finally stabilising?
# your-say - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
Poll: Do you think the proposed Croke Park agreement is a good deal?
With unions set to ballot on the proposed agreement, what do you think of the proposal?
# your-say - Monday 25 February, 2013
Poll: Should a percentage of new jobs be set aside for certain sections of society?
With 400 of the 1,600 jobs to install water meters being set aside for graduates, the unemployed and small businesses, is this a move that should be repeated?
# your-say - Sunday 24 February, 2013
Poll: Do you still use public pay phones?
Have mobile phones made the once essential public pay phone a relic of the past?
# your-say - Saturday 23 February, 2013
Poll: Do you have a Trócaire box in the house?
It was once in almost every household in Ireland over Lent – on the charity’s 40th anniversary, we ask: Is the Trócaire box something you still use?
# your-say - Friday 22 February, 2013
Poll: Are you satisfied with the government’s work on jobs?
The Government launched its Action Plan on Jobs for 2013 today.
# your-say - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Poll: Should sports sponsorship by alcohol companies be regulated?
Sports Minister Leo Varadkar has tabled a voluntary opt-out scheme for sports clubs, teams and organisations.
# your-say - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Poll: Should government fund a national childcare scheme?
Do we need to give parents more time for business pursuits?
# your-say - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Poll: Should Sunday premium pay for frontline staff be reduced?
The coalition has proposed reducing Sunday double-time down to time-and-a-half. Is that fair?
# your-say - Monday 18 February, 2013
Poll: Will you pay the Property Tax?
Revenue will begin collecting the charge from July.
# your-say - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Poll: Have you stopped eating ready-meals because of the horsemeat scandal?
A survey in Britain has found that a significant number of people have stopped eating the meals as a result of the scandal. Have you?
# your-say - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Poll: Do you think the government will be successful in this round of Croke Park talks?
Most unions are returning to talks today but will the government be able to reach a deal to save €170 million through pay cuts?
# your-say - Friday 15 February, 2013
Poll: Have you tried to reduce your energy usage?
Are you energy conscious? If so, why?
# your-say - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Poll: Should the Constitution’s ‘women in the home’ clause be amended?
Is the special prominence given to the place of the women in the home now out of date?
# your-say - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Poll: Should Ireland give up its neutrality?
Ireland’s neutrality has always been an important factor in elections but is it a good thing?
# your-say - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
Poll: Would you support a garda ‘blue flu’?
More Gardaà have voted in favour of industrial action as they face pay reforms.
# your-say - Monday 11 February, 2013
Poll: Are you a snoozer?
Do you get up at the crack of dawn or do you go a few rounds with the alarm clock?
# your-say - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Poll: Will you watch the rugby today?
Have you been taken down by Six Nations fever?
# your-say - Saturday 9 February, 2013
Poll: Do you think Fianna Fáil will return to government in the next election?
A new opinion poll shows the party are back on top, but will they move across the Dáil chamber the next general election?
Open thread: What are your favourite Schoolboy football memories?
“Who’s taking the nets down?”
# your-say - Friday 8 February, 2013
Poll: Did the government get a good deal on the promissory notes?
The government argues that swapping the €3.06 billion annual payments for long-term bonds is the best we could have got, but others argue we’re still paying the debt. What do you think?
# your-say - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Poll: Do you support swapping the promissory note for long-term bonds?
The government wants to issue long-term bonds to get rid of the IBRC promissory notes. What do you think?
Poll: Should Ireland legalise same-sex marriage?
Last night MPs voted for a draft law to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales. Should Ireland follow suit?
# your-say - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
Poll: Who should play 12 for Ireland on Sunday?
Gordon D’Arcy and Keith Earls both received a ‘guarded prognosis’ over their fitness.
Poll: Are you confident in Irish food production?
The horse meat controversy rumbles on but has it impacted on your confidence in Irish food production?
# your-say - Monday 4 February, 2013
Poll: Should insurers be able to access details of drivers’ road offences?
New measures will allow insurers to access information on the reasons for drivers incurring penalty points, a move expected to push up premiums. What do you think?
# your-say - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Poll: Are you pleased about the return of Oxegen?
Did you miss the summer event last year?
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