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Varadkar: New paid leave law should not require proof of domestic abuse

...be a requirement in the legislation. I think that would make it almost unworkable." 'HONOUR' SYSTEM Two weeks ago, the OIREACHTAS Joint Committee on Gender Equality was told by Dr Laura Bambrick, the head of Social Policy and Employment Affairs at the...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:44

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New National Children’s Hospital to cost more than 1.43 billion euro

The cost of the new National Children’s Hospital will exceed 1.43 billion euro, an OIREACHTAS committee has heard. National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) chief officer Derek Gunning told the Health Committee the total cost of the project may...

05 Oct 2022 at 15:00

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Aer Lingus receives 6,500 compensation applications after IT system failure

...its check-in and boarding services were severely disrupted. Senior representatives from Aer Lingus appeared before the OIREACHTAS Committee on Transport and Communications. Lynne Embleton, chief executive of Aer Lingus said that for almost ten hours,...

05 Oct 2022 at 19:18

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Electric Ireland customers could see bills rise by 30% more, committee hears

Electric Ireland customers could see their energy bills increase by a further 30% in the coming months, an OIREACHTAS committee has heard. The energy supplier’s pricing and trading manager David Vickers said much of the increase in wholesale gas prices had...

04 Oct 2022 at 18:41

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Repudiating mother and baby home report would have ‘huge consequences’

...alongside the commission’s final report on the Government website, and list paragraphs in online editions and in the OIREACHTAS Library which the survivors claimed did not accurately reflect their testimony. It was indicated last summer that there may...

04 Oct 2022 at 18:11

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Electric Ireland ‘had no choice but to increase prices’

...Ireland had “no choice” but to increase prices after international wholesale gas prices rose by more than 1,000%, an OIREACHTAS committee has heard. TDs and senators were told that Electric Ireland was “very aware” that increased prices are “difficult...

04 Oct 2022 at 14:18

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Campaigner criticises Government’s exhumation plans at Tuam mother and baby site

...site under the Institutional Burials Act and a draft order directing intervention will be laid before the Houses of the OIREACHTAS for approval. Once approved, Mr O’Gorman said he intends to appoint a director of the independent office in the autumn and...

15 Aug 2022 at 17:41

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Longford / Westmeath Minister ‘still has questions to answer’ over interests errors, says Fianna Fáil party colleague

...that was an error,” he added. Last week, Mr Troy issued a statement outlining all the amendments he had had to make to the OIREACHTAS register of declarations of interest. He also submitted an amended return to Sipo. The Fianna Fail TD “apologised...

23 Aug 2022 at 15:54

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Minister ‘still has questions to answer’ over interests errors, says senator

23 Aug 2022 at 13:00

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Longford groups awarded almost €300k in Clár funding

...people who live there. It was great to see the diversity of the local projects and also the spread across the county.” His OIREACHTAS colleague, Senator Carrigy called on the Government to provide more funding for this scheme to increase the number of...

15 Aug 2022 at 14:00

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Longford long Covid cases to hit 3,025

...for significant periods of time, and in some cases over two years. Professor Jack Lambert of the Mater Hospital told the OIREACHTAS Health Committee recently that patients with the condition “act very much like patients who have experienced closed head...

15 Aug 2022 at 14:38

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Longford could be hit with 3,025 long Covid cases

...of patients suffering the long-term effects of Covid-19 with 100,650. Professor Jack Lambert of the Mater Hospital told the OIREACHTAS Health Committee recently that patients with the condition “act very much like patients who have experienced closed head...

17 Aug 2022 at 12:00

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