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HSE to seek funding to open Day Care services at Ballinamore health campus

In the Seanad today, Senator Frank Feighan received confirmation from Minister for Disability Issues, Finian McGrath, that the HSE is to seek funding through the 2019 Estimates process to progress plans for Day Care services on the Ballinamore ...

03 Jul 2018 at 15:08

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Fracking Bill progressing through the Seanad

Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin’s fracking Bill will go to Committee Stage in the Seanad this week (beginning June 26), bringing it one step closer to becoming law. Deputy McLoughlin’s Bill was the first Private Members’ Bill to be passed by the ...

23 Jun 2017 at 15:00

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Welcome for third stage of fracking ban

Friends of the Earth has welcomed the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment’s decision to pass a Bill which would ban hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in Ireland. This marks the ‘third stage’ or ...

11 May 2017 at 13:00

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Seanad considering ban on protests outside homes of politicians

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is being urged to support a bill to ban protests outside the private homes of politicians, following a surge in recent protests. Fianna Fáil’s Senator Malcolm Byrne has brought a bill before the ...

23 May 2024 at 10:29

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Irish senators to gather views from all traditions on island of Ireland’s future

Ireland’s upper house of parliament is asking for people from all traditions to submit their views and ideas about the island’s constitutional future. Although all submissions are welcomed by the committee, the views of young ...

25 Jul 2022 at 13:54

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WATCH: Seanad told three gay men were chased down and 'hunted' in Phoenix Park

A senator has claimed that three gay men were "hunted" in Phoenix Park in Dublin earlier this week by a group of men who were armed with knives. Speaking in the Seanad this Wednesday, Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward said one of ...

19 Jun 2024 at 19:43

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Sean Kyne fills Seanad vacancy left by Frank Feighan

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has appointed Sean Kyne to the Seanad to fill the vacancy left by the election of Frank Feighan to the Dáil. Speaking the Taoiseach said: “Sean is an excellent local representative who has worked ...

20 Feb 2020 at 11:00

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Measures to counteract anti-social behaviour on the Sligo-Dublin railway line to be raised in Seanad

Safety measures to counteract anti-social behaviour on the Sligo-Dublin railway line is to be raised in the Seanad under Commencement Matters this morning. Senator Frank Feighan is asking the Minister for Transport, ...

11 Dec 2019 at 11:30

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Bill to ban Fracking in Leitrim expected to pass the Dáil today

Friends of the Earth has welcomed the fact that the Bill to ban fracking is expected to pass the final stage of the Dail today. From here it will pass to the Seanad for final scrutiny before becoming law. The ...

24 May 2017 at 13:31

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Abolition of Good Friday pub ban moves a step closer

The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has welcomed today’s vote in the Seanad passing all stages of the Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2017, which brings the abolition of the current ban on all licensed ...

19 Jul 2017 at 19:00

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Support needed for third level students in rural areas with poor or non-existent broadband

Fianna Fáil Senator for Cavan and Monaghan, Robbie Gallagher, is urging the Minister for Higher Education and colleges to outline what plans are in place to facilitate and support students in rural ...

24 Mar 2021 at 13:00

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Broadcaster among Taoiseach’s 11 nominees to Seanad

A prominent broadcaster is among the Taoiseach’s 11 nominees to the Seanad. Evanne Ni Chuilinn said she will miss her career of two decades in sports broadcasting, but is looking forward to the ...

07 Feb 2025 at 19:11

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