The Opposition has responded with fury after the Government used its majority on the Dáil Reform Committee to push through proposals to change Dáil rules to allow Independent TDs who back the ...

The party wants an ‘Irish Unity Week’ that would see ministers in the Stormont Executive address the Dail. It called for “a week-long dedicated Dáil sitting in the North” at the beginning ...

Opposition TDs are pushing the Government to change Dáil rules which allow the chamber to sit with just five deputies present. The quorum of TDs in the chamber had been set at 20 for many years ...

Rows over speaking rights in the Dáil and the controversy about more questionable spending under the aegis of the Department of Arts and Culture dominate much of the domestic political coverage ...

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Speaking in the United States, Taoiseach Micheál Martin questioned the request to address the Dail, citing the separation of powers he said due process should run its course. In a statement ...

The Government have been accused by opposition parties of “doing nothing”, as no legislation is planned to be progressed after the St Patrick’s Day recess. A draft Dáil schedule outlines ...

Labour and the Social Democrats have both suggested a variety of other measures to modernise and streamline Dail business, including replacing the daily Dail prayer with a period of silent reflection.

The opposition has indicated it will not budge on the proposal Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photo: PA Taoiseach Micheál Martin wants to create a special time slot in the Dáil for his own Coalition ...

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Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould wants to address his arrest over alleged financial irregularities in the Dáil, party leader Mary Lou McDonald has said. She said the Cork North Central TD ...

Solidarity-PBP TD Paul Murphy has accused Taoiseach Micheál Martin of an "authoritarian manoeuvre", concerning the dispute over speaking rights in the Dáil. The row centres on speaking rights ...