Open thread: Rent rises, housing lists, homelessness - what's the number one...
NAMA, the mortgage crisis and rents – it’s all up for discussion at the housing and homeless committee.
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The subscription fee is set to increase by 50% to €30 over the next two years.
View ArticleAIB says 14 people lost their homes because of high tracker mortgage rates
The first-time buyers grant and communication with customers in rural Ireland was also discussed in committee.
View ArticleIn private and no questions: The first water committee meeting
Kevin Duffy addressed a number of the main issues around the water charges debate, including water wastage and paying people back.
View ArticleWater charges won't bring down this government, says Taoiseach
Kenny said Irish Water is “getting on with its work” and is making “real advances”.
View ArticleRegulator denies saying water metering programme should be abandoned
Irish Water and the Commission of Energy Regulation were before the Oireachtas committee today.
View Article'My 12-year-old son's bag weighs 1.8 stone': How to tackle heavy school bags
“If you asked adults to go around their job carrying that amount of weight, they wouldn’t do it.”
View ArticleQuestions, unanswered: Scandals are 'at best, incompetence and, at worst,...
Although many questions were asked, few were answered.
View ArticleSimon Coveney says water committee seems to be moving in 'extremely worrying'...
The minister has said some of the wording agreed by the committee is “deeply ambiguous” and at odds with the EU.
View ArticleWater committee told meters should be installed in all new houses
The water committee has gotten fresh legal advice on the final report.
View ArticleHere are the questions on water charges you want answered
Finally, after 22 meetings, the water committee has approved its final report.
View ArticleWater charge refunds on the way, with conservation grant likely to be deducted
Politicians are having their say on the water committee report tonight.
View ArticleDonald Trump claims he has been 'totally vindicated' by James Comey's testimony
The US president has been tweeting for the first time in two days this morning.
View ArticleAbortion committee meets for the first time and elects Senator Catherine...
The Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution met in private today.
View ArticleAirbnb in the hot seat as it tells TDs the service is not making the housing...
Representatives from Airbnb addressed the Oireachtas Committee on Housing earlier today.
View Article'He was still alive': Doctor explains the reality of organ harvesting in China
Ireland should ensure they’re not complicit in China’s organ harvesting abuses by banning ‘organ tourism’, was the advice given at committee today.
View ArticleDublin maternity hospital chief says Irish abortion patient died while flying...
Fergal Malone revealed the woman’s death at yesterday’s hearing of the Committee on the Eighth Amendment.
View ArticleAs it happened: 'The Eighth has caused endless problems, you need to legislate'
The wording remains uncertain, but we’re having a referendum.
View ArticleMembers of Eighth Amendment Committee receive letter warning of...
Senator Lynn Ruane said she’d never seen that level of detail in a package sent to her office before.
View ArticleMattie McGrath storms out of 'biased' Eighth Amendment Committee
Mattie McGrath had asked members of Sinn Féin to reveal where Jean McConville’s body was buried before storming out.
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