Archive for : March, 2009

Today in the Oireachtas

24th March, 2009

The Oireachtas starts on a Tuesday afternoon each sitting week. It is a combination of committees and plenary sessions in both the Dail and......

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How many accountants does it take to spend €29 billion of your money

23rd March, 2009

The Departments of Social & Family Affairs, Health and Education are predicted to spend €29 billion this year. Yet the three Departments have just eight accountants......

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By election convention, Dublin Central

22nd March, 2009

The Fine Gael convention for the by election caused by the death of the late Tony Gregory TD will be held this Tuesday night,......

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The Late Late Show, the Daily Mail and me

22nd March, 2009

The headline on the front page of the Daily Mail today read ‘Late Late in sexism row over Senator’. Amazingly the whole saga has resulted......

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The Late Late Show and me…

21st March, 2009

Tough night last night. Reason why is in the below press statement from FG yesterday evening. More to follow…… Fine Gael Regrets Late Late Show......

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An update from Washington

20th March, 2009

Explaining what our European institutions do is at the heart of much of the support or lack of support for Europe. Institutions, of course,......

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Could the Dail learn from the Seanad?

20th March, 2009

Primetime and the Pat Kenny show have each run pieces on whether the Seanad should be abolished. In fairness, both of these shows ran balanced......

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EU Affairs Committee Meeting

19th March, 2009

Attended a meeting of this committee today. Very interesting as it covered off a lot of material. In the private session we reviewed reports on......

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EU Affairs Committee Meeting

19th March, 2009

Attended a meeting of this committee today. Very interesting as it covered off a lot of material. In the private session we reviewed reports on......

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Opening of Constituency Office

18th March, 2009

Today is an exciting day for me. I am getting the keys for our new constituency office. It is located across from Phibsborough Shopping......

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