Public Affairs
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Joint Committee on Health and Children
Scrutinising health brings a heavy workload and the committee is keen to see the sector reported fairly. Health is rarely…
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Samantha McCaughren
Business correspondent with the Sunday Business Post, Samantha McCaughren began her career in the Irish Independent. A love of writing…
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Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Ireland’s green image symbolises the island and much of this department’s work is geared towards making sure that is kept…
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Time to look at the bigger picture
ICTU’s Macdara Doyle calls on the Government to focus on jobs and growth and rejects its claim that ‘there is…
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Polluter pays: fairness and conservation
The polluter pays principle must be applied in Ireland while protecting the most vulnerable, according to Professor Frank Convery. The…
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Frank McGuinness
Frank McGuinness, famous Donegal playwright and Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin, takes time out from preparing lectures…
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A fresh look at democracy: Sean Ardagh
The Joint Committee on the Constitution is undertaking a review of the process of electing members to the Dáil, which…
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Coping with population change
ESRI research professor Richard Layte analyses how the increasing proportion of over 65s in the population, the higher life expectancy,…
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Regulating reproduction
Legislation for the “complex, profound and divisive” world of assisted human reproduction will be initiated in 2010. Since 1999, when…
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The state of our health
Bad habits must be tackled in order to improve the health and well-being of the Irish population. Obesity and diabetes…
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