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Soc Dems alternative budget highlights pension, childcare (opens the original)
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Anyone earning €70,000 or less a year should receive a €400 energy credit as part of next week's budget, the Social Democrats has said. The party outlined the plan at the launch of its alternative budget document, which also includes calls for a €15 weekly increase to the State pension, a €5 fuel allowance and a €300 per month cut to childcare fees. Speaking to reporters at Leinster House, the party's deputy leader Cian O'Callaghan said next week's budget needs to address what he described as th
Past scoliosis promises 'cannot be airbrushed', Dáil told (opens the original)
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The planned commission of investigation into significant delays for child scoliosis and spina bifida surgeries must not "airbrush" out promises made by Simon Harris in 2017 when he was minister for health, an opposition TD has warned. Social Democrats health spokesperson Pádraig Rice raised his concerns during the latest Dáil leaders questions debate, despite the Tánaiste insisting the timeline of the investigation was decided by an entirely independent scoping exercise. On Monday, the Departmen
Call for energy firm windfall tax defeated in Dáil vote (opens the original)
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An Opposition motion seeking a windfall tax on energy companies with surging profits during a cost of living crisis has been rejected by the Dáil. The motion was tabled by Social Democrats energy spokesperson Jennifer Whitmore. However, despite support from a number of Opposition parties, a Government amendment rejecting the motion was supported by the 76 votes to 66. This means that the original motion seeking the windfall tax was rejected, and will not become law. The possibility of a windfall
Budget 2027: A Political battle to frame what comes next (opens the original)
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Budgets might be all about the numbers, but how they add up for the public always comes down to framing. And with Budget 2027 just over a week away, that reality is now to the forefront of political minds, with parties increasingly pushing forward their own narratives to explain what Tuesday 6 October's announcements will mean for those who matter most. For Government, the message is that this Budget is focused on securing Ireland's financial safety in a time of geo-political uncertainty, while
Child spinal care commission of investigation recommended (opens the original)
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A Government-backed scoping report into a series of children's hospital spina bifida and scoliosis controversies has confirmed a commission of investigation should take place to examine what happened but has stopped short of calls for a public tribunal-style inquiry. RTÉ News understands the 134-page scoping report has recommended the investigation, which it said should begin next year, will examine the Children's Health Ireland waiting list system between January 2019 and April last year. Howev
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