After the Government won a vote this week on a proposal to allocate Dáil speaking time to Regional Independent TDs who ...

THERE WERE TETCHY scenes in the Dáil this afternoon after opposition TDs were unhappy with the answers Taoiseach Micheál Martin was giving to their questions.Tensions were elevated after Sinn Féin ...

Michael Lowry has accepted the decision that his technical group is not eligible for opposition speaking rights, in what has been hailed "a good day for democracy" by the opposition. Following a ...

In response they agreed on Thursday to withdraw pairing – an arrangement in which TDs agree not to participate in Dáil votes to allow for a Minister or Government TD’s absence from the Chamber, ...

On one level it’s an outrageous try-on by the Government parties to facilitate the desire of Michael Lowry and others to hover somewhere between Government and Opposition; on the other hand ...

They voted on the Government’s proposal to create a section called “Other Member’s Questions” which is identical to Leaders ...

The Dáil speaking rights row looks set to escalate further after tense exchanges on Thursday afternoon. The Opposition has ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has insisted that the Government will not be "railroaded" or "intimidated" by the Opposition after they strongly voiced objections amid the continuing row over speaking rights ...

The Dáil Reform Committee will meet later for a showdown between Opposition and Government on how Michael Lowry and his ...

The Taoiseach has accused opposition parties of “overreacting” to the row over Dáil speaking time rights. Micheál Martin ...

Alan Kelly (Labour) and Michael Lowry (Ind), Mattie McGrath (Ind), Michael Murphy (Fine Gael) and Ryan O'Meara (Fianna Fáil) ...