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The EU Commission has not taken legal action against others who do not levy water charges, writes Willie O’Dea

The EU Commission has not taken legal action ...

posted on: 28/02/2017

Now that Fine Gael’s night of the rubber knives has passed off without incident, the great pretenders must spend another month or two courting support on the rubber chicken circuit while they wait for Enda Kenny to hand over the written...

If we don’t address the looming pension crisis, taxpayers will foot bill for funding retirements

If we don’t address the looming pension...

posted on: 14/02/2017

In the last 10 years, three out of every four defined benefit pension schemes in this country have been closed down. The defined benefit pension scheme, in which members pay in an agreed amount each year and are guaranteed a defined pension on...

Older people to be empowered to stay in their home under my legislation passed by Dáil

Older people to be empowered to stay in their...

posted on: 02/02/2017

State policy is that elderly and infirm people should be catered for, in so far as possible, in the comfort and security of their own homes. At present, if this is not an option, and additional support is needed, two options are available: the...