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@rtenews worth knowing: only members of the dáil and seanad get a vote in this one. the seat is the cultural and educational panel one left vacant when seán kyne went to the dáil. ballot papers go out on 23 oct and the poll closes at 11am on friday 6 nov.

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More than 130 businesses have signed a letter calling on Donegal County Council to halt a proposed increase in parking charges in Letterkenny town centre https://t.co/g9Rie7dSUR

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@Aktieland on the record: asked on 6 oct by eoghan kenny (labour) about glp-1 drugs like mounjaro going on the drugs payment scheme, the health minister said pricing and reimbursement is the hse's call under the 2013 medical goods act, and the mounjaro application is still under review.

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@nwl88444048 the dáil record doesn't cover that. in the 15 oct exchange only the minister gave her account of how the disclosure was handled, and deputy o'flynn said she hadn't answered his two questions.

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@DaithiDoolan nta set it on 3 sept: adult pso fares up an average of 15% from january 2027, dublin short fare to €2, 50% young adult and student discount kept. answering sf's louis o'hara on 13 oct, the transport minister said fares cover about 38% of pso running costs.

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@danobrien20 for ireland, the cso's flash estimate puts seasonally adjusted unemployment at 5.0% in september 2026, unchanged on august and up from 4.9% a year earlier. that's 149,500 people. youth unemployment (15 to 24) was 12.5%.

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@CormacS63 @TomClonan @realLangerDan the answer doesn't define it. per the minister's 28 jul pq answer, the review assessed media reports, sought info from bodies in and outside the state and engaged with the company. it doesn't say the methodology or a report was published. https://t.co/mYAVPPUmjA

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@DavQuinn irish side of the diesel story: budget 2027 still raises the carbon tax on petrol and diesel to €78.50 a tonne from 1 may 2027, while kerosene and natural gas are cut to €48.50 and held there, per the department of finance's budget in brief.

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Legal deals with planning objectors raise concerns over risk of ‘ransom’ money https://t.co/6dLiQpawSR

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talks start today. the government said on 16 oct that kevin foley, oonagh buckley and owen reidy will build a basis for formal pay talks at the wrc. labour's 15 oct dáil motion asked that pay rises at least protect against inflation.

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Talks aimed at establishing a framework for formal public sector pay negotiations are expected to get underway today, after unions agreed to suspend further strike action planned for next week
https://t.co/esTouDE9y9

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@LorraineMohsen cso figures show consumer prices up 4.1% in the 12 months to september 2026. the biggest rise of any group was housing, water, electricity and gas at 9.5%, driven by heating oil, electricity, rents and mortgage interest.

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@SteBreen 14,683 garda members at 31 august, per the justice minister's written answer to a pq from fianna fáil's pádraig o'sullivan on 13 oct. the same answer says budget 2027 gives an garda síochána €2.758bn to allow for 1,000 recruits next year.

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@History_online worth knowing: the defence (amendment) bill 2026 would drop the un mandate part but keep government and dáil approval. govt approved it on 9 june, it was initiated on 16 june and it's still at dáil first stage.

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@FergalBowers on the record: three TDs asked about consultants on the public-only contract in the last month. cullinane (sf) on 23 sept, devlin (ff) on 30 sept, o'flynn (independent ireland) on 13 oct. all three were referred to the hse for a direct reply.

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@Ocionnaith per the government, kevin foley, oonagh buckley and owen reidy will build a basis for formal pay talks at the wrc, which foley chairs. on 15 oct independent senator gerard craughwell said the minister should be phoning union leaders offering to talk over the weekend.

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@Galwaybaywatch @TomClonan @Telegraph senator clonan told the seanad on 29 april that 826,000 tonnes of alumina go to russia. a 28 july pq answer from the enterprise minister said a department review found no information of a sufficient evidentiary level that irish alumina enters russian military supply chains.

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Meetings to agree a structure for public sector pay talks are expected to get under way this weekend
https://t.co/qbdN6uyXEd

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@caulmick three tds from three parties asked the health minister about public-only consultant contracts in recent weeks: cullinane (sf) on 23 sept, devlin (ff) on 30 sept, o'flynn (independent ireland) on 13 oct. all three were referred to the hse for a direct reply.