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- Peter Dodds: I was adopted from a German orphanage by an American couple. In this television interview, I describe international adoption from a unique perspective -- that of a foreign orphan adopted to the... (24 July 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - David Higgins: Great to hear this point raised. If we're serious about lowering the voting age, we shouldn't wait until a referendum (22 July 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Daire Brunicardi: I think the departure from naming our naval ships after characters in Irish mythology is a mistake. These are beautiful names and reflect our unique heritage; no other country has this. We have... (13 July 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Jim O'Sullivan: " Customers"? A member of the "Labour" Party? €90 million taken from the most vulnerable group in our society---what a shameful period in our history. (13 July 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Jennifer O'Dea: If Lyme is so easy to treat then these doctors who suffered greatly would have cured themselves right? http://ticktalkireland.wordpress.com/lym e-links/doctors-with-lyme/ (11 July 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Sean D: The Oireachtas site seems to be a bit behind in updating on the current status of this. http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?Doc ID=23652&&CatID=59 Can anyone comment on how long this... (11 July 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Ella Tighe: Smokers' rights? What rights? Is there any legal framework for such rights? Enshrined in law at the national, EU or international level? Of course not. They don't exist - and for good... (6 July 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Anne Frawley: The Minister claims that the system must be competitive and non-discriminatory - yet the governments policy of collective tendering effectively favours foreign tendering thus giving rise to the... (5 July 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Pat McDonald: Thank you Terence Flanagan for your inspiring contributions on "Protection to life during pregnancy Bill 2013". Your honest and principled stand on this issue deserves our continued support. (2 July 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Aran Mc Mahon: What happens inside a womans body is a womans buisness we have the mental and physical capacity to make our own choices with our bodies and our lives. A bunch of strangers cannot make these... (21 June 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - brian gillen: I always thought that an amendment was what it says on the tin. The deletion of all words after 'Dail Éireann' effectively makes this a new proposal. But then this is Leinster House, a... (21 June 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - john barrett: Em doesn't she know that its not the cannabis that is carcinogenic its the tobacco used in a joint? Or else it wouldn't really make much sense for doctors in America to prescribe it to cancer... (31 May 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - mar kel: Alcohol is the number one drug being abused in Ireland at the moment. Cannabis isn't drugs to worry about. Look at the way they have done it in Portugal. It has been an overwhelming success. Its... (31 May 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Paul Mulville: Hi, there was a mistake with the this question, appartently the Department of Finance sent over the wrong electronic copy. It's been corrected on the Dáíl website. The correct answer is... (27 May 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Ruairí Newman: Robert. Loath as I am to see anything this government does as constructive, I'd welcome this move. I tend not to allow American opinion to influence my ideals and beliefs. Genocide followed by... (26 May 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Robert Browne: "I believe that many consumers would wish to be able to distinguish between produce from Israel, produce from Palestinians, and produce from settlements" I believe that this answer is entirely... (25 May 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - brian gillen: I do not think deputy Ross need worry about Dáil Éireann producing a Roland Freisler or an Andrei Vyshinsky. I am more concerned about the number of ex ministers and party leaders who turn up... (24 May 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Alano Parent: I am pleased that Mr Nash raised this. However I don't think the minister answered one of the most important things raised and that is accommodation. Please bear in mind that the treatment... (21 May 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - brian gillen: Deputy Durkin is stating the obvious and has his ear to the ground, but the government will just apply the whip and his views will mean for nothing. Like the last government they are listening... (18 May 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Emmet Mc Donagh: The government is promoting criminal activity and turning Ireland into violent state copying USA. Victims of crime are demanding guns for protection against criminals. Criminals laugh at these... (6 May 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Anne Frawley: The Minister says: "The Deputies may be aware that the National Procurement Service (NPS) is supporting Small and Medium Business Enterprises (SMEs) to participate in public sector procurement... (24 April 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Anne Frawley: As per Minister Howlins reply on procurement the Minister can not claim savings in this sector when small "apparent" savings are giving rise to substantial costs to the exchequer as the recent... (24 April 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Anne Frawley: The Minister claims "Under EU law, public contracts above a certain values must be advertised EU-wide and awarded to the most competitive tender in an open and objective process. The aim is to... (24 April 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - mary shandon: Catherine,just wondering who writes your speeches? (23 April 2013)
Read comment | All by this user - Jennifer O'Dea: The CDC link above is broken - this one may be better! http://wwwn.cdc.gov/NNDSS/script/casedef .aspx?CondYrID=752&DatePub=1/1/2011 (23 April 2013)
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