Peter Finnegan
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Parties discuss who should be taoiseach first in ‘coalition of equals’
- Politics
- April 2, 2020, 01:00
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are discussing who should be taoiseach first – Micheál Martin or Leo Varadkar – in any coalition between the parties, Mr Var(...)

Coronavirus: Dáil sitting prompts ‘admonishment’ from State’s top civil servant
- Irish News
- April 1, 2020, 16:41
The State’s most senior civil servant has issued the Oireachtas with what is being characterised as a “gentle admonishment” to TDs over the Dáil sitti(...)

Q&A: How is the ceann comhairle elected and when will Varadkar go to the park?
- Politics
- February 20, 2020, 02:06
The 33rd Dáil will convene at noon on Thursday, with all newly-elected TDs taking their seats for the first time since the general election on Februar(...)

Business case for €850,000 Oireachtas printer ‘sound’, PAC told
- Politics
- December 12, 2019, 19:43
The Clerk of Dáil Éireann has said there was a sound business case for the purchase of an €850,000 printer that would not fit into the room where it w(...)

Minister blames public servants for €1.8m Dáil printer fiasco
- Politics
- November 29, 2019, 12:44
Minister for Business Heather Humphreys has described the Dáil printer controversy as “absolutely outrageous” a day after it emerged the full cost of (...)

How much? Sorry, how much? Also, why? And how? 8 questions to answer in the printer saga
- Politics
- November 28, 2019, 14:03
Walk past Leinster House on a Thursday afternoon and you’ll often see TDs piling boxes into their car boots. The boxes are heavy, and there’s a lot of(...)

The Oireachtas printer: how installation costs hit the ceiling
- Irish News
- November 27, 2019, 01:00
When a senior architect at the Office of Public Works overseeing the installation of an €808,000 printer in the Oireachtas noticed the problem with it(...)

Purchase of printer too big to fit inside Dáil investigated
- Politics
- November 26, 2019, 12:00
The clerk of Dáil Éireann is to investigate the purchase of a €808,000 state-of-the-art printer by the Oireachtas, which had to be put into storage fo(...)

Works of at least €230,000 required to fit printer in Oireachtas
- Irish News
- November 23, 2019, 04:00
“Significant” and costly structural works had to be carried out to fit a €808,000 state-of-the-art printer into the Houses of the Oireachtas offices i(...)

Miriam Lord: Leo makes Wexford wait while Wallace takes the Mick
- Politics
- November 23, 2019, 03:07
Honest to God, isn’t it always the way? The one time you really need the Government jet for a very important engagement, the flippin’ thing starts ac(...)