Prospect of €15 increases to weekly welfare payments fadesThe welfare budget is also set to be supplemented by one-off measuresFri Aug 19 2022 - 01:00
Minister of State Robert Troy discloses details of substantial property interestsFianna Fáil TD amends register of interests and apologises for ‘errors and omissions’Thu Aug 18 2022 - 15:58
Budget 2023: Tax breaks for landlords and tenants under considerationRestoration of tax credit for renters a ‘point of discussion’ along with measures to keep landlords in marketThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Tax on alcohol and cigarettes set to remain untouched in budget but welfare battle looms Ministers unconvinced on increasing excise duty as tensions loom over suggestions of €15 welfare hikeThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Government issues renewed appeal for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees Government appeals for properties to house new arrivals in medium-term as system under severe pressureThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Ethics law review to examine disclosure obligations for TDs selling property to public bodiesTánaiste has ‘total confidence’ in Robert Troy amid questions over property interestsWed Aug 17 2022 - 20:45
New funding model for childcare operators ‘unsustainable’, providers say The €221-million programme requires services to sign up to agree to freeze fees at September 2021 levelsWed Aug 17 2022 - 17:30
Investigation into disclosures of Minister’s property interests soughtMinister of State Robert Troy’s dealings in relation to three properties in his constituency have come under scrutinyWed Aug 17 2022 - 05:00
Total of 48,000 Ukrainians forecast to have arrived in State by end of AugustPressure to continue on meeting war-fleeing refugees’ needs for immediate and longer-term accommodationWed Aug 17 2022 - 03:00
Robert Watt should head up both HSE and Department of Health to justify salary, Cowen saysSecretary general of Department of Health on salary of €294,920 as Fianna Fáil TD urges his parallel appointment to role being vacated by Paul ReidTue Aug 16 2022 - 21:04
Department offered thousands of beds to Ukrainians that were already filled with refugeesTensions grow between two Government departments over their respective roles in handling the fallout from the Ukrainian crisisTue Aug 16 2022 - 02:30
‘Great resignation’ and pandemic burnout putting ambulance service at risk - HSE documentsRecruitment efforts being surpassed by demand as healthcare workers seek jobs with better work-life balance, leaving a ‘resource gap’Mon Aug 15 2022 - 03:48
Staffing crisis threatens ambulance response timesHSE report warns recruitment being surpassed by demand for organisation’s services, which ‘poses serious risk’ to ability to deliver servicesMon Aug 15 2022 - 03:45
‘Significant gap’ in public pay to be bridged, warn union leaders, as talks set to resume Government says it is willing to improve its pay offer for public sector workers, but increases would not match record levels of inflationSun Aug 14 2022 - 22:02
Green Party among those opposed to 30% income tax rate proposal for budgetIdea seems likely to be dropped in favour of widening tax bands and indexing them to wagesSun Aug 14 2022 - 21:51
Varadkar says Griffith and Collins did not believe there was ‘no alternative to war’Tanaiste tells commemoration that Griffith ‘never lost heart, he never wavered in his belief, he never stopped working for freedom’Sun Aug 14 2022 - 16:54
Extra cost-of-living package of up to €1bn planned for budget dayMore electricity subsidies and a bonus welfare payment being examined as ‘once-off’ measuresSat Aug 13 2022 - 05:00
Budget 2023: The winners, the losers and the battles still being foughtCoalition faces tough tax and spending choices as it struggles with a likely economic slowdown and soaring inflationSat Aug 13 2022 - 05:00
Coalition pledges tax package to benefit almost all workersWelfare recipients, renters and landlords set to gain from upcoming budgetThu Aug 11 2022 - 05:00
Creation of 30% tax rate would be a ‘significant’ structural change, Donohoe saysMinister for Finance does not see Irish economy sliding into recession this year but says grave risks lie ahead in 2023Wed Aug 10 2022 - 18:30
Irish vacant property levels ‘in line with functioning housing market’, report findsDepartment of Finance study finds vacancy is ‘predominantly short term’ and mainly due to ‘refurbishment’Wed Aug 10 2022 - 15:18
Government yet to act on months-old proposal to house UkrainiansProposal would see builders convert vacant buildings into homes on pro-bono basis, with costs recoupableWed Aug 10 2022 - 01:00
Over 1,200 Ukrainian refugees set to exit student quarters ‘by mid-September’Department of Integration also signals that thousands due to be moved before end of this monthMon Aug 08 2022 - 21:20
Green Party concerned at remarks by FF and FG Ministers on Shannon gas projectContributions from Coalition Ministers of State run to ‘grasping opportunity’ and improving security of supplyMon Aug 08 2022 - 20:20
More than one million people could benefit from new tax rate of 30%, analysis findsProposals are due to be assessed as part of the Department of Finance’s annual publication of Tax Strategy Group papersFri Aug 05 2022 - 19:43
State bodies told to redouble efforts to identify properties for housing useGovernment departments and agencies offered disused harbourmasters’ cottages, ‘marriage quarters’ in Garda stations and stipulations that some homes could only be built for Irish speakersFri Aug 05 2022 - 07:22
How a trawl of Government departments’ property portfolios for housing fell far short of expectationsEach department replied following a review of vacant properties under their remitFri Aug 05 2022 - 05:00
Sinn Féin’s tax plans branded ‘anti-enterprise’ by TaoiseachPearse Doherty says his party would not increase taxes on small businesses after Micheál Martin accuses SF of ‘knee jerk’ politicsWed Aug 03 2022 - 21:17
Leo Varadkar met developer of Shannon liquefied natural gas project in KerryGovernment backed out of plans to support plant, but proposal still enjoys support of some in Fine GaelTue Aug 02 2022 - 23:59
How does the carbon emissions ceilings plan work - or not?Deal revolves around voluntary cuts, renewable energy, unallocated savings and land use changeFri Jul 29 2022 - 05:00
More than 80% of owners of defective homes unable to sell Up to 100,000 properties may be affected by historical fire safety and other defects which could cost up to €2.5 billion to remedy — reportThu Jul 28 2022 - 20:08
Emissions deal: Farming and environmental groups criticise 25% agriculture cutGovernment move a ‘sell-out of our family farm model’ which would make ‘whole classes of farms unviable’, ICMSA saysThu Jul 28 2022 - 20:03
Report on defects in apartments forensically details extent of the malaise left by Celtic Tiger and its shoddy legacyThose involved immiserated thousands of blameless homebuyers and now leave little more than a bill for billions of euro in their wake, writes Jack Horgan JonesThu Jul 28 2022 - 15:48
Modular homes to be built to house refugees, with sites across four counties selected Locations in west Dublin, Cork and Cavan among those identified for useThu Jul 28 2022 - 14:35
Billions in remediation works cannot be levied on responsible builders, report findsWorking group on defects in housing report states ‘not feasible retrospectively to impose a penalty on the individual firms responsible for defects’Thu Jul 28 2022 - 05:00
More than half of climate plans missed as agriculture emissions wrangling continues Just 45% of 162 measures for April, May and June implemented as deal talks gripped in deadlockThu Jul 28 2022 - 03:00
Coalition ‘hopeful’ on carbon emissions deal but key issues still to be resolvedGreen Party leader Eamon Ryan: ‘We’re still working on things’Wed Jul 27 2022 - 19:26
Coalition in extended talks to secure agreement on core climate targetsIssue of primary importance for Green Party, but fears mount that failure to find solution could defer decision until autumnTue Jul 26 2022 - 22:14
Coalition leaders fail to reach deal on carbon cuts in farming sectorGrowing fears of further delay in securing deal on agriculture emissionsTue Jul 26 2022 - 16:13
Talks on agriculture emissions cuts to go to the wireCabinet sub-committee on climate change met on Monday but failed to reach agreement on extent of cutsMon Jul 25 2022 - 21:10
Baggage handling firms to blame security checks for hiring delays at Dublin Airport Businesses working at airport to appear before transport committee to give evidence on disruption and cancellations at airportMon Jul 25 2022 - 20:30
Exemption for Ireland expected as EU hammers out plan to slash gas use Negotiations run to the wire ahead of extraordinary meeting of energy ministers in BrusselsMon Jul 25 2022 - 19:13
Government official complained after TikTok boss denied ‘platinum’ service at Dublin AirportCivil servant said move by DAA to restrict concierge service to diplomats and VIPs on private jets ‘elitist’Sat Jul 23 2022 - 01:00
Ireland to seek flexibility on EU proposals for emergency cuts to gas consumptionSeveral other European countries likely to seek exemptions or derogations from proposed EU instrument, Government sources believeSat Jul 23 2022 - 00:01
Stripping visa-free travel rights from refugees will exacerbate ‘two-tier system’ in Ireland, says State watchdogIrish Human Rights and Equality Commission seeks clarity on evidence the decision was supposedly based uponSat Jul 23 2022 - 00:00
Ireland not reliant on Russian gas but cut in supplies could impact costs, Taoiseach saysSome in Coalition sceptical about Brussels plan as UK supply negates potential benefit of cut to other member statesWed Jul 20 2022 - 21:59
Number of Ukrainians arriving in State to remain at high level, Cabinet hears At least 1,400 people come from war-torn country weekly, with more than 40,000 in Republic alreadyWed Jul 20 2022 - 04:00
The Government decision on refugee visas shows just how tight things are gettingThe decision may preserve the system for those fleeing war, most likely at the expense of those who have been granted refugee status elsewhere alreadyTue Jul 19 2022 - 21:00
State to suspend visa-free travel for refugees from 20 ‘safe’ countries Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion unaffected as Republic tightens immigration policyTue Jul 19 2022 - 01:00
Public sector unions seek to ratchet up pressure on Government over new pay dealUnions warns of potential strikes at the same time as budget day in SeptemberTue Jul 19 2022 - 00:00
