Government agrees to provide extra €1.5bn for health service this year and €1.2bn in 2025 Senior health service figures believe additional funds will mean no need for supplementary estimate later in yearTue Jul 09 2024 - 20:15
New report raises questions about State support for one-off housingPaper published by Department of Public Expenditure says subsidies of up to €100,000 available, and says further consideration needed on how better to target supports so State funds are maximisedWed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Reintroduction of planning permission appeals may reduce legal challenges to large developmentsReport by Department of Public Expenditure says under strategic housing development initiative judicial review process may have been acting as ‘pseudo-appeals mechanism’Tue Jul 02 2024 - 13:06
‘Productivity and efficiency’ must be core to debate on health service funding State spending 28% more per head on healthcare than EU and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development average, notes reportTue Jul 02 2024 - 06:05
Fempi legislation used to cut public service pay has been fully unwound, says DonohoeA series of acts were introduced to cut spending on remuneration and pensions for State employees following the collapse of the public finances in 2008Mon Jul 01 2024 - 17:34
Large public hospitals warn they could have to curtail or close services as deficits exceed €340mVoluntary hospitals tell HSE they are facing ‘critical liquidity issues’Mon Jul 01 2024 - 06:00
‘Unacceptable’ that extra resources not available for children needing spinal surgery, Donnelly tells CHI boardMinister for Health also says board should have ensured adequate succession planning to replace former chief executive after her second five-year term endedSat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Siptu will oppose any move to outsource RTÉ programmes ‘by all means at their disposal’Sources suggest group could be established to oversee talks as senior union figures say staff have no confidence in managementFri Jun 28 2024 - 14:25
Childcare sector capacity to be boosted by €30m funding schemeInsufficient places for children is a new challenge, says Minister for Children Roderic O’GormanTue Jun 25 2024 - 19:35
Dublin Metrolink: project director to be paid €550,000 per yearFormer head of New Zealand transport project to join planned metro systemTue Jun 25 2024 - 14:00
How sentencing works: judges consider law, gravity of offence and circumstances of offenderSuspended sentences can be given to incentivise rehabilitation or to discourage further criminal activityTue Jun 25 2024 - 06:00
Hundreds of senior civil servants have pensions valued at €2m or more, submissions to review group sayGroups seek Government to change standard fund threshold arrangements which could see them face additional taxation on retirementMon Jun 24 2024 - 00:01
Government will have to decide if Philip Nolan is still its choice to head new Research Ireland organisationScience Foundation Ireland to be subsumed into new State agency but unclear if Nolan will be involvedFri Jun 21 2024 - 17:13
Prof Philip Nolan refused significant extension of orders preventing dismissal from SFIJudge also refuses to grant orders permitting Prof Nolan to return to workFri Jun 21 2024 - 12:49
Building firm goes to court in fresh row over children’s hospitalBAM to initiate High Court action over extra €107m as conciliator extends formal completion date by more than a yearFri Jun 21 2024 - 05:00
Inquiry into claims of bullying and sexual misconduct in Defence Forces set to beginTribunal of inquiry will investigate allegations of discrimination and harassment in Defence Forces made by Women of Honour membersThu Jun 20 2024 - 17:56
Charities Regulator says its budget for 2024 is insufficientBoard members say activities will be hit by funding constraints and this should be reflected in its risk registerMon Jun 17 2024 - 05:00
Dublin being ‘strangled by cycle lanes and restrictions on car movements’, says Michael O’Leary Ryanair chief calls for car parks in city centre for electric vehicles and new motorway around M50Wed Jun 12 2024 - 18:51
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary says he will ‘make a fortune’ at Christmas due to Dublin Airport passenger capChief executive repeats warning that limits would lead to Christmas fares of between €500 and €1,000Wed Jun 12 2024 - 15:08
Fingal County Council results: Bruising weekend for Greens and Sinn FéinAontú and Labour will be pleased with their performances while right-wing National Party wins first seatMon Jun 10 2024 - 22:04
HSE seeking up to 15 senior managers for its new integrated regional structuresNew posts will be at national director level in the organisation where salaries start at about €170,000Mon Jun 10 2024 - 11:25
ComReg to be charged with overseeing security of data centres in expansion of its regulatory roleExpanded role to ensure data centres meet certain standards to be met on foot of EU directivesSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Getting new regulator up and running was like building an aircraft while flying, says executive chairGovernment has given approval for staffing levels at media and online safety regulator Coimisiún na Meán to increase to 200Sat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
With almost 100 regulators, are there too many watchdogs in the State?Some regulatory bodies believe their underpinning legislation has fallen behind advances and developments in the sectors they overseeSat Jun 08 2024 - 05:00
Office of Ombudsman for Children pays more than €100,000 in settlement with Revenue Payments made in respect of staff incorrectly categorised as contractors rather than employeesFri Jun 07 2024 - 05:00
PAC chairman: close public contract ‘loopholes’ to reduce risk to taxpayer money‘Major overhaul’ needed in how public bodies and government are signing off on contracts, says Brian StanleyWed Jun 05 2024 - 09:50
BAM, criticised for delays in national children’s hospital, building €100m cross-Border bridge Taoiseach at ceremony marking breaking of ground on Narrow Water Bridge linking Omeath and WarrenpointTue Jun 04 2024 - 15:47
Ireland risks losing out on investment in tech sector, State agencies warnIreland at disadvantage in accessing EU-funded initiatives over absence of arrangements to vet key personnelTue Jun 04 2024 - 05:00
Children’s hospital costs: Failure to inform official appearing at PAC about extra €107m ‘undermines public confidence’Labour Party TD Alan Kelly said the move was ‘completely undermining of the Public Accounts CommitteeSat Jun 01 2024 - 12:34
Minister briefed on extra €107m payment to firm building children’s hospital but official not told before PAC appearanceDetails of largest additional payment to BAM over delays on State side of project not explained to committee when it heard from development board on ThursdayFri May 31 2024 - 19:59
Ballyogan recycling facility closed due to ‘health and safety concerns’ over nearby anti-immigration protestsSeries of protests have taken place in vicinity of centre over plans to accommodate asylum seekers in areaFri May 31 2024 - 17:57
Donohoe, Varadkar and Coveney to attend Bilderberg meeting in MadridMinister for Public Expenditure taking part as Eurogroup head, while former taoiseach says he will be going at own expenseFri May 31 2024 - 06:00
Firm building national children’s hospital set to get extra €107m in dispute resolutionConciliator recently proposed sum should be paid to BAM after firm sought further payments for project delays until last yearFri May 31 2024 - 06:00
Politicians, officials in breach of lobbying rules to be fined up to €25,000New measures to allow for the imposition of sanctions, including a ban on lobbying for two years, to come into effect from this weekendFri May 31 2024 - 05:00
Health budgets will have to keep pace with demand as population grows and ages, doctors warnIMO welcomes the substantial increase in hospital bed numbers announced by Government but argues more will be neededThu May 30 2024 - 17:04
National Children’s Hospital: New ‘substantial completion’ date now February 2025, TDs toldHospital will not be able to admit patients until August 2025 at the earliest, public spending watchdog hearsThu May 30 2024 - 15:22
Plan to provide 1,500 new hospital beds by 2028 to be outlined today Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly expected to make announcement on Wednesday, with a further tranche of more hospital beds likely to be scheduled for between 2028 and 2030Wed May 29 2024 - 06:00
‘We are struggling to keep pace’: Harris cites rapid population growth in call for public service reformTaoiseach criticises ‘the bureaucracy, the red tape, the silos and the pass the parcel when it comes to disability services’ during conference speechMon May 27 2024 - 13:49
Gardaí retiring from November will have to make ‘false declaration’ they are available for work - GRADepartment of Public Expenditure says it is ‘actively engaging with stakeholders to develop more streamlined process’ for those retiring under pension changes introduced in 1995Thu May 23 2024 - 06:00
Donohoe and Donnelly meet over health spending following €500m overrun in four months Department of Health and Department of Public Expenditure have clashed over ongoing health service fundingWed May 22 2024 - 00:00
Officials to ‘immediately review’ rules on outside work for soldiers after Libya revelationsDefence Forces Chief says he 'cannot stand over the actions in any shape or form'Tue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Lack of security clearance system causing trouble for high-tech firms in Ireland, agencies warnEnterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland say lack of official procedure is hindering innovative companies internationallyTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
HSE management and admin appointments outpacing clinical staff hires, says DPER Numbers in management and administrative grades have grown by a third in recent years, DPER warned Department of HealthTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Budget-busting HSE continues to make money men bristle despite efforts to rein in spendingDepartment of Health told it was ‘imperative’ spending remained within allocation – but there was little surprise when it didn’tMon May 20 2024 - 20:32
Provision of tents to homeless asylum seekers by NGOs is in conflict with Government approach, says TánaisteMicheál Martin says there is a ‘fundamental issue of a lack of sanitation and safety around the pitching of tents, in any kind of location’Wed May 15 2024 - 14:37
‘I have been threatened’: Paschal Donohoe says that he has experienced abuse in public lifeSome 94% of politicians and 72% of political staff reported some form of threat, harassment, abuse or violence, new survey has foundWed May 15 2024 - 12:17
Sipo investigation into Robert Troy to go ahead next monthFormer Minister of State resigned in August 2022 over failing to register all his property interestsTue May 14 2024 - 21:01
Biden administration urges US companies in Ireland to ‘embrace’ unionsUS special representative for international labour affairs says the right to unionise is an enabling right for other labour rightsTue May 14 2024 - 20:52
Nearly 100 gardaí and prison staff are currently suspended, new official figures showMinisters reveal personnel at Department of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Office of Public Works also facing disciplinary investigationsMon May 13 2024 - 20:23
Minister accused of ‘political stunt’ over review to determine need for second midwest EDHSE says only a third of consultants at Limerick hospital are working on new contractual terms put in place last yearFri May 10 2024 - 06:00
