Tusla spent €14m placing vulnerable children in unregulated emergency accommodationCompany that provided accommodation ‘fabricated’ screenings of staff, posing major risk to young people in its careThu Feb 29 2024 - 15:27
Frontline health services ‘coming under pressure’ due to recruitment freeze, says DonnellyMinister for Health tells Dáil he had to ‘challenge back’ HSE to certain extent, where there was ‘culture of additionality’Thu Feb 29 2024 - 15:05
Gardaí investigating care provider that ‘fabricated’ pre-employment staff checksCalls for review into Tusla’s reliance on private companies to accommodate children in careThu Feb 29 2024 - 05:00
Gardaí to investigate care provider that ‘fabricated’ pre-employment staff checks, Dáil toldSimon Harris says investigation is now under way and that Tusla had put in place a new internal compliance unitWed Feb 28 2024 - 18:47
RTÉ crisis: Public trust needs to be restored before new funding model is considered, Martin tells DáilInstead of steadying the ship, Minister ‘threw a grenade in’, Sinn Féin’s Imelda Munster saysWed Feb 28 2024 - 17:50
Roderic O’Gorman says recent arson attacks are ‘deeply sinister’Minister for Justice says to date there has been more than 48 arrests in relation to riots in Dublin last NovemberTue Feb 27 2024 - 20:00
Dáil hears of child struggling with ‘mental health crisis’ and receiving no services Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald raises case of distraught girl Maggie in chamber, describing her mother as ‘desperate’Tue Feb 27 2024 - 17:09
‘Catherine Martin should step down’: Labour renews call for Minister’s resignation ahead of committee appearanceIvana Bacik says there is an ‘existential crisis’ after Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s departure from RTÉ boardTue Feb 27 2024 - 13:43
O’Gorman will ‘continue to engage and explore’ possibility of dual use for D Hotel in DroghedaSpokesman for hotel said earlier in week dual use of facility was not possible for child protection reasonsSun Feb 25 2024 - 18:24
Catherine Martin willing to give statements to Dáil on recent RTÉ developmentsThe Minister for Media will also appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee on TuesdaySun Feb 25 2024 - 13:46
Corporate watchdog ‘should be interested’ in revelations about landlord Marc Godart, Tánaiste says Micheál Martin says reports about businessman published by The Irish Times ‘extremely concerning’Thu Feb 22 2024 - 13:25
Night-time economy ‘falling away’ with just 70 nightclubs operating across State, McEntee saysMinister for Justice hopes Bill aiming to modernise licensing laws makes matters more straightforward for entertainment businessesThu Feb 22 2024 - 12:19
D Hotel rules out accommodating both asylum seekers and touristsDrogheda hotel rules out accommodating asylum seekers and tourists together after Taoiseach describes it as ‘the best solution’ for the townThu Feb 22 2024 - 05:15
‘Dual use’ for Drogheda’s D Hotel the best solution for town, Varadkar saysTaoiseach said co-operation of hotel operator would be needed, hinting at ‘additional finance’ for community facilitiesWed Feb 21 2024 - 14:43
Varadkar unable to give ‘adequate answers’ on why child-surgery waiting lists not fixedIt will take more than one government to solve problems with services, Taoiseach tells DáilWed Feb 21 2024 - 13:20
Donnelly asks HSE to audit how €19m for Children’s Health Ireland surgeries was spentMinister for Health told Dáil amount was allocated in 2022 to bring down waiting lists for orthopaedic and paediatric proceeduresTue Feb 20 2024 - 20:58
‘A giant among journalists’: A minute’s silence observed in Dáil for Michael O’ReganThe former Irish Times correspondent was remembered as ‘one of our pre-eminent and much-loved political journalists’ renowned for his meticulous researchTue Feb 20 2024 - 15:51
‘Drip feed’ of revelations from RTÉ is ‘seriously damaging’ broadcaster, Taoiseach saysVaradkar tells Dáil Minister for Media due to receive update from two expert committees examining culture and governance in RTÉTue Feb 20 2024 - 15:13
Man charged with 23 counts of indecent assault at south Dublin schoolGarda tells Dún Laoghaire District Court that accused (70s) denies all charges against himMon Feb 19 2024 - 14:10
RTÉ crisis ‘worsening’ over exit package revelations, chair of Oireachtas Media Committee saysFianna Fáil’s Niamh Smyth says broadcaster should not have agreed to confidentiality clausesMon Feb 19 2024 - 10:27
RTÉ pay crisis: Bakhurst to seek fresh legal advice on disclosure of exit packages ‘Moral obligation’ on RTÉ's former chief financial officer Breda O’Keeffe to repay exit package, Martin saysThu Feb 15 2024 - 17:19
European Commission will examine call from Ireland and Spain to review trade deal with IsraelLeo Varadkar and Pedro Sánchez send joint letter to Ursula von der Leyen about potential breaches of human rights obligationsThu Feb 15 2024 - 06:00
Motion calling for TV licence to be scrapped immediately is defeated in Dáil Sinn Féin wants the TV licence to be replaced with direct Exchequer funding to support public service mediaWed Feb 14 2024 - 20:24
Boy (14) ‘existing’ in windowless room off Kerry emergency department for 56 days, Dáil hearsSerious concerns among health staff and community about ‘disgraceful situation’, says Sinn Féin TD Pa DalyWed Feb 14 2024 - 19:18
Ireland and Spain seek ‘urgent review’ of Israel trade over EU deal’s human rights obligationsVaradkar and Spanish PM Sanchez ask for ‘appropriate measures’ to be taken if conditions of agreement have been brokenWed Feb 14 2024 - 15:28
Garda Commissioner not taking recent arson attacks seriously, Costello tells DáilTD says ‘there is a systemic issue here’ following recent incidents at properties earmarked for housing asylum seekersWed Feb 14 2024 - 15:09
Varadkar expresses ‘concern’ that SF could decide RTÉ's funding as leader sues broadcasterTaoiseach referred to Mary Lou McDonald’s High Court proceedings for alleged defamationWed Feb 14 2024 - 13:35
Israel blinded by rage says Varadkar, as Government hardens stance on GazaCriticism of ‘rogue state’ comes amid fears it is about to attack city of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinian refugees have taken shelterWed Feb 14 2024 - 06:00
PAC wants to recall board members of children’s hospital over new estimateCost of building the hospital has increased by €512 million, to €2.24 billion, Stephen Donnelly tells Cabinet colleaguesWed Feb 14 2024 - 06:00
Replacing TV licence with ‘direct Exchequer funding model’ should be considered, Dáil hearsMinister for Media says existing model ‘clearly outdated’ but abolishing it with immediate effect was ‘reckless and irresponsible’Tue Feb 13 2024 - 20:24
Israel has become ‘blinded by rage’, says Taoiseach, as he promises Ireland will take more actionSimon Coveney says Israel ‘behaving like a rogue state’ and must end ‘savagery’ in GazaTue Feb 13 2024 - 17:08
National Children’s Hospital cost has risen to more than €2.2bn, Donnelly confirmsVaradkar says Government will not be putting any more funding towards the project with €2.2bn being its ‘maximum allocation’Tue Feb 13 2024 - 15:16
Singing Ireland’s Call before Ireland rugby match was ‘best day’ of my life, says boy (8)Stevie Mulrooney says it ‘felt great’ to perform in front of 50,000 fans ahead of Ireland’s Six Nations clash against Italy on SundayMon Feb 12 2024 - 15:29
Michael Fitzmaurice becomes third TD to join ‘Independent Ireland’ partyNew grouping with Michael Collins and Richard O’Donoghue offers ‘common sense’ to voters, Fitzmaurice saysMon Feb 12 2024 - 10:38
John Bruton ‘changed Ireland for the better’, State funeral hearsLeo Varadkar delivers graveside oration for former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader in Dunboyne, Co MeathSat Feb 10 2024 - 17:29
John Bruton was ‘a statesman of unshakeable integrity,’ Taoiseach says at graveside orationPriest describes former taoiseach as an exceptionally good man at ceremony in DunboyneSat Feb 10 2024 - 15:38
Irish basketball players in ‘very difficult position’ ahead of Israel fixture, Minister saysBasketball Ireland insists it cannot afford financial or competitive implications of not playing, despite views of some playersThu Feb 08 2024 - 14:12
McGrath claims Sinn Féin policies would impact supply of new homes Minister tells Dáil that party would create an ‘unfriendly’ environment for private investorsThu Feb 08 2024 - 13:16
‘A life of extraordinary public service’: Taoiseach leads Dáil tributes to John BrutonRichard Bruton thanks colleagues from across the political spectrum for their tributes to the former taoiseach and Fine Gael leaderWed Feb 07 2024 - 18:10
State funeral for John Bruton to take place in Dunboyne on SaturdayFormer taoiseach and Fine Gael leader died on Tuesday aged 76 following a long illnessWed Feb 07 2024 - 15:00
Undercover gardaí deployed to tackle antisocial behaviour on Dublin buses, Dáil hears Eamon Ryan says abuse and violence on public transport has become a ‘real scourge’Thu Feb 01 2024 - 13:41
Tánaiste tells Dáil of concern over governance issues at RTÉMicheál Martin speaks of his ‘dismay’ at the unfolding events within the national broadcasterThu Feb 01 2024 - 13:13
Sinn Féin motion calling on Government to join South African ICJ case against Israel defeated in DáilCountermotion by Government passed by 71 votes to 62Wed Jan 31 2024 - 21:40
Social welfare payments for Ukrainian refugees already in Ireland could be cut - HumphreysNew arrivals from Ukraine receive €38.80 but those here before new rate introduced still entitled to €220 jobseekers’ allowanceWed Jan 31 2024 - 19:03
‘Repeated legal actions’ taken by Sinn Féin having ‘significant impact’ on media independence, Dáil toldGreen Party leader Eamon Ryan was responding to Mary Lou McDonald, who said her party would abolish the TV licence and instead use Exchequer funding to support public service mediaWed Jan 31 2024 - 14:11
People in politics, journalism, judiciary take drugs but do not end up in court, Dáil toldLabour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says current policy of criminalisation for possession of drugs for personal use is not workingWed Jan 31 2024 - 12:24
Irish decision on whether to back genocide case against Israel is ‘months away’Coalition not suspending State funding for UN Palestinian relief agency while inquiry into Israeli claims takes placeTue Jan 30 2024 - 22:21
International protection issues are not being taken seriously by Government, says TD James O’Connor says level of violence should be ‘flashing red light’ within the Cabinet roomTue Jan 30 2024 - 21:05
TV licence is ‘an outdated charge that belongs to a different time’, Taoiseach tells DáilMore than 13,000 summonses for failure to pay TV licence issued last year, with Varadkar saying he would like a new system for funding public service broadcasting in place by 2025Tue Jan 30 2024 - 19:00
Full list of destinations for Ministers’ St Patrick’s Day trips publishedA total of 35 Ministers and Ministers of State are travelling overseas, along with other Government and Oireachtas representativesTue Jan 30 2024 - 17:12
