Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

We can’t keep objecting to wind farms 10km out to sea if we want Ireland to progress

We need a hard look at what is really necessary and appropriate for critical infrastructure

People objecting to infrastructure projects could be offered damages to avoid delays

Proposed reform of judicial reviews could see ‘flaws addressed retrospectively’

State agencies and departments to be encouraged to take risks in developing major projects

Infrastructural acceleration plan also promises to streamline visa process for construction workers coming to work here

Jack Chambers needs to tackle the culture issues in his own department

Department of Public Expenditure seems to consider procrastination as a virtue. It is penny wise and pound foolish

Large extensions to critical infrastructure ‘should be exempted from seeking planning’

Jack Chambers to outline proposals to Cabinet aimed at speeding up delivery of key projects

Second hospital chief executive salary breaches public pay scale

The Department of Public Expenditure asked the HSE to examine salaries of voluntary hospitals after issue emerged in Limerick

How Ireland plans to speed up the delivery of big projects

Department of Public Expenditure has been criticised over hurdles large projects have had to clear

High Court judge criticises ‘disgraceful’ lack of special care beds for at-risk children

Tusla and government departments are aware of problems yet allow situation to continue, he says

Government seeks emergency planning powers to speed up infrastructure delivery

New procedures to be in place next year after legislation is rushed through Oireachtas

Reform governance code for State bodies, Institute of Directors urges Government

Potential candidates concerned about potential reputational risk involved in State organisation board posts, says group

Government working on plan to use AI and apps to solve public sector issues

Oireachtas committee hears concept being envisaged could ultimately lead to the creation of exportable intellectual property

Ireland’s squeezed middle and stealthy wealthy pick up the tab for wasteful spending

Is it politically sustainable to keep soaking income tax payers? It might have to be

Numerous countries express interest in Government’s basic income for artists pilot scheme

Minister for Culture committed to making the scheme permanent if funding is secured in budget

HSE warns Limerick hospital of ‘significant risk’ if chief executive pay not reduced

Emer Martin and board of St John’s Hospital warned breach of public pay scale could have repercussions for pensions

Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year

DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely

Budget 2026: No changes to personal income tax planned

Proposed €9.4bn package ‘poses a risk of overheating the economy’, oversight committee warns

Planned Dublin Metro linking city centre with airport and Swords could open in stages

Testing and starting services on railway in phases could cut multi-billion euro project’s costs

Proposed rent tax credit reforms face opposition in budget talks

Special relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October package

Siptu seeks clarity on whether Bord na Móna chief plans to repay controversial €57,000 perk

Union says workers deserve transparency over payment which covered benefit in kind

Bord na Móna halted CEO’s ‘grossing up’ payments for fear of public outcry

Earnings covering Tom Donnellan’s health cover and car risked undermining public pay policy, department documents show

How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher

Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay

Vital infrastructure in Ireland is being blocked by planning objectors, Jack Chambers claims

Minister for Public Expenditure highlights planning objections as major roadblock at Dublin Economics Workshop

Pensioners unaware they must return ‘significant’ education and training board overpayments

Almost €774,000 overpaid to 32 ex-education and training boards workers, report finds

Government spending jumps by 54% in five years

Coalition’s latest Medium-Term Expenditure Framework highlights rapid acceleration in expenditure

Move to block official’s reappointment a ‘terrible attack’ on Labour Court’s independence

Deputy chair Alan Haugh says he was twice told by different department his contract would be extended

‘Severe impact’ on Labour Court hearings seen as deputy chairman’s reappointment ‘blocked’

Labour Court tells lawyers Department of Public Expenditure blocked reappointment

School secretaries and caretakers strike: Union agrees to withdraw industrial action and enter talks

Fórsa says ‘key element’ of agreement is a commitment to negotiate comparable pension entitlements to those of teachers and SNAs

‘Worth more than a box of chocolates’: School secretaries and caretakers demand pension parity

Protest marked the first day of an indefinite strike action by more than 2,300 secretaries and 500 caretakers

School secretaries and caretakers begin indefinite strike action over pensions

Rally outside Department expected with 2,000 schools affected

‘World order is changing’: Department of Defence argued for substantial funding rise, Harris notes reveal

Department of Public Expenditure’s financial offer would see State’s military capabilities ‘go backwards’

Simon Harris proposed doubling defence spending as ‘step change urgently required’

Simon Harris wanted €3.4bn for radar, armoured vehicles, aircraft and surveillance equipment

Taoiseach cracks down on last-minute, ‘under-the-arm’ Cabinet memos from Ministers

Senior official twice warns Government members about timely filings of documents ahead of meetings to meet constitutional principle

Depicting MetroLink as primarily an airport service is an example of Michael O’Leary’s myopic thinking

Arguments by the Ryanair boss that we should give up on rail solutions and rely on the car and bus make no sense

Enterprise Ireland sought approval for €300,000 pay package for new chief executive

Enterprise Ireland appointed Jenny Melia as its new CEO in May, with her salary now set at €234,548

OPW spent €17,000 on consultants for committee hearings, more than any other State body

Spending data from 2021 to last month shows OPW spent over €17,000 last year as it faced rolling controversies

Housing Agency raised salary for incoming CEO by over €23,000

Government approved bumping salary from lowest to highest point on Assistant Secretary pay scale on appointment of NTMA’s Martin Whelan

Review completed into Ministers who owe, or are owed, cash due to pension error

‘Inappropriate’ to disclose numbers involved or details regarding those affected, says Department of Public Expenditure

National Development Plan to help Ireland meet climate goals, says Taoiseach

Government notes need to provide backing for development of ‘low-carbon transport projects’, such as MetroLink, before 2030

Fast-track planning to speed up national infrastructure in €200bn plan 

Investment in housing, water and grid infrastructure, defence, prisons and sports facilities planned under NDP

Sex abuse in schools: State accused of ignoring its liability for redress

Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issue

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