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Israel-Hamas conflict
TD asks why civil service did not notice €1.4m payment gap in just 19 employees' pensions
PAC also hears that the number of similarly affected civil servants or ministers is unlikely to be as many as the 13,000 mentioned by Jack Chambers earlier this year

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Students on semiar
State agency to set up €2m programme to train teachers how to handle 'crisis situations'
The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) said training should also be conveyed on safe and appropriate physical restraint in schools

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

Children's spinal surgeries concerns
'I have nothing to hide': New role for former chief of scandal-hit CHI cost State €123k in legal fees
Eilish Hardiman’s contract was renewed  amid several scandals at CHI, including the insertion of non-medical grade springs into the spines of children during surgery and the alleged carrying out of unnecessary hip dysplasia surgeries on other children

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

'No guarantee costs relating to Arts Council's €6.6m botched IT project have bottomed out'
'No guarantee costs relating to Arts Council's €6.6m botched IT project have bottomed out'
Minister says 'it would be a bit foolhardy of me to say, everything as it is now, that we have full transparency and all the facts'

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

Legal spending on botched Arts Council IT system almost double what was previously reported
Legal spending on botched Arts Council IT system almost double what was previously reported
Issues with the abandoned IT project first came to light in February

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

Couple push for drug that slows down muscular dystrophy to be made available in Ireland
Couple push for drug that slows down muscular dystrophy to be made available in Ireland
'The drug Givinostat has been brought into parts of Britain. We want that too, but we need the government to pay for it,' said Una Ennis

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Businessperson Calculating Invoice
Call for taskforce that has oversight for capital projects
Department of Education spent €5.5m on 20 projects which were not compliant with procurement in 2023

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

British Irish Council summit
Vat reductions for small businesses and changes to carer's allowance to form part of the budget
Reductions in education, health, and childcare costs also planned

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Oireachtas committee to see Arts Council chief's emails warning about botched €6.6m IT system
Oireachtas committee to see Arts Council chief's emails warning about botched €6.6m IT system
Almost 60 pieces of correspondence — some dating as far back as 2021 — have been handed over to the Oireachtas arts committee

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

US import tariffs
Ministers will be warned to focus on getting value for money
Public expenditure minister Jack Chambers will tell ministers they must ensure spending adheres to the €100bn-plus ceiling set in Budget 2025

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Department head 'unhappy' about housing charity leaving hotel it bought empty for three years
Department head 'unhappy' about housing charity leaving hotel it bought empty for three years
The 20-bedroom Latchford’s Hotel on Dublin’s Baggot Street has remained vacant since 2022 in the aftermath of financial governance scandals which have shaken the Peter McVerry Trust

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Court orders HSE to pay Wicklow firm almost €3m for breach of covid ventilators contract
Court orders HSE to pay Wicklow firm almost €3m for breach of covid ventilators contract
The arbitrator ruling upon the case also directed that the HSE be held liable for all legal costs resulting from the action, expected to be an additional €3m

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Mick Clifford: Arts Council CEO Maureen Kennelly was an easy target for minister
S Mick Clifford: Arts Council CEO Maureen Kennelly was an easy target for minister
Minister O'Donovan has thrown Arts Council's Maureen Kennelly under the bus rather than properly deal with departmental dysfunction, writes Mick Clifford

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

OPW spends over €200k in five years on National Gallery's lighting system
OPW spends over €200k in five years on National Gallery's lighting system
A database of spending shows nearly €92,000 was spent on track lighting repair in 2021

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Cityweat Hotel
Government to buy Citywest Hotel for €148.2m
Last week, protesters against the purchase of the hotel gathered outside Leinster House

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

'Radical' solutions required to tackle 'emergency' in energy, water, and transport
S 'Radical' solutions required to tackle 'emergency' in energy, water, and transport
Accelerating infrastructure task force member Sean O'Driscoll believes the Government should consider increasing investment in infrastructure to up to 8% of GDP

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Sean O’Driscoll: 'Ireland needs radical action to end its infrastructure crisis' 
Sean O’Driscoll: 'Ireland needs radical action to end its infrastructure crisis' 
The ESRI chairman says the Government must accept there is a 'national crisis in Irish infrastructure'

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Cork to Limerick road will impact hundreds of farms and dozens of property owners
Cork to Limerick road will impact hundreds of farms and dozens of property owners
Scheme could cost between €1bn and €3bn to deliver

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Tariffs represent 'most serious challenge to transatlantic economic relations in generations'
Tariffs represent 'most serious challenge to transatlantic economic relations in generations'
Tánaiste insists that the EU must remain steadfast in pursuing “substantive, calm, measured, and comprehensive dialogue” with the US

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Mick Clifford: Kyle Hayes got community service. But what exactly will he be doing?
Mick Clifford: Kyle Hayes got community service. But what exactly will he be doing?
When the main thrust of penal policy in government is to build more prisons, it appears highly questionable that there continues to be a failure to properly utilise the alternatives

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Cianan Brennan: Why didn't government admit its error with biometric public services cards?
Cianan Brennan: Why didn't government admit its error with biometric public services cards?
Data Protection Commission slapped a fine of €550,000 — more than half the maximum allowable — on the State

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Leinster House bike shelter
Leinster House cycle shed construction was delayed after manhole discovered on site
Building of the controversial €336k bicycle shelter had to be halted after the large manhole which had not been spotted when site plans had been drawn up

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Documents Search
Eight years on, Mulcahy Report into alleged planning corruption remains unpublished
Whistleblower Gerard Convie had made claims about planning irregularities in Donegal County Council in the early 2000s

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Alan Kelly comments
NTPF 'should be audited' amid allegations of misuse of CHI funds
Alan Kelly says a probe is needed to discover 'where the money has gone, who has benefited, in what sectors, and over what duration of time'

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco
How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco
The local authority should apologise for wasting taxpayers' money — and learn to listen to experts when considering matters beyond its own expertise, writes John Sodeau

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Eurovision 2025
RTÉ paid back €2.4m in covid subsidies it was not entitled to
Oireachtas media committee will examine policy, governance, expenditure, and administration at the broadcaster

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Nama chief tells Oireachtas committee he was 'kicked around like a political football'
Nama chief tells Oireachtas committee he was 'kicked around like a political football'
Brendan McDonagh earlier this month withdrew from a mooted appointment as chief executive of the Government’s new housing activation office

Wed, 21 May, 2025

New €10m plan to revive stalled Cork event centre revealed by city council
New €10m plan to revive stalled Cork event centre revealed by city council
Cork City Council has tendered for a consultant to assemble and manage an expert team to deliver various facets of the stalled project

Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

Call for halt to HSE outsourcing as State spent €93m on private mental healthcare last year
Call for halt to HSE outsourcing as State spent €93m on private mental healthcare last year
Labour health spokeswoman says HSE staff leave for the private sector for better pay and conditions — 'and then the HSE ends up paying those same providers to deliver care'

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

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HSE approves 'record' €1.33bn capital budget including €104m for Cork projects
The budget for building and equipping healthcare facilities this year includes €107.5m for Limerick, the bulk of which will be invested in University Hospital Limerick

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Paschal Donohoe: 'No reason' to change tax receipt forecasts despite trade war escalation 
Paschal Donohoe: 'No reason' to change tax receipt forecasts despite trade war escalation 
Government is sticking to its Budget 2025 forecasts as the first impact of the Trump tariffs will be felt in taxes relating to consumption

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Act fast on toxic online culture when issues are raised
Irish Examiner view: Act fast on toxic online culture when issues are raised
The University of Limerick authorities may have some questions to answer about this case to judge by Ms Deasy’s comments on its response to her appeals for help

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Report recommends independent review of accounts for state agencies
Report recommends independent review of accounts for state agencies
Institute of Public Administration examined oversight practices within the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media for its state agencies

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Minister defends emergency payments to Ukrainian refugees for car repairs
Minister defends emergency payments to Ukrainian refugees for car repairs
He was responding to claims from Independent Ireland TD Ken O’Flynn who said that some Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine had received between €400 and €7,000 for vehicle repairs

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Government to spend €470k on jet months before it is to be sold
Government to spend €470k on jet months before it is to be sold
The ageing Learjet is set to be replaced later this year, with the Department of Defence having signed a contract for a French-made Falcon 6X

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Group Of Students Studying Together in reading room
'Not fair or proportionate': Minister all but rules out future cuts to student fees
Higher education minister James Lawless said universal cuts of €1,000 to the student contribution fee in the last two budgets 'may not be the best use of public monies'

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

OPW blames ESB for extra costs and delays to €490k wall
OPW blames ESB for extra costs and delays to €490k wall
Office of Public Works: Building the wall came in below its ex-Vat estimate of €188k but fees added a further €211k to the cost 

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

We are now paying for abandoning the much-hated water charges
We are now paying for abandoning the much-hated water charges
Ireland’s crumbling water system is leaking billions — was scrapping charges a mistake we’re now paying for?

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

Minister: It's unlikely Arts Council will recoup €7m it spent on defunct IT
Minister: It's unlikely Arts Council will recoup €7m it spent on defunct IT
Patrick O’Donovan said of the Arts Council's current IT system: 'It might not be great, it might be cumbersome and clunky, but it is working'

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Nearly one in five TDs are landlords, according to newly published register
Nearly one in five TDs are landlords, according to newly published register
The Dáil's register of members' interests, published shows 32 of the 174 TDs declared rental income in the last year

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

National Gallery of Ireland's €125k scanner 'expected to come into use' this year
National Gallery of Ireland's €125k scanner 'expected to come into use' this year
The gallery bought the scanner in 2017 with taxpayers' money despite not having the space to house it

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Taoiseach: National Gallery has to answer for buying €125k scanner without having space for it
Taoiseach: National Gallery has to answer for buying €125k scanner without having space for it
Meanwhile, arts minister Patrick O’Donovan has appointed professor Niamh Brennan to chair a three-person board to examine spending and corporate governance at the Arts Council

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Ministers agree on need to remove red tape from recruiting therapists into disability services
Ministers agree on need to remove red tape from recruiting therapists into disability services
The new disability unit will be asked to target employment opportunities for people with disabilities, particularly focusing on the public sector

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Grant recipients to be asked to explain spending following Arts Council scandal
Grant recipients to be asked to explain spending following Arts Council scandal
Letter will be issued in the coming days in the wake of the Arts Council €6.7m IT system scandal

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

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