Varadkar defends plan for Fine Gael’s own housing proposals amid coalition tensionFianna Fáil backbenchers are wary of the intervention on a brief held by their partyMon Oct 17 2022 - 17:44
Sanctions on National Broadband Ireland for delays and performance issues to top €250,000 in coming weeksThe State is to spend as much as €2.7bn over the lifetime of the projectThu Oct 13 2022 - 15:16
Things could get frosty at Prague EU summitEuropean Union heads of state and government gather for an informal summitThu Oct 06 2022 - 07:12
Need to prove domestic abuse to secure paid leave would make legislating ‘almost unworkable’, says VaradkarTD ‘absolutely appalled’ by Ibec raising concerns about paid leave for victims of domestic abuseWed Oct 05 2022 - 18:13
EU commissioner ‘didn’t balk’ at Government’s business energy support planVaradkar says Coalition still seeking approval for Budget measure to provide help with soaring billsWed Oct 05 2022 - 15:11
Varadkar signals major overhaul of planned law on right to request remote workingTánaiste says new planned legislation ‘departs quite far’ from original outline published in JanuaryWed Oct 05 2022 - 13:44
Construction sector warns rising costs will hit housing supply next yearBuilding firms expect further increases in costs of material, labour and energy, says Construction Industry Federation reportWed Oct 05 2022 - 10:32
Mention of recession will send jitters through body politicInside Politics: Government will hope enough has been done to protect households and businesses from potential recessionWed Oct 05 2022 - 08:06
Reduced payments for some farmers under new Common Agricultural PolicyCabinet signs off on new CAP worth almost €10 billion to Irish farmers over five yearsTue Oct 04 2022 - 15:34
Brexit returns to haunt the political agendaInside Politics: Will UK’s change of tone on protocol be accompanied by change in substance?Tue Oct 04 2022 - 08:19
Family-friendly ‘second Dáil chamber’ among proposals in 2023 Oireachtas spending estimatesFacility would allow Leinster House staff to go home in early evening rather than working until past midnightMon Oct 03 2022 - 20:17
Details of new concrete block levy to be ‘worked out’, Taoiseach saysGovernment hope to raise €80 million per year from the levy to part-fund a €2.57 billion redress scheme for mica-hit householdersMon Oct 03 2022 - 20:08
UK energy regulator warning on gas could have knock on effects on Ireland Ofgem has signaled ‘significant risk’ of natural gas shortages this winterMon Oct 03 2022 - 19:42
British minister’s apology over Brexit negotiations ‘honest’ and ‘very helpful’, Taoiseach says Micheál Martin also welcomes ‘settling’ of UK economy in wake of turmoil sparked by UK government’s mini-budgetMon Oct 03 2022 - 18:09
Government releases €264m to Apple following tax claim from another countryEscrow account set up following 2016 European Commission ruling dropped in value to €13.6bn at end of 2021Fri Sept 30 2022 - 21:17
Fianna Fáil not interested in angry populism, Taoiseach tells ardfheisDelegates gather in Dublin for first ardfheis since party entered governmentFri Sept 30 2022 - 20:45
Turf cutters warn of confrontational scenes after EU Commission moveSeveral court cases pending against industrial peat harvesters, says Environmental Protection AgencyFri Sept 30 2022 - 20:29
Taoiseach confirms Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien to stay in role after reshuffleFianna Fáil Ard Fheis: Micheál Martin defends Coalition record in wake of record homeless numbersFri Sept 30 2022 - 20:11
European Commission executive vice-president sees little risk to Irish economy from UK turmoilEuropean Commission executive vice-president points to ‘really interesting differences’ in how Ireland and UK are copingFri Sept 30 2022 - 16:05
Government backbenchers raise concerns about concrete levyTDs fear levy to help pay cost of fixing Mica homes will increase construction costsThu Sept 29 2022 - 04:00
Annual €500 rent tax credit may be boosted in coming years, Taoiseach tells FF meetingSinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald warns budget rent tax credits will fuel hikes for tenantsWed Sept 28 2022 - 21:41
Health chief admits ‘failure’ to deal with exit of graduate medics from IrelandRobert Watt says ‘step change’ is needed to double number of medical and nursing graduatesWed Sept 28 2022 - 21:17
HSE expects to spend €2bn on Covid-19 this year — twice estimated sum for 2022Chief executive Paul Reid to tell Dáil public spending watchdog talks under way to secure more fundingWed Sept 28 2022 - 20:25
Budget concrete levy concerns raised at Fine Gael parliamentary party meetingBackbenchers criticise measure announced to part-fund mica redress schemeWed Sept 28 2022 - 14:51
Three €200 payments to households to help with winter bills included in Budget 2023One off-payments and increases in eligibility for fuel allowance to cushion blow of climbing energy costsTue Sept 27 2022 - 20:28
Sinn Féin says Government treating lower-income workers as an ‘afterthought’Budget 2023: Doherty calls €500 tax credit for renters a ‘poor and pale imitation’ of their own planTue Sept 27 2022 - 20:24
Minister defends budget social welfare increases amid criticismBudget 2023: Non-governmental organisations call for payments to be €20 per week or moreTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:54
Cabinet reshuffles ‘never without risk’, says McGrath amid tension over finance roleEdginess notable between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over plan for parties to swap finance portfoliosTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:48
Budget 2023: Tax credit for renters and a reduction in childcare fees in €11bn packageBudget 2023 measures include cost of living payments, welfare increases and extended free GP careTue Sept 27 2022 - 17:14
When will €2.2bn cost-of-living supports kick-in? Budget 2023: Double welfare payments, electricity bill credits for all households and cuts to student fees on the wayTue Sept 27 2022 - 14:39
Vacant homes tax will raise as little as €3 million a year Budget 2023: Self-assessed tax will be charged at rate that is three times the property’s Local Property Tax rateTue Sept 27 2022 - 14:04
Budget 2023: Renters to get €1,000 tax breaks over two yearsBusinesses in line for payments of up to €10,000 a month to help them with energy billsMon Sept 26 2022 - 21:30
Electric Ireland to tell politicians ‘no choice’ but to raise prices for customers‘Staggering’ gas price rises mean firm’s wholesale costs up from €300m per year to as much as €2bnMon Sept 26 2022 - 19:54
Biogas production target could cost €1.5bn and see a reduction of 400,000 farm animalsIrish Farmers’ Association calls for State support schemes for anaerobic digestion and solar power on farmsMon Sept 19 2022 - 03:00
Energy security report calls for Ireland to develop substantial gas storage facilitiesPublicly-owned gas storage on land or a floating liquefied natural gas terminal are seen as options so Ireland can shore up its energy security over next eight yearsMon Sept 19 2022 - 02:30
Ahern praised Martin while noting his ‘long road’ to becoming Taoiseach Ahern wrote letter to Martin congratulating him on attaining the office of Taoiseach in 2020Mon Sept 19 2022 - 00:30
Varadkar pledges energy cost support in budget for businesses and farmers Possibility of flat payment or method of discounting bills for small and medium businesses under consideration, Tánaiste saSun Sept 18 2022 - 20:35
Taoiseach pays tribute to queen’s ‘contribution to reconciliation on these islands’ Martin and Higgins joining other world leaders at funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on MondaySun Sept 18 2022 - 17:49
Discord over finance minister continues as McGrath concerned over diminution of roleCoalition tensions continue over whether Paschal Donohoe could remain on as Eurogroup presidentSun Sept 18 2022 - 17:04
Sinn Féin forced on the defensive over €1.6bn energy price cap proposalTaoiseach says Sinn Féin proposal offers a ‘blank cheque’ to energy companiesSat Sept 17 2022 - 06:00
Former environment minister says Ireland should seek floating LNG terminal amid energy crisisComments come as second stress-test of energy supply in a week said to have been successfully completedSat Sept 17 2022 - 01:00
Coalition looking to accelerate use of ESB windfall profits to lower energy costs Government will use funds to help reduce pressure on households and protect jobs, Taoiseach saysSat Sept 17 2022 - 00:01
Palestinian president to visit State for talks with Higgins, Taoiseach and CoveneyMahmoud Abbas’s visit comes ahead of diplomatic engagements at UN General Assembly in New YorkFri Sept 16 2022 - 22:13
Expanding free GP care among Sinn Féin’s €155m plans to reduce cost of healthcareProposals are part of €1.1bn in new measures which would bring spending on health to more than €22bnFri Sept 16 2022 - 18:33
Soaring ESB profits to be used to bring down energy costs for families and businesses - TaoiseachMeanwhile, Varadkar says he wants Help-to-Buy scheme for first time buyers extendedFri Sept 16 2022 - 13:25
Minister assesses resident concerns over proposed Kildare homes for UkrainiansLocals say demand for services such as schools and doctors are already running over capacityThu Sept 15 2022 - 18:00
Three-quarters of children’s hospital construction budget is spent as costs top €1bnFears construction costs of national children’s hospital may rise due to pandemic, inflation and BrexitThu Sept 15 2022 - 13:03
Proposals for sweeping tax increases receive cool reception from MinistersTaxation commission ‘stunned’ at Tánaiste’s dismissal of some proposals as being ‘straight out of the Sinn Féin manifesto’Thu Sept 15 2022 - 05:00
Ireland has not joined other European countries in seeking floating LNG terminals amid energy crisisMove would be inappropriate ahead of outcome of State energy security review, says Department of EnvironmentThu Sept 15 2022 - 02:30
What are floating LNG terminals, and are there plans to bring any to Ireland?There has been a reluctance in Government, predominantly Green Party-led, to embrace LNG due to concerns that some of the gas is extracted through frackingThu Sept 15 2022 - 02:30
