Department spent €40m on advice in three yearsTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance and its agencies have spent at least €40 million in legal and consultancy fees in the past three years…Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Norris campaign gets boost from FF Senator's backingA FIANNA Fáil Senator is canvassing party colleagues in the Dáil and Seanad with a view to gathering enough Oireachtas signatures…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Monthly Friday sittings and 'topical issues' debates in Dáil reform planTHE DÁIL will sit on one Friday a month and begin work half an hour earlier each week under a new reform package announced yesterday…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Freeze on cuts after Croke Park accordTHERE ARE to be no further pay cuts for existing public servants and no further compulsory redundancies in any Government department…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Tánaiste wants to ratify EU agreement with SerbiaIreland should ratify the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and members of the…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Any deal would bring benefits - NoonanIRISH PROSPECTS: THE PROSPECT of European leaders agreeing today to radical changes in the funding mechanism for countries in…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Kenny hopeful of movement on interest rate at leaders' summitTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has said he is hopeful the emergency summit of EU leaders tomorrow will go some way towards securing agreement…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Lack of oversight of public appointments a concern, says TascTHE LACK of accountability and oversight of ministerial appointments to public bodies is “a pressing concern that should be prioritised…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Central Mental Hospital case reviews rise by 22% last yearThere were 205 reviews of 94 patients detained at the CMH under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act last yearTue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
FF leader claims parliamentary rights 'subverted'FIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has formally requested the Dáil Committee on Procedure and Privileges to examine a claim the…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Dramatic shift in European view a 'big game changer', says NoonanMINISTER'S REACTION: THE GOVERNMENT has met all economic, banking and structural targets for the first six months of the year…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
FF says its policy would help indebted families keep homesMEASURES THAT would allow the courts consider alternative remedies to help debt-laden families protect their homes from being…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Ó Céidigh considers presidency runBusinessman Padraig Ó Céidigh has expressed interested in running as an independent candidate in the presidential election later…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Resurgent Fine Gael in pole position for presidential prizeANALYSIS: IN THE past few days, some influential strategists in Fine Gael have tried to dampen expectations that whoever the…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Leinster House bans premium rate callsTHE DÁIL watchdog on parliamentary procedures has banned premium rate calls from Leinster House in the wake of the controversy…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Bruton rules out appeal to court rulingREACTION: THE GOVERNMENT does not intend to appeal yesterday’s High Court finding that the joint labour committee wage-setting…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
FF to discuss how party can move forwardFIANNA FÁIL TDs and Senators will formally discuss for the first time how the party can recover from its disastrous general election…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Noonan cannot rule out AIB salary hikeMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has not completely ruled out the possibility that AIB Bank may be allowed to exceed its salary…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Coalition to seek renegotiation of bailout terms prior to budgetTHE GOVERNMENT will seek a renegotiation of the rescue package with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund later…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Coalition seeks new bailout dealThe Government will seek a renegotiation of the rescue package with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund later…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
FF accuses Shatter over SmithwickFianna Fáil has tabled a Dáil motion of censure against Minister for Justice Alan Shatter contending that he misled the Oireachtas…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
FF urged to field Áras candidateFianna Fáil will do worse damage to itself than it suffered in the general election if it decides not to contest the upcoming…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Third review of Irish progress in adhering to terms of bailoutSENIOR OFFICIALS from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund will begin the latest review of the Government’s…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Noonan indicates 'difficult' cuts in budget may touch €4bnMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has indicated the budget adjustment for 2012 may be higher than the €3Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
McGrath criticises 'phoney politics' on fundsTHE DÁIL’S technical group has described Government criticism of the €41,000 “leaders’ allowance” paid to Independent TDs as “…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Fiscal Advisory Council announcement deferredTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has deferred the announcement of the five-person Fiscal Advisory Council until after the weekend because…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
State meets latest conditions deadline for EU-IMF rescue planTHE STATE has fulfilled the conditions for the second quarter of 2011 set out by the European Union and International Monetary…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Doubts about tribunal deadlineTHE FIRST interim report of the Smithwick Tribunal published last night has raised doubts as to whether it can complete its work…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Treasury agency chief waived bonus of €240,000THE CHIEF executive of the National Treasury Management Agency, John Corrigan, waived a bonus payment of nearly €250,000 last…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Limerick councils to merge in 2014, says MinisterTHE TWO local authorities in Limerick are to merge into one council for the city and county, Minister for Environment and Local…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
NTMA chief waived bonusThe chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency John Corrigan waived almost a quarter of a million euro of bonus…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
State to appoint independent fiscal advisory council this weekTHE GOVERNMENT will establish an independent fiscal advisory council and appoint its five members later this week, Department…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Cowen told to dismiss property warningTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance advised then tánaiste Brian Cowen in 2007 there was “nothing new” in warnings of an imminent property…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Private sector consultants to drive public service reformEXTERNAL CONSULTANTS from the private sector will be recruited to drive major reforms of the public service, Minister for Public…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness elected chairman of Public Accounts CommitteeFIANNA FÁIL TD John McGuinness has been elected as chairman of the influential Public Accounts Committee after Fine Gael and …Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Cox clears hurdle in bid for presidency as FG accepts himPAT COX cleared the first hurdle in his bid to win the Fine Gael nomination for the presidential election later this year when…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness voted new PAC chairFianna Fáil TD John McGuinness has been elected the chairman of the influential Public Accounts Committee after Fine Gael and…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Cox application to join FG acceptedPat Cox cleared the first hurdle in his bid to win the Fine Gael nomination for the Presidential election later this year when…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
Time running out for Norris to turn campaign aroundANALYSIS: David Norris says he believes he can pull his presidential campaign out of the fire. Others doubt itSat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Cohabiting couples to get equal tax treatmentTHE GOVERNMENT has published legislation that will allow cohabiting couples the same tax treatment as married couples.Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Coalition to have 70% of seats on Dáil committeesFINE GAEL and Labour TDs and Senators will have 70 per cent of seats on the 16 Oireachtas committees, the highest ever proportion…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
FF struggle to chair influential committeeFIANNA FÁIL has been told it doesn’t have an automatic right to chair the powerful Public Accounts Committee, further highlighting…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
State has lowered ambitions on bailout rate, says KennyTHE GOVERNMENT has conceded it is seeking a smaller reduction in the interest rate of the EU-International Monetary Fund bailout…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
SF set up meeting with former paramilitariesTHE DECISION by former IRA members to meet the legal team of the Smithwick Tribunal marks the first time the organisation has…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Colleagues say Mitchell not an outsiderDUBLIN MEP Gay Mitchell will not necessarily be the outsider if he enters the contest to become Fine Gael’s candidate for the…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Smithwick tribunal to hear evidence from witnessesTHE SMITHWICK Tribunal investigating Garda or State collusion in the IRA ambush of two RUC officers will this week begin hearing…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Opposition against committee reformsTHE THREE Opposition whips have taken the unusual step of writing a joint letter to Government chief whip Paul Kehoe stating …Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Tribunal lawyers met IRA menLawyers investigating allegations of Garda collusion in the murders of two senior RUC officers met three former high-ranking …Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Healy-Rae accused Cowen of 'blatant lies'INDEPENDENT TD Jackie Healy-Rae accused Brian Cowen of being motivated by “self-preservation to the detriment of the Irish people…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
