Eviction ban: Two high-stakes Dáil votes imminent as Opposition seeks to maintain pressure after defeatSupport was buttressed by support from Independents after Government accommodated a range of demandsThu Mar 23 2023 - 05:00
Eviction ban: Government wins Dáil vote on ending measure later this monthSinn Féin says lifting ban will ‘escalate the housing crisis that was already out of control’Wed Mar 22 2023 - 20:45
No TikTok ban for civil servants’ devices, Ossian Smyth says App banned in UK on devices used by government employees due to privacy concerns over company’s links with Chinese stateWed Mar 22 2023 - 17:48
Fianna Fáil minister says she ‘wasn’t consulted’ on plans to allow Fair Deal recipients keep full rental incomeMinister for Older People Mary Butler says she was ‘disappointed’ by decision and wasn’t consulted in advanceWed Mar 22 2023 - 16:33
Nursing home residents will be able to keep all rental income under Fair Deal reformPlanned changes to care scheme seeks to ‘incentivise the selling or renting of unused homes’Wed Mar 22 2023 - 06:56
Households will save only €10 a month from VAT cuts on utility billsVAT reduction on gas and electricity bills was part of Government’s €1.2bn cost of living packageWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:00
Eviction ban: Last minute renter package wins extra TDs’ support ahead of tight voteCoalition is confident it will win a Dáil vote on the eviction ban but could see its working majority tightenWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:00
Ryan says windfall revenues will be lower due to falling gas pricesGovernment has approved general scheme of legislation to introduce measures to tap windfall gainTue Mar 21 2023 - 19:14
Government countermotion on eviction ban aimed at securing Independent backingText includes several measures raised by members of the Regional Independent GroupTue Mar 21 2023 - 18:37
Cabinet agrees to ‘safety net’ for renters from April 1stGreen Party politicians voice concerns on ending eviction ban, but sources say a number of measures agreed including council purchases of homes as social housingTue Mar 21 2023 - 14:44
Growing number of Independents to vote against Government on eviction banSinn Féin continues to ‘demonise’ people who rented out properties, says Kerry TDMon Mar 20 2023 - 13:42
Wider school abuse redress scheme would involve ‘potentially enormous costs’, official documents statedWarning in a draft briefing note on recently-announced inquiry into alleged abuse at Blackrock College and other prestigious private schoolsMon Mar 20 2023 - 00:02
Ministers overruled officials who believed €1bn could be shaved from cost of apartment defects schemeDocuments obtained by The Irish Times show strong official resistance to paying back apartment owners who had already remedied legacy issues such as water ingress or fire safety failingsMon Mar 20 2023 - 00:01
Sinn Féin looks to table new motion on eviction ban before measure expires at end of monthVote to come amid recriminations in Green Party after TD for Dublin Central Neasa Hourigan signals she will vote with Sinn Féin against GovernmentSun Mar 19 2023 - 22:00
Sinn Féin have ‘over glorified’ the violence of the Troubles - TánaisteFianna Fáil/Sinn Féin coalition ‘not the most likely’ because of differing stances on economic and social issuesSun Mar 19 2023 - 15:55
Green Party threatens tougher sanctions against Neasa Hourigan if she votes against GovernmentTD says she will oppose Coalition during Sinn Féin motion about decision to end eviction banSun Mar 19 2023 - 13:34
‘Foolish’ not to have Northern Ireland Assembly restored for Biden’s visit - McDonaldSinn Féin leader said it would be a lost opportunity if Stormont is not restored in time for the 25th anniversary of Belfast Agreement signingSun Mar 19 2023 - 12:22
Data safety of child sexual abuse settlement records ‘in jeopardy’ Watchdog told redress board the way it retained and processed some files was in breach of data-protection legislation, departmental briefing notes showSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
Five hospitalised and two men charged after fight at Citywest refugee hubFacility has been closed to new arrivals since late January amid unprecedented pressure on State’s system for receiving and integrating refugeesFri Mar 17 2023 - 05:00
President warns against rise in ‘poisonous xenophobia’ in St Patrick’s Day speech President says world should ‘embrace decent instincts of humanity such as St Patrick embodied’Thu Mar 16 2023 - 00:01
Initial number of job losses at Meta’s Irish arm could be up to 50Final figure could be higher stillWed Mar 15 2023 - 17:45
Over half of local authorities have no capacity in emergency homeless accommodation, Sinn Féin saysSinn Féin figures suggest emergency accommodation is near capacity in many local authority areasWed Mar 15 2023 - 16:40
Martin claims Ireland has ‘turned a corner’ on housing ahead of Sinn Féin motion on eviction banLittle sign of backbenchers or Independents revolting against the CoalitionTue Mar 14 2023 - 21:30
State has ‘turned a corner’ on housing with no rental sector tax breaks before budget, says MartinTánaiste’s comments come after reports that some Ministers favour rental tax breaks in coming monthsTue Mar 14 2023 - 18:03
Sinn Féin to seek cross-party support for eviction ban motion in DáilParty calls for emergency ban to be extended until the end of January next yearTue Mar 14 2023 - 13:28
Green Party group WhatsApp messages deleted after communications head criticises Neasa Hourigan in tweetTwo messages posted in Whatsapp group for party’s elected representatives, understood to be raising concern about the tweet, were deleted by another TDTue Mar 14 2023 - 12:43
Coalition giving renewed consideration to pre-budget tax breaks for renters and landlordsSome of the view that tax breaks for landlords and tenants should be brought in early to reverse the political momentum and keep renters in their homesTue Mar 14 2023 - 05:00
Pressure mounts on Government after ‘wasting breathing space’ of eviction banAnalysis: Opposition correctly judges Coalition risks a fast-moving crisis that will renew focus on its housing policiesMon Mar 13 2023 - 20:36
Income limits for cost-rental scheme may be raised to include households earning over €100,000Government scrambles to address the rental crisis as RTB figures show 4,741 notices of termination were served in third quarter of 2022Sat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Sinn Féin to force Dáil vote on ‘unconscionable’ lifting of eviction banVote could be awkward for Government TDs such as Neasa Hourigan and Patrick Costello who have been critical of decisionThu Mar 09 2023 - 21:00
No return to eviction ban even if homelessness spikes, Varadkar saysTaoiseach said Good Friday Agreement had left ‘cold peace’ but is still basis for future of islandThu Mar 09 2023 - 14:36
Timing upcoming referendums will be almost as difficult for Coalition as winning themPlanned gender equality votes risk being shot through with other issues given charged debate in areaThu Mar 09 2023 - 07:44
Work on housing referendum delayed over disagreement on constitutional reformTaoiseach Leo Varadkar says there is ‘a way to go yet’ on referendum with the wording still outstandingThu Mar 09 2023 - 02:30
Eviction mitigation measures: What are they and will they work?Prospect of rise in homelessness will heap pressure on all schemes - new or existing - to work quicklyWed Mar 08 2023 - 21:00
Inside the Cabinet: Why Ministers felt dropping eviction ban was only optionLandlord exodus, tax sweeteners, seeming permanence of ban, homelessness and extending the cost-rental scheme all influenced Cabinet’s final and very political decisioWed Mar 08 2023 - 04:45
Attorney General warned ‘substantial evidence’ needed to extend eviction banCabinet told extending moratorium would be a ‘breach of trust’ with landlordsWed Mar 08 2023 - 04:30
Eviction ban: What measures are proposed to counter homelessness when moratorium ends?One change would see landlords selling up required to offer property to tenant firstTue Mar 07 2023 - 18:03
Ending eviction ban ‘completely wrong’, says Green Party’s Neasa HouriganHourigan sharply critical of party leader Eamon Ryan for agreeing to eviction decisionTue Mar 07 2023 - 17:47
Anti-drone technology will not be deployed at Dublin Airport for several weeks Unclear timeline for purchase and delivery of system as DAA reluctant to take long-term responsibility for what it sees as a ‘State-wide issue’Tue Mar 07 2023 - 05:00
Department of Transport’s traffic-congestion agenda set to ruffle Coalition relationshipsPolicy options under consideration include charges, fuel price increases and cheaper public transportTue Mar 07 2023 - 05:00
Local authorities to be given individual targets for social housing purchases Martin to brief Cabinet on Defence Forces participation in the UN Disengagement Observer ForceTue Mar 07 2023 - 05:00
Refugees told they are to be moved as hotels prepare for holiday seasonSchool-going children among people affected, as Department of Integration says tented accommodation to be consideredSat Mar 04 2023 - 05:00
Government is shaking up the refugee accommodation system but sustainable solution still some way off Asking a UN agency for assistance shows the gravity of the situationSat Mar 04 2023 - 05:00
Reid warns against ‘revisionism’ in State’s review of its handling of Covid-19State’s response to pandemic under fresh scrutiny as Government prepares terms for its reviewFri Mar 03 2023 - 05:00
Refugee accommodation: Stalled Thornton Hall ‘super prison’ among sites to get millions in fundingMinisters will be asked to approve measures aimed at easing refugee accommodation crisis on Friday morningThu Mar 02 2023 - 21:29
Eviction ban playing ‘important role’ but must be balanced with enticing new landlords - DonohoeMinister for Public Expenditure says Government evaluating future of the banThu Mar 02 2023 - 18:54
Fine Gael attempt to force Dáil session on Sinn Féin finances criticised as a ‘stunt’Dáil’s business committee did not agree to proposal from Government chief whip Hildegarde NaughtonThu Mar 02 2023 - 13:14
Fine Gael seeks Dáil session on Sinn Féin’s financial issuesSipo investigating complaints into a series of alleged discrepancies in party’s accountsWed Mar 01 2023 - 16:42
Niall Collins to make Dáil statement on 2001 planning applicationDecision to address Dáil follows allegations on The Ditch website relating to Patrickswell houseTue Feb 28 2023 - 14:15
Inquiry into State’s handling of Covid crisis to be set up by middle of the yearInquiry would not be designed to find fault with or praise individuals or bodies, but to focus on establishing facts to inform future responses to public health emergenciesTue Feb 28 2023 - 05:00
