FF Senators call for referendum on right to housing by 2023Group puts motion before Seanad seeking to enshrine right to home in ConstitutionFri Jun 04 2021 - 14:57
Mother and baby home commission should ‘do the right thing’ and address OireachtasMinister says member’s appearance at UK event ‘added insult to injury’ for survivorsThu Jun 03 2021 - 16:57
Call for housing borrowing binge will concern fiscal conservatives in GovernmentThere are misgivings among some over breakdown in fiscal discipline among the Coalition leadersThu Jun 03 2021 - 08:12
Martin calls for better outdoor facilities as councils asked to provide more binsStephen’s Green bandstand fenced off as authorities deal with backlash to crowdsWed Jun 02 2021 - 23:18
Councils should be allowed vary property tax by more than 15%, Varadkar saysProperty tax net to include buyers of new-build homes in coming yearsWed Jun 02 2021 - 11:39
Thousands of cancers may have been missed due to Covid-19, TDs toldOireachtas health committee hears services suffered ‘hammer blow after hammer blow’Wed Jun 02 2021 - 11:08
Property tax reforms will increase many homeowners’ billsCabinet to cut rate and broaden bands, but 33% of homeowners to see increase in chargesWed Jun 02 2021 - 10:04
Ship of State appears to be in steadier Covid watersInside Politics: Managing pandemic and adjacent issues are biggest risks the Government faces over summerWed Jun 02 2021 - 07:52
Economic recovery plan ‘the opposite of austerity’, says TaoiseachPUP rate cut, 50,000 new training places and 9% VAT rate extended under €3.6bn stimulus packageTue Jun 01 2021 - 20:35
Property tax overhaul to see some bills rise and bring post-2013 homes into netA third of existing property tax payers face higher rate while 11 per cent face reductionsTue Jun 01 2021 - 17:26
Q&A: What's in the economic recovery plan and when will PUP rates change?From the PUP to property tax and retraining, here are the pandemic supports explainedTue Jun 01 2021 - 16:16
Stimulus package of €3.5bn likely to be lost amid fallout from PUP cutsInside Politics: Opposition will see phasing out of supports as opportunity to attackTue Jun 01 2021 - 08:15
Pandemic recovery plan: €3.5bn stimulus will taper supports and fund trainingCovid support schemes to be wound down gradually with payments cut in three stagesTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Just 75 employers flag trouble getting staff to return to workBosses repeat warnings about enhanced rates via pandemic unemployment paymentTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Pandemic Unemployment Payment to be phased out from SeptemberReduction of PUP rates will be staggered across three phasesMon May 31 2021 - 22:08
No change to Government schedule for pub and restaurant reopening – TánaisteReform needed as pandemic shows limited illness benefit for many frontline workers, Varadkar saysMon May 31 2021 - 21:23
HSE knew the cyberattack risks but couldn’t get ahead of the hackersHealth system had been tackling weaknesses in IT security but cyber criminals got there firstSat May 22 2021 - 05:27
Cyberattack: Years of fraud, extortion attempts could follow if HSE data published, gardaí fearPublication of data on darknet as threatened by gang appears inevitable, gardaí saySat May 22 2021 - 03:26
Solicitors condemn Donnelly’s ‘slur’ about lawyers ‘licking their lips’ over HSE hackLaw Society calls it a ‘blatant attempt to insult the integrity of an entire profession’Fri May 21 2021 - 20:30
Plan for return of events and overseas travel to be announced next week‘We will be trying to give a sense to people in those key sectors what will be possible,’ says TaoiseachFri May 21 2021 - 19:46
Private sector to build majority of housing under Government targetsMinisters meet for key briefing to sign off on housing reformsFri May 21 2021 - 04:45
Minister warns funds may exit market if apartments included in new stamp dutyNew 10% duty on bulk-bought homes comes into effectWed May 19 2021 - 22:54
Housing plan: Stamp duty hike to limit bulk-buying ‘not a silver bullet’, says O’BrienIf tax and planning changes fail then extra budget measures will be added, says MinisterWed May 19 2021 - 16:33
Housing plan Q&A: Will new reforms help the current crisis?Reforms will probably prove to be narrowly effective but fundamental problems on housing remainWed May 19 2021 - 15:55
Twitter challenges Irish proposals for online safety legislationSocial media giant is appearing before an Oireachtas committeeWed May 19 2021 - 12:42
Green Party MEP Cuffe ‘disappointed’ with housing reforms‘I understand several of my parliamentary colleagues in the Oireachtas are of a similar view’Wed May 19 2021 - 12:16
Twitter plans stiff challenge to Irish proposals for online safety lawsSocial network’s statement sure to put it on collision course with Oireachtas committee membersWed May 19 2021 - 09:36
Covid travel restrictions mean State risks falling behind, Willie Walsh to sayEx-IAG boss to call for ‘clear pathway’ for aviation at Oireachtas committee appearanceWed May 19 2021 - 05:14
Stamp duty hike of 10% for bulk-buyers of houses set to be approved by DáilGreen Ministers reportedly query exemption of apartments from the measureWed May 19 2021 - 00:02
Stamp duty will rise to 10% for multiple house purchases under Government plansAll owner-occupiers eligible to buy reserved sections of housing estates under proposalsTue May 18 2021 - 23:31
Green ministers question proposals to limit role of ‘cuckoo funds’Concern is expressed that ownership will be concentrated in suburbsTue May 18 2021 - 22:26
Q&A: So will 40-49s get the Janssen vaccine soon? It’s not that simpleNiac issues new advice on the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca jabsTue May 18 2021 - 19:17
Cyberattack a ‘despicable’ crime with risk of stolen patient data being abused, Government saysNo effort spared to resume medical services and restore HSE’s system, statement saysMon May 17 2021 - 18:29
People in their 40s to be given choice of AstraZeneca or J&J vaccineStrict conditions will apply following advice from National Immunisation Advisory CommitteeMon May 17 2021 - 13:03
Hackers could publish HSE patient data online, says MinisterMuch of information is administrative and not related to procedures and conditionsMon May 17 2021 - 05:05
HSE seeks clarity on use of hundreds of thousands of doses of Covid-19 vaccinesImmunisation body believed to support use of the shots in principle for 40-49 age groupMon May 17 2021 - 04:14
Attorney General approves proposals to reform the housing planning systemLatest move is in an effort to curtail the purchase of homes by institutional investorsMon May 17 2021 - 00:32
Department of Health hit by cyberattack similar to that on HSEGardaí strongly suspect the same criminal gang is involved in both ransomware attacksMon May 17 2021 - 00:04
Large percentage of new-builds may be reserved for first-time buyers under new planMinister for Housing Darragh O’Brien is set to bring the plans to Cabinet on TuesdaySun May 16 2021 - 13:33
Cyberattack on HSE: Scale of damage on systems will not be known for daysMinister says group responsible has been identified by the State’s cybersecurity apparatusSat May 15 2021 - 01:00
Cyberattack on HSE systems prompts cancellation of key medical proceduresDisruption set to persist into next week as Taoiseach vows ransom will not be paidSat May 15 2021 - 01:00
Bitcoin ransom will not be paid following cyber attack on HSE computer systemsTaoiseach insists vaccination programme continues uninterrupted despite serious cybercrime incidentFri May 14 2021 - 18:30
O’Brien ‘hopeful’ housing proposal on funds will go to Cabinet next weekInhibiting housing associations, local authorities has to be guarded against, Minister saysFri May 14 2021 - 15:54
Covid: Employers struggling to rehire staff ‘should contact Dept of Social Protection’Liz Canavan says number of people receiving Pandemic Unemployment Payment continues to fallFri May 14 2021 - 13:03
Taoiseach says politicians entitled to comment on planning issuesMartin urges An Taisce to withdraw appeal against €140m Kilkenny cheese factoryThu May 13 2021 - 01:00
Niac expected to clear way for use of Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines in under-50sHSE to shortly begin sending J&J vaccine to centres for use in currently approved cohortsThu May 13 2021 - 01:00
Review of funds given to An Taisce demanded at Fianna Fáil party meetingPlanned appeal over €140 million cheese plant labelled ‘treasonous’ by one TDWed May 12 2021 - 20:52
Housing crisis: hike in stamp duty considered to deter bulk-buying of homesLocal authorities may be blocked from agreeing long-term leases with investment fundsWed May 12 2021 - 07:24
Dublin Bay South byelection: FF councillor Deirdre Conroy to seek nominationCouncillor Claire O’Connor is tipped to also contest party’s ticket for seat vacated by Fine Gael’s Eoghan MurphyTue May 11 2021 - 11:16
Gaining recognition of status easier for trafficking victims under proposalsProposals for consideration include rights of adopted, healthy society and Moore Street siteTue May 11 2021 - 01:00
