O’Gorman to seek supplementary budget of €850m to house Ukrainian refugeesMore than 50,000 Ukrainians have so far been supported with accommodation, education and social protection supportsWed Sept 28 2022 - 20:00
Childcare costs to be cut by up to 25%, but how exactly does it work?The changes to the National Childcare Scheme will be effective from January 2023Wed Sept 28 2022 - 18:57
Leinster House heaters remain off as politicians told to set example on energy savingParliamentarians had queried temperature of rooms in government complexWed Sept 28 2022 - 17:31
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
Coalition’s €11bn budget wrong-foots the contender in the green corner: Sinn Féin Budget 2023: Pearse Doherty retreats to housing and health, knowing it is unlikely problems here will be resolved before next electionTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:28
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
Budget 2023 to include €12 weekly welfare rise and supports for businesses, parents and rentersBusinesses with soaring energy bills will be given up to €10,000 a monthTue Sept 27 2022 - 03:14
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
Homeowners offering vacant properties to Ukrainian refugees to be offered enhanced payments under new plansMinister for Justice Helen McEntee voices concern over rising anti-refugee sentiment in IrelandFri Sept 09 2022 - 05:00
Coalition pledges to ‘put money back in people’s pockets’ as Ministers feel push-back in budget meetings Unions reveal pre-budget wish-list including demands for enhanced subsidies for childcareThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:25
People Before Profit call for €1,000 cost-of-living payment for families across the board at a cost of €2.5bnParty members gathering in Dublin for annual think-in also criticise Sinn Féin for meetings with “Ireland Inc” and for “sitting on the fence” on climate issuesWed Sept 07 2022 - 16:22
Soft electoral support a core problem for the Social DemocratsActivists formulating policy and strategy know the party will struggle to convert support to seatsTue Sept 06 2022 - 19:00
Social Democrats call for emergency energy scheme similar to pandemic supportsParty says Government needs to urgently intervene to help households and businesses with the rising cost of livingTue Sept 06 2022 - 12:47
What are European countries doing to help their citizens with rising energy bills?Approach taken across EU ranges from frozen bills, price caps and lump-sum paymentsTue Sept 06 2022 - 05:00
Temperatures in buildings could be slashed this winter under new energy planThree party leaders and Ministers will meet today to discuss measures which could see heating turned down across the public sector this winterTue Sept 06 2022 - 00:01
Explainer: What do politicians have to disclose in the Dáil when it comes to their personal interests?Controversies around Stephen Donnelly and Robert Troy have sparked questions on the exact rules and ethic codesSat Sept 03 2022 - 01:00
Donnelly says he would not have benefited from proposed tax law changes for ‘accidental landlords’Minister for Health’s statement follows revelations that he did not register a tenancy with the RTB for three yearsFri Sept 02 2022 - 15:53
‘Significant work’ required to establish vaccination compensation scheme, says Department of HealthReport from 2020 recommended introduction of scheme for people who suffered injury arising from vaccination programmes ‘as matter of urgency’Fri Sept 02 2022 - 00:08
Opposition pressure on Donnelly over lobbying for landlord tax breaksMr Donnelly, who describes himself as an ‘accidental landlord’, called for different tax treatment for accidental landlords in the DáilThu Sept 01 2022 - 22:33
Donnelly lobbied for tax breaks for ‘accidental landlords’ for four years Donnelly repeatedly raised issue between 2014 and 2017 during Dáil debates and tabled amendments to legislationThu Sept 01 2022 - 10:46
Stephen Donnelly admits failing to register Dublin rental property for three yearsMinister registered property days after it emerged Fianna Fáil TD Robert Troy had failed to do so with a tenancy in WestmeathWed Aug 31 2022 - 21:15
Minister for Health gives no commitments on Tavistock referrals after meeting clinicians Concerns raised about HSE plans to continue referring patients to gender identity clinic in UKWed Aug 31 2022 - 19:00
HSE to go ahead with plans to reconfigure Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan despite review ordered by DonnellyPlans to convert emergency department to medical assessment unit prompted political controversy and concern from senior medicsWed Aug 31 2022 - 16:34
Cabinet to consider new proposals for recording mother and baby homes survivors’ testimonyGovernment receives report on options for ‘lived experience’ project, following decision to drop independent review of survivors’ testimonyTue Aug 30 2022 - 21:41
The fall of Troy: Anatomy of a political downfall which left Coalition exposedControversy around Fianna Fáil TD Robert Troy lasted two weeks but drip-feed of information left Coalition exposedSat Aug 27 2022 - 05:00
Landlord politicians may have to declare housing contracts amid overhaul of ethics regimeTaoiseach likely to appoint successor to Troy as minister of State next weekFri Aug 26 2022 - 05:00
Politicians move to explain absence of rental properties from tenancy registerVast majority of TDs’ rental properties are on register but some are now vacant or no longer rented, politicians sayFri Aug 26 2022 - 05:00
Residents complained to Robert Troy about ‘dangerous’ conditions at Dublin propertyConcerns also raised about dumping and that part of property boundary could collapse ‘at any minute’Wed Aug 24 2022 - 21:35
Robert Troy says fire safety cert not required for rented Dublin propertyCouncil previously opened planning enforcement investigation into house divided into apartments on Rathdown RoadWed Aug 24 2022 - 16:39
Almost 80 TDs and Senators are landlords, landowners or both Register of Members’ interests for Dáil and Seanad indicates substantial portfoliosWed Aug 24 2022 - 05:58
Unease in Fianna Fáil over potential drip-feed of information on Troy’s propertiesMinister broke his silence on Tuesday but colleagues unsure about plan to wait until Dáil returns to answer questionsWed Aug 24 2022 - 05:00
Opposition calls on Minister of State Robert Troy to make Dáil statement on property dealingsPressure increasing on junior minister to outline rental contracts with Westmeath councilMon Aug 22 2022 - 21:52
Robert Troy property controversy: How it unfoldedCalls for further clarifications follow weeks of revelations about Fianna Fáil Minister of State’s property dealings and declarationsMon Aug 22 2022 - 20:54
Energy supplies to be stress-tested to ensure State is prepared for major shocksRegulator calls for electricity firms to charge users more during peak evening times due to ‘significant risks’ to supplySat Aug 20 2022 - 03:00
Troy controversy shows Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael now glued togetherThere is a belief in both parties that they will need to stick together if they want to keep Sinn Féin outside the gatesSat Aug 20 2022 - 01:00
Review of welfare claims leads to savings of more than €400m, department saysCompliance and anti-fraud teams also examined employment status and claims of financial abuseFri Aug 19 2022 - 01:00
Tax on alcohol and cigarettes set to remain untouched in budget but welfare battle looms Ministers unconvinced on increasing excise duty as tensions loom over suggestions of €15 welfare hikeThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Budget 2023: Tax breaks for landlords and tenants under considerationRestoration of tax credit for renters a ‘point of discussion’ along with measures to keep landlords in marketThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Maternity hospital relocation set to move a step closer as business case review is finalisedIf approval in principle is granted the project can move to tendering stage, Department of Health saysThu Aug 18 2022 - 01:00
Some 1,600 people housing Ukrainian refugees receive €400 monthly paymentPayment beneficiaries must promise to host Ukrainian families for a minimum of six months, with payments continuing for hosting arrangements beyond this timeframeWed Aug 17 2022 - 03:00
Opposition politicians criticise review of services at Navan Hospital: ‘This is the final curtain call’Sinn Féin and Aontú critical of terms of reference as Government sources confirm plan is still to reconfigure servicesTue Aug 16 2022 - 18:16
Government intervenes in plan to restrict wind farms in Co Kerry Minister of State Peter Buke issues draft direction to open up more of County Kerry to wind developmentsTue Aug 16 2022 - 17:01
Hopes for 30% income tax rate fade ahead of Budget 2023Government under pressure to continue excise cuts to avoid rush on petrol and diesel pumps before budget dayTue Aug 16 2022 - 03:00
Large swathe of frontline healthcare workers yet to receive Covid-19 bonus paymentHospice and disability workers among ‘non-HSE’ staff who have yet to get the €1,000Fri Aug 12 2022 - 04:00
Coalition pledges tax package to benefit almost all workersWelfare recipients, renters and landlords set to gain from upcoming budgetThu Aug 11 2022 - 05:00
Move against antisocial acts on public transport sees only 65 charges this yearVast majority of incidents logged under Operation Saul are classed as ‘non-crimes’Thu Aug 11 2022 - 05:00
Budget support for tenants and landlords being considered, Varadkar says‘Dire’ situation as Daft.ie report shows just 716 homes available to rent nationwide on August 1stWed Aug 10 2022 - 19:29
Budget to bring biggest tax package for workers in recent years, Tánaiste promises Leo Varadkar says welfare increases to be announced in September will be bigger than last yearWed Aug 10 2022 - 13:57
Calls for Navan Hospital review terms to be publishedUnions seek reassurances on future of emergency departmentTue Aug 09 2022 - 19:28
Key plank of Government’s climate plan faces legal challenge from oil industryEnergy plan devised as part of EU goals to become climate neutral by 2050 faces threat from oil industryMon Aug 08 2022 - 03:20
