SF pledges €1.2bn to create national health service alongside universal GP careParty publishes €1.4bn alternative health budget promising 828 new public beds, 6,500 staff and universal counselling on GP referralThu Sept 30 2021 - 20:48
Mica redress scheme will be of ‘unprecedented’ scale - TaoiseachMinister for Housing is set to receive redress report from working group on ThursdayWed Sept 29 2021 - 21:14
Fraser declines to discuss cabinet leaks at Zappone hearingBut senior civil servant says ‘two, possibly three’ leak inquiries in the past failed to identify the sourceWed Sept 29 2021 - 18:47
Mica redress: Helping homeowners while protecting public purse is a thankless taskConcern at taxpayer footing bill to rebuild defective homes, many of which are largeWed Sept 29 2021 - 14:07
O’Brien faces difficult decision as pressure from mica group mountsInside Politics: Homeowners to hear plans in terms of mica redress and compensationWed Sept 29 2021 - 08:10
Mica group members warn they may not sign off on final reportOpposition remains to introducing redress scheme for homeowners without a capWed Sept 29 2021 - 01:58
Budget 2022: Minimal changes to income tax, price of alcohol unlikely to riseRoom to manoeuvre in €4.7bn package limited with €1bn available for new spendingWed Sept 29 2021 - 01:11
Nursing home staff who declined vaccines to be offered jabs againSurplus shots in booster programme for residents ‘may be used’ for first dosesTue Sept 28 2021 - 01:00
Fine Gael TDs pushing back against plans for capped mica compensation packageMinister for Housing Darragh O’Brien says nothing is off the table when it comes to possible solutionsMon Sept 27 2021 - 21:36
Covid-19: 1,049 new cases confirmed, 310 patients in hospitalChildren under 12 unlikely to get vaccines this year, Donnelly saysMon Sept 27 2021 - 17:27
Not to ratify EU-Canada trade deal would spark ‘political crisis’Wrong message sent out if Republic spurns Ceta agreement, warns Tánaiste Leo VaradkarWed Sept 22 2021 - 14:55
Spending decisions loom for Government ahead of budgetInside Politics: Many expect a tinkering-around-the-edges exercise rather than a giveaway extravaganzaWed Sept 22 2021 - 07:43
Fraser to attend Oireachtas committee on Zappone controversyDepartment secretary general to be asked when precisely former minister’s name was communicatedTue Sept 21 2021 - 17:42
Covid-19’s financial legacy will be threat to State’s competitiveness, report warnsGovernment to be warned over impact of scarring effect of pandemic on labour marketTue Sept 21 2021 - 01:00
No guarantee Ireland will keep 12.5% corporate tax rate - TaoiseachMartin says he will not be making commitments ‘one way or the other’ to companiesTue Sept 21 2021 - 00:17
Nphet told extra protection for unvaccinated in hospitals not always possibleHSE informed meeting ‘in some cases hospital infrastructure does not allow for this’Mon Sept 20 2021 - 21:50
Zappone turns down invitation to appear before committee to discuss envoy roleTaoiseach says former minister is a ‘private citizen’ as he seeks to draw line under the matterMon Sept 20 2021 - 20:48
Minister wrote to Coalition leaders after live events reopening ‘unnecessarily stalled’Catherine Martin said she could not stand by as entertainment sector treated with ‘inequity’Wed Sept 15 2021 - 19:01
Government vows to deliver 300,000 housing units by 2030Housing plan targeting social, affordable and cost-rental homes broadly welcomedFri Sept 03 2021 - 03:58
Goings-on in Fine Gael suggest old rivalries, like old habits, die hardVaradkar’s decision to publish texts on Zappone debacle raised pressure on CoveneyFri Sept 03 2021 - 02:00
Coveney may be in breach of FoI Act, says Labour’s Brendan Howlin‘You cannot erase history,’ states former Labour minister and architect of legislationFri Sept 03 2021 - 00:58
Taoiseach criticises ‘melodrama’ over Zappone envoy appointmentTánaiste denies Zappone lobbied him about UN special envoy role in text messageThu Sept 02 2021 - 21:00
People overreacting to Zappone story, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin says circumstances are very different to those in which Cowan was sackedThu Sept 02 2021 - 18:32
Housing for All plan: Taoiseach wants to ‘end homelessness’ by 2030Coalition commits €4 billion per year to build social and affordable housingThu Sept 02 2021 - 17:28
Coveney says his phone was used to send messages to EU foreign ministers after it was ‘compromised’ last yearTánaiste apologises for failure to release texts as Cowen says Taoiseach needs to act as Zappone controversy continuesThu Sept 02 2021 - 14:21
Government to press ahead with plans to provide bonus to frontline workersVaradkar has said it is not just healthcare workers ‘who have put their shoulders to the wheel when it comes to the pandemic’Wed Sept 01 2021 - 21:34
Reopening to see most Covid curbs lifted by October 22ndTaoiseach announces shift from restrictions to ‘judgment and responsibility’Wed Sept 01 2021 - 07:20
Less public-facing role ahead for Nphet, Tánaiste saysVaradkar says team to move from emergency to ‘mainstream surveillance function’Tue Aug 31 2021 - 21:24
Brian Leddin will not be sanctioned by Green Party over comment about female councillorTD apologised at the weekend for ‘inappropriate’ remark in WhatsApp groupTue Aug 31 2021 - 20:16
Zappone did not lobby for special envoy job, Coveney to tell OireachtasMinister for Foreign Affairs will say it was his decision to offer position to former TDTue Aug 31 2021 - 10:30
Reopening plan: Workplaces to return from September 20th as almost all curbs lifted by October 22ndCabinet agrees to larger crowds to be permitted at sporting and cultural eventsTue Aug 31 2021 - 05:00
Go-ahead likely for live events from start of next weekPlan is for indoor venues to use up to 60% of capacity for attendance by fully vaccinatedTue Aug 31 2021 - 00:01
Almost all Covid-19 restrictions to be lifted by October 22nd under Government planReturn to office work scheduled for September 20th and role of Nphet is due to be scaled backMon Aug 30 2021 - 22:49
Nphet to be ‘scaled back significantly’ from October 22ndHolohan urges ‘caution’ on after-school activities as reopening of society gathers paceMon Aug 30 2021 - 22:43
Coveney to answer questions on Zappone appointment processOireachtas committee will discuss controversy and also the situation in AfghanistanMon Aug 30 2021 - 20:25
Green Party has ‘no space for demeaning’ comments’, Ryan says after TD’s apologyLimerick City TD Brian Leddin described female councillor as ‘unhinged’ in private WhatsApp groupMon Aug 30 2021 - 16:26
Some vaccine wastage inevitable, HSE tells pharmacistsHSE responds to requests for surplus vaccines to be sent to countries in needFri Aug 27 2021 - 19:12
Minister warns delay to easing restrictions on live events would be ‘unacceptable’State’s public health team cautions that high threshold will have to be met before rules liftedFri Aug 27 2021 - 01:00
Number of Covid-19 patients in ICU highest since early April - HolohanOver 90% of over-16s must be vaccinated before restrictions are eased, Nphet saysThu Aug 26 2021 - 17:37
Vacant property tax likely under Housing For All proposalsHouse crisis plans include downsizing stamp duty discount and Fair Deal rent breakThu Aug 26 2021 - 04:35
Coronavirus restrictions likely to remain until OctoberMost over-16s must be vaccinated for Nphet to consider further easing of restrictions, say Coalition sourcesThu Aug 26 2021 - 01:00
Watchdog to examine spending on new National Maternity HospitalSpecial report may be carried out after audit is completed later this year, C&AG saysWed Aug 25 2021 - 06:31
Zappone job would have required up to 30 days’ work for first six monthsSpecial envoy role would have required two or three visits to other countries in first yearMon Aug 23 2021 - 06:00
Cabinet to proceed with reopening plans in autumn and winter despite rising Covid-19 casesCabinet to meet on Friday to finalise comprehensive plan with set timelinesMon Aug 23 2021 - 01:00
Window of opportunity to get 34 Irish citizens out of Afghanistan is closing, Coveney saysCoveney says he hopes to get the remaining Irish citizens out in the coming daysSun Aug 22 2021 - 13:58
Pharmacists in vaccination centres warn of doses going to wasteLetter tells Taoiseach of failed attempt to donate unused stock to other waiting listsSat Aug 21 2021 - 03:30
Later than expected Delta peak threatens events sector reopeningInfection levels raise concerns over reopening of live entertainment sectorThu Aug 19 2021 - 01:00
Live events: Ministers failed to agree to proposed reopening date, says Catherine MartinMinister for Culture tells industry stakeholders she expressed ‘deep concern’ to colleaguesWed Aug 18 2021 - 18:48
Politicians to push for abortion law changes as part of reviewAnti-abortion TDs to advocate for retention of three-day wait and 12-week limit of accessTue Aug 17 2021 - 19:35
Expert to review abortion laws three years after referendumTotal of 6,577 abortions last year represents slight decline on first year of service in 2019Tue Aug 17 2021 - 01:00
