Government has not published risk assessment since 2024 despite rising global tensions
Most recent risk assessment was published in September 2024 ‘and remains valid today’, says Taoiseach
Department of the Taoiseach
Migration system needs reform to effectively sustain workforce and public services – report
Potential for abuse of educational visas seen as an area of concern as is lack of infrastructure to enable new arrivals integrate
Technology watchdogs warn Government they are under-resourced in face of growing workload
Budget strain ‘undermines State’s crucial role’ enforcing EU tech and data regulations
Northern Bank robbery ‘symptom’ of IRA criminality, Ahern told Adams
Taoiseach expressed anger at 2004 raid, carried out while Sinn Féin continued negotiations with British and Irish governments
Plan to boost State’s competitiveness aims to cut regulation for SMEs
Another priority is establishing an AI office to ensure State captures the opportunities the technology presents
Sex abuse in schools: State accused of ignoring its liability for redress
Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issue
Ireland U-turns to oppose EU pharma reforms after intense lobbying
Pharmaceutical companies stepped up blitz to push Government to back industry position, lobbying logs show
Officials warned of ‘uncertainty’ in housing completions outlook
Internal Department of Housing report set out 10 selected 2024 forecasts, with all but two below 40,000
Nama chief is Government’s preferred option for ‘housing tsar’
New role will head up the Strategic Housing Activation Office, which is being established in the Department of the Taoiseach in the coming weeks
National Security Analysis Centre will no longer be a standalone agency under restructuring
Intelligence clearing house for government is to be wound down as an independent body and folded into a national security secretariat
Land deal inquiry costs Department of the Taoiseach and Nama €14.4m
Inquiry concluded agency had got the best price for €1.6 billion Project Eagle lands
Ireland’s risk-averse civil service cannot speed up delivery of the things we need most
We are going to have to decarbonise and dampen down current spending to avoid overheating the economy
Potential for serious damage to Irish economy as Trump reshapes trade, Ministers warned
Stark warning from officials comes as all parties make expansive spending pledges ahead of election
Moriarty tribunal pays Collery legal costs 17 years after finding he lied under oath
‘Arrangements continue’ for ‘full and final wind-down’ of tribunal established 27 years ago, says Department of the Taoiseach
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