Marie O’Halloran

Marie O’Halloran

Parliamentary Correspondent

Marie O’Halloran is Parliamentary Correspondent of The Irish Times

Schools approved for additional SNA care will receive it, junior minister says

Any staff losses will be from September 1st, not ‘now or Easter’, Michael Moynihan says

Detention of children ‘who have done nothing wrong’ should not be legislated for, Dáil hears

TDs criticise International Protection Bill provision to detain children ‘as last resort’

Ireland’s remote working law is ‘an act of fraud against commuters’, Labour TD tells Dáil

Minister rejects Bill to strengthen workers’ rights, says current legislation strikes ‘fair balance’

No legislation being prepared to ban social media access for under-16s, says Government

Coalition plans to consult EU and ‘like-minded countries’ to promote Europe-wide measures that could keep children off social media

Government insists there will be no ‘cliff edge’ for schools facing SNA cuts

Any reduction will be a ‘gradual coming off’, says Minister of State as Coalition faces Opposition’s demands for clarity

Taoiseach pledges to ‘pursue’ issue of Irish components ending up in Russian drones

Labour leader Ivana Bacik highlights ‘alarming revelations’ in Irish Times investigation about use of Irish-made electronics in drones

Review finds 209 children treated by north Kerry Camhs were at risk of potential harm

Taoiseach says there must be ‘accountability from a clinical perspective’

More than 2,000 homes bulk purchased by ‘vulture funds’ since pledge to end practice – Doherty

Minister for Housing insists ‘sustained, practical, effective action’ has been taken to restrict multiple unit sales

Review of SNA allocations paused after backlash from teachers, parents and unions

‘I want to reiterate that there are no cuts to SNA numbers,’ says Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton

All Rotunda options under consideration, says Minister after rejection of extension plan

Clinical needs more important than heritage aspect, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

FG TD urges Government to reduce planned family reunification wait time to one year

International Protection Bill ‘a profound failure of political judgment’, Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke tells Dáil

Harris accused of ‘allowing vulture funds buy up family homes’ despite promise to end practice

Bulk purchase of houses down to 293 last year from high of 675 in 2023, says Tánaiste

Several Irish citizens detained by Ice in US sought official help, says Government

Taoiseach says he will raise concerns about treatment of undocumented Irish with Donald Trump in Washington

No Government protection if building on a floodplain, warns Minister

Expensive defence projects not be extended to new developments, says Kevin Boxer Moran

Primary school forced to close despite warning six months earlier of fire safety problems

Department of Education ‘suddenly very forthcoming once closure happened’

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