Simon Carswell

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar defended the use of a legal strategy aimed at containing the State’s potential liability on private nursing home charges describing it as ‘legitimate’ in the Dáil

Whistleblower’s disclosure raised questions around how successive ministers signed off on a strategy to manage legal claims from public seeking refunds for long-term care over 30 years

Department of Health official Shane Corr told Taoiseach in an email three years ago that long-stay refunds were being put ‘out of reach’ of older people

New ESRI research finds mothers in Republic face ‘starker choice’ between full-time employment and not working

Review group led by Department of Justice and Revenue Commissioner to look at whether there is a ‘more efficient and cost effective system of debt collection’

Sinn Féin and Labour want facts established around State’s legal strategy since 2011 to limit refunds of nursing home fees charged to public patients over 30-year period

Businessman’s resignation from inner city project sparks concern that others in private sector will ‘run a mile’ from public service

The State’s largest private health insurer said it would increase prices by an average 4.8% across its health insurance plans due to increased demand for healthcare and rising costs

Corrandulla Nursing Home, which has been owned and run by the Hayden family for more than three decades, will close with the loss of 21 beds

Businessman said to be ‘shell-shocked’ over Donohoe posters controversy

An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha is recruiting a consultancy to review the organisation and its adjudication rules following alleged competition-fixing

Personal insolvency arrangements approved for Graham and Bernie Canning who owned pubs in Dublin and Meath and later ran food businesses

Former Fine Gael TD says she was treated badly by her party leader over her personal injuries claim

Department of Public Expenditure warns 2023 housing target will be ‘challenging’ to achieve due to high construction costs and rising interest rates

Minister for Culture says reforms in wake of alleged competition fixing must ensure competitors are treated fairly