Martin Wall

Martin Wall

Public Policy Correspondent

Martin Wall is Public Policy Correspondent of The Irish Times. He is the former Washington Correspondent and Industry Correspondent and has written and broadcast extensively on industrial relations, particularly public-service reform. He has also extensively covered developments in the health service over the past 25 years.

Independent review ordered into €36m railway IT system amid concerns of cost overruns

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien expresses ‘dissatisfaction at the rate of progress’ on project

New Irish Rail IT system is ‘a slowly developing shambles’, says Dáil committee chairman

Over €31m spent on rail traffic management system initially expected to cost €19.5m, with no delivery as yet

Three hospitals face total funding gap of more than €120m, Oireachtas committee hears

Mater hospital says it faced possible insolvency and considered cost-cutting moves including closing wards

Ireland considers designating private offshore wind facilities as critical infrastructure

Jack Chambers tells Oireachtas committee engagement on this issue is under way within Government

Irish Rail board voices concerns over €36m IT project

National Transport Authority also indicated likely cost overrun to Dáil committee regarding train management system

St Vincent’s hospital has not signed deal with HSE as it ‘has not received enough money’

Mater hospital to tell Dáil Public Accounts Committee it has an accumulated deficit of almost €50m

Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration body

Former Department of Health head expected to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday

Robert Watt expected to be named head of new Dublin city centre regeneration authority

Former top civil servant’s €297,000 Department of Health salary was subject of controversy after initial appointment

Dublin apartment builds up 13% but 40,000 units granted planning not ‘activated’, data shows

‘This uplift signals that permissions granted in recent years are increasingly moving into the build phase,’ Government says

Penalties of more than €17m imposed on bus, rail, Luas operators for missing targets

Department of Transport tells Dáil committee passenger numbers are continuing to surge and punctuality is improving

Samantha Barry profile: The Cork woman who went from RTÉ to highest level of US publishing

Cork native is stepping down as editor of Glamour, as publishing giant Condé Nast announces shift in business strategy

Gas company seeks to cut off supply to school that owes thousands in arrears, PAC hears

Some principals and teachers going to work two hours early to ‘mop out schools when it rains’

Peak student numbers in schools reached last year, Dáil committee to hear

Department of Education to say its capital funding is on ‘a more steady and sustainable footing’

More than 1,300 who left direct provision in last two years sought emergency accommodation

Report indicated figures did not include households that presented to services due to a grant of family reunification

Report on claims about improper use of public money at State-funded body sent to gardaí

Department says investigation commissioned by Skillnet Ireland experienced significant constraints due to persistent lack of co-operation

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