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Minister wants to speed up development of social media age verification tool
Pilot project being built by Department of Public Expenditure has no start date, says Patrick O’Donovan
Jack Chambers suggested ban on ‘no foal, no fee’ environmental cases for judicial review
Minister for Public Expenditure sought ‘radical options’ to deal with judicial reviews of planning and infrastructure issues
Minster would have been ‘broadly aware’ letters on SNA numbers were being sent, committee told
Department of Education says communication problems contributed to controversy over staff redeployment plans
Social media firms yet to sign up to age-verification pilot
Lack of agreement likely to raise questions about plans to limit access to such sites for under-16s
Increased diagnoses of autism and ADHD driving rise in SNAs but budget falls short of demand
SNA review comes against the backdrop of spending overruns, with Department of Education needing a €567m bailout last year
‘Enormous distress’ among current arts income recipients after new scheme announcement
Successor to pilot programme will see 2,000 new eligible artists receive payment of €325 per week for three years
Pensioners from An Post and Eir to protest delays to agreed increases
An Post retirees waiting on 7 per cent increase while those from Eir seeking 2.1 per cent
Ireland’s contributions to Ukraine ‘well below’ aid given by smaller EU states
Internal correspondence from top official acknowledges State has provided comparatively less help to Ukraine than other EU allies
The ‘revolving door’: former government advisers and what they did next
Many high-profile political aides have taken up lucrative post-government careers elsewhere
Minister disbands department’s climate division in move branded ‘reckless’ by Greens
Jack Chambers has moved climate to unit within new infrastructure division
‘Emergency measures’ allow higher pay for psychiatrist reports in bid to stop trial delays
A Central Criminal Court judge had asked a Department of Justice representative to address the court on difficulties engaging psychiatrists
Firefighter overpaying mortgage due to fears over effects of pension gap
Aisling Buffini (35) faces mandatory retirement at 62 but cannot draw full pension until 66 due to reforms made in 2013
Eleven special care beds for at-risk children remain empty, High Court hears
Parents of two youngsters taking proceedings against Tusla, although one child has now been accommodated
The Complex arts centre to close after final meeting proves unsuccessful in finding solution
Lease on facility in privately owned Smithfield building expired at midnight on Wednesday
‘One lifeline left’: Last-minute breakthrough needed to save The Complex arts centre
Government intervention in form of multimillion euro acquisition required to prevent Dublin facility’s closure
Ireland’s EU presidency set to cost State more than €293m
An Garda Síochána allocated €125m which is expected to go towards increased security and operational costs
Future of Dublin arts centre The Complex hangs in the balance amid €7.6m bid for State funds
Petition with more than 15,000 signatures appeals for urgent action to save multi-disciplinary arts space
Donohoe vetoed proposal to borrow €100m for military equipment under EU plan
Department of Defence believed there was agreement at ministerial adviser level for Ireland to seek money under EU loan scheme
We can’t keep objecting to wind farms 10km out to sea if we want Ireland to progress
We need a hard look at what is really necessary and appropriate for critical infrastructure
People objecting to infrastructure projects could be offered damages to avoid delays
Proposed reform of judicial reviews could see ‘flaws addressed retrospectively’
State agencies and departments to be encouraged to take risks in developing major projects
Infrastructural acceleration plan also promises to streamline visa process for construction workers coming to work here
Jack Chambers needs to tackle the culture issues in his own department
Department of Public Expenditure seems to consider procrastination as a virtue. It is penny wise and pound foolish
Large extensions to critical infrastructure ‘should be exempted from seeking planning’
Jack Chambers to outline proposals to Cabinet aimed at speeding up delivery of key projects
Second hospital chief executive salary breaches public pay scale
The Department of Public Expenditure asked the HSE to examine salaries of voluntary hospitals after issue emerged in Limerick
How Ireland plans to speed up the delivery of big projects
Department of Public Expenditure has been criticised over hurdles large projects have had to clear
High Court judge criticises ‘disgraceful’ lack of special care beds for at-risk children
Tusla and government departments are aware of problems yet allow situation to continue, he says
Government seeks emergency planning powers to speed up infrastructure delivery
New procedures to be in place next year after legislation is rushed through Oireachtas
Reform governance code for State bodies, Institute of Directors urges Government
Potential candidates concerned about potential reputational risk involved in State organisation board posts, says group
Government working on plan to use AI and apps to solve public sector issues
Oireachtas committee hears concept being envisaged could ultimately lead to the creation of exportable intellectual property
Ireland’s squeezed middle and stealthy wealthy pick up the tab for wasteful spending
Is it politically sustainable to keep soaking income tax payers? It might have to be
Numerous countries express interest in Government’s basic income for artists pilot scheme
Minister for Culture committed to making the scheme permanent if funding is secured in budget
HSE warns Limerick hospital of ‘significant risk’ if chief executive pay not reduced
Emer Martin and board of St John’s Hospital warned breach of public pay scale could have repercussions for pensions
Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year
DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely
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