Public may be subsidising concerts and sports events due to Garda undercharging for policing
Force recoups money from organisers at €45 per hour for each member deployed, but this does not include overtime and allowances
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State-funded Ukrainian hotel accommodation to be wound down over next 12 months
EU has accommodated almost five million people under the Temporary Protection Directive since Russia’s invasion
Ipas head questions claims large numbers are going from direct provision to homelessness
John Harding said ‘vast majority’ of those leaving Ipas accomodation have not needed homeless services
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
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
This autumn could see the return of remote learning. We need to start planning for it now
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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
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’
Company law enforcer spends €334,000 on employment case
State agency sought to have Workplace Relations Commission hearing in private, letter shows
Calls for fisheries agency to repay €60K spent on training before PAC appearance
Public body spending public money to prepare for hearing ‘ludicrous’, TD says
Independent consultant hired by corporate watchdog was recommended by its CEO
Ian Drennan ‘suggested’ Yvonne Clancy for role tackling ‘toxic’ workplace
Cash missing from Garda stations, mortgage approvals and Israeli forces in southern Lebanon
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More than a dozen cases of money going missing from Garda stations, Dáil committee told
One investigation relating to sum of €1,100 resulted in criminal proceedings against a garda
‘Serious allegations’ over former taoiseach putting pressure on fisheries agency, PAC hears
Proposed severance deal for ex-Inland Fisheries Ireland chief also raised at Dáil Public Accounts Committee
Children’s Health Ireland accepted €30,000 from concession holder for staff Christmas party
Office of Public Works expected to warn that Ireland must be ready for increased flooding arising from climate change
Budget of €2.2m for cancelled student grant IT project not ‘in any way’ realistic, department says
Project incurred costs of €6.4 million by end of 2024 while still in initiation phase
Claims of fraud and blackmail at State fisheries body brings infighting into the public
Claims of fraud and blackmail surfaced at an employment dispute this week bringing infighting at Inland Fisheries Ireland into public
Iran war adds to delays in disposal of MV Matthew
Revenue Commissioners chair told PAC, ‘We are very hopeful that we are getting closer to the end game’
Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice
More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest
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
More than 150 child asylum claims were ruled ineligible, Tusla figures reveal
A total of 86 people in 2025 and 67 in 2024 were referred back to the Department of Justice International Protection Office
Unsigned allegations about fisheries agency referred to gardaí by TDs
Letter purported to be written by someone close to the board of troubled State agency
Cost of providing accommodation to people fleeing Ukraine war reduces by more than half
Public Accounts Committee to hear funding of over €600m allocated in 2026 compared with about €1.4bn in 2024
Planned location of National Children’s Science Centre ‘doesn’t make any sense’ says Explorium boss
Planned location of National Children’s Science Centre ‘doesn’t make any sense’ says Explorium boss
Flood defence funding may have to be cut to pay for children’s science centre, OPW warns
Building for national facility, which could cost up to €70m, must be provided by end of 2029 under arbitrator’s finding
Group behind planned children’s science centre says it would raise €25m for fit-out
Report last year suggested it could cost €70m to develop the long-planned facility beside Dublin’s National Concert Hall
Design process on €700,000 Mount Merrion Park steps ‘could have been improved’
National Transport Authority carries out review on project that cost €500,000 more than estimate
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Ireland seems fated to keep enduring the ‘National Children’s Hospital effect'
Nearly €14m for flood warning service not spent, Dáil group hears
‘Scandalous’ that cash returned to exchequer, says Public Accounts Committee chairman
What’s so complex about introducing contactless payment for public transport in Ireland?
It will probably be another two years before we can pay with our bank cards on buses, trains and the Luas
New contactless payment system for public transport may cost up to €270m
Project, known as next-generation ticketing for buses, trains and Luas, will not be completed until mid-2028
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