Noonan says it appears Paul Kiely should pay back €740,000 retirement package

Minister says if work experience gets people back to employment it is ‘all for good’

Minister for Social Protection says she was ‘shocked’ by details of CRC payoff

Independent Senator says Minister for Transport should put more services out to tender

Airline sees growing demand and is keen to expand presence here

Deals are expected to lead to the hiring of 95 people

Numbers signing on down 28,000 on last year to leave jobless rate at 12.4%

Taoiseach sounded far from convincing when asked about migrants and women

Taoiseach says fall in Irish bond yields ‘a further endorsement of progress made’

Speaking in Doha, Taoiseach said agency will travel to Ireland this year

Pylons necessary to ‘ensure jobs and investment can be spread across Ireland’

Pre-Celtic Tiger Ireland and Saudi Arabia ‘not that different’, meeting told

Minister says Eirgrid must learn lessons from objections to Gridlink project

Minister defends Bord Gáis Energy sale and is upbeat on renewable target

New measures to increase balance owed by non-compliant home owners by half

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan says being the focus of public discontent comes with the job

Minister for Finance says there should be no more top-ups in voluntary sector

Board chair denies Sean Rainbird’s travel costs to see family ‘a top-up’, PAC hears

Garda Commissioner and Data Protection Commissioner have raised concern over data

Older persons charity says minimum guaranteed payment to leave some on verge of poverty

Supplementary estimate expected to be approved in Dáil tomorrow

State could still face economic ‘shocks’

Italian PM says he will support Government decision to go with or without EU credit line

Fianna Fáil accuses Sinn Féin of using recordings to deflect attention from Disappeared documentary

Gay Byrne says rising road death numbers ‘depressing’

Measures at all local authorities linked to unresolved issues at treatment plant

Details of extra jobs and other good news rolled easily off the Minister’s tongue

Howlin says there will be no changes to pupil-to-teacher ratio at primary or secondary level

Taoiseach tells FG conference State will exit EU-IMF bailout on December 15th

School book rental scheme proposed to soften blow of budget cuts

Taoiseach confident next week’s budget will clear the way for State to tackle debt

Party says Government should return budget deficit 0.1% below troika target

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform indicates he would like to hold talks with teachers over pay deal rejection

Minister says time needed to assess if another referendum will be required

Bruton and Martin make final pitches ahead of moratorium

Four Labour senators failed to show up for a vote

Minister for Jobs says abolition would put focus on chamber elected by all voters

FG minister says Upper House ‘obsolete’ but FF leader says Government killing debate

Minister says budget discussions are continuing

FG says abolition of Seanad would bring State into line with similar countries