Forgers sold bogus security guard training course documents, regulator says
Private Security Authority tells Oireachtas committee it revoked more than 350 licences provided to people to work as security guards
Public Accounts Committee
Regulator last year recommended that Government should give RTÉ additional €35m in 2027
Figures appear in documents sent to Oireachtas committee in advance of broadcaster’s appearance
Liberty Recycling: Fine Gael asks PAC chair to summon Charities Regulator and others
Charity is under Garda investigation for alleged money laundering
Hospital insurance write-offs: tackling administrative challenges requires proper resourcing
Expecting overstretched consultants to prioritise paperwork over patient care is unethical, inefficient and inappropriate
‘Astonishing’: RSA spent €30m on media campaigns since 2023
Social Democrats want agency to be invited before Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee for questioning
Actually, someone is to blame for the €125m in insurance claims written off by hospitals: consultants
Failure to do the necessary paperwork is the biggest reason insurance claims are not filed in time
The Irish Times view on free school meals: some improvement necessary
The scheme is of most value for children from disadvantaged backgrounds
Minister for Health says onus on everyone to ensure private care bills paid by insurers
Public Accounts Committee told €125m of insurance claims written off over four years in HSE hospitals
Government wants HSE to cap hospital parking fee at €10 a day
Minister tells Dáil committee that health service will carry out new national review of charges
Irish health service exceeded agency staff budget by over €250m
Employees hired via agencies can cost about 40 per cent more than directly employed staff, HSE tells PAC
Uisce Éireann pays performance-related bonus to 97% of staff
Water utility’s leadership stand behind ‘tried and trusted’ approach under TDs’ scrutiny
Improving water system to cost €50bn, Uisce Éireann tells Oireachtas group
Piping water from river Shannon to capital and Greater Dublin Drainage Project generational initiatives of national importance
OPW to assess implications of withdrawing from proposed National Children’s Science Centre
Minister to meet charity behind plans in a bid to identify a way forward for the project while minimising cost to the State
I have paid my TV licence long after I needed to. But RTÉ is testing my patience
When it comes to RTÉ, we are paying, we are the product and it has the platform to advocate for itself
Income from ‘broken’ television licence fee down €5.7m in first nine months
Projected 715,401 television licences to be sold for the year likely to generate about €114.46m, down €8.5m on last year
HSE deducted €100,000 from autism charity after governance concerns raised
Autism a Chara, which previously traded as Autism Initiatives Ireland, provides specialist care and support for adults with autism
Donald Trump’s visit forecast to cost Garda up to €30m
Operation for US president’s visit in September was entirely publicly funded, Garda chief tells PAC
New Garda spending rules to follow booking of nearly €250k worth of unused hotel rooms
Garda chief Justin Kelly to tell Committee of Public Accounts about lessons learned regarding big events
Tusla in breach of High Court special care direction again over capacity issues
Retention remains a problem in units where 10 staff members per child can be required
State paid millions to asylum seeker housing firms after cancelling contracts
‘No value’ secured from deals which represented ‘substantial loss to the taxpayers’
Additional cost-saving measures would significantly impact frontline services, Tusla warns
Child and family agency says financial management cannot be considered separately from the realities of delivering services
Government to authorise new funding as €700m agreed in April runs out
Ministers told no longer sufficient funds to pay for measures agreed by Ministers over recent months
Financial deficit in health service could hit €1bn, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears
Scrapping private practice in public hospitals to cost HSE €140m
Health service to have ‘significant deficit’ at end of year, HSE to tell PAC
Gap between funded service levels and real cost of delivery now ‘increasingly structural’, TDs to hear
Defence Forces armoured vehicles went years without use
One vehicle was driven for just 2,100km over 14-year life but ran up more than €220,000 in maintenance and repair costs during that time
Deportation flights: How much do they cost, how do they work and why have they ramped up?
Sunday’s flight saw 43 Georgian nationals deported as numbers climb to multiples of former levels
Soldiers’ rations cut, naval radar plan paused as Defence Forces ordered to save millions
Military sources say ‘all spending’ paused barring something that could prevent a ship going to sea
Case involving Corporate Enforcement Authority at WRC cost €385,000
Ministerial sanction provided in July to an agreement which saw proceedings withdrawn, Public Accounts Committee is told
Permits revoked for more than 350 people to work as security guards
Regulator concludes proof of training provided to underpin application for licence fraudulent
How will Irish Rail keep trains running after firing company behind new signalling system?
Irish Rail, having fired Indra, wants to directly award contract to Siemens Mobility
Government levy will impact funding for Uisce Éireann, IDA, Fáilte Ireland
Department of Defence says levy to offset education overspend will put ‘significant’ pressure on military transformation programme
Safety of gardaí abroad part of reason for State chartering return deportation flights
Public Accounts Committee is told more than €3m spent so far under a contract to transport people from Ireland
Dispute over failed Irish Rail IT project could end up in court
Delays introducing system by Spanish IT multinational Indra Sistemas leaves train operator holding €50m write-down
PAC chair criticises Oireachtas authorities over €13.5m TV coverage tender
John Brady says ‘blind eye’ turned to workers who rely on social welfare when parliament in recess
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