Government Ministers could owe thousands of euro to State over pension payment issues
‘Serious and systemic’ issues at payroll office will see 13,000 retired civil servants checked
Jack Chambers
More than 150 staff at airport operator Daa earned over €150,000 last year, with one receiving over €450,000
Chief executive of State-owned firm is not company’s highest-paid employee
ESB board had ‘significant concern’ that €318,000 salary was not sufficient for chief executive post
Department of Environment told top-level pay review group ESB chief executive role should be competitively remunerated
Ireland cannot base its economic strategy on the ‘Taco’ theory – Trump Always Chickens Out
On paper, Ireland’s economic boom is about to get boomier. In reality, this is a classic once-off boost which will reverse, and sooner rather than later
‘We do not need a housing tsar,’ top civil servant Graham Doyle tells property conference
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers insists plans to appoint head of Housing Activation Office will go ahead
Arts Council takes legal action against contractors in €6.7m IT project
Fury erupted in Government in February when it emerged the council had scrapped plans for a programme joining five existing systems
Thinking of investing? The good news is that it has got easier
The arrival of Royal London and several online players with more transparent charging structures is shaking up the market, and hopefully much-needed taxation changes will accelerate change
Chambers refused to back open-ended RTÉ redundancy scheme, documents show
Department of Public Expenditure set out several conditions for voluntary exits at broadcaster
AI in Irish civil service: Major differences in how Government departments approach issue, survey shows
Some embracing artificial intelligence and others avoiding its use, at least for now
Fiscal hawks seek to terminate ‘once-off’ cost-of-living payments
A war over fiscal priorities will rage behind closed doors for the next five months until the budget is delivered in October
Is the State about to miss another EV target?
Mobility Partnership Ireland says ‘more ambition’ is needed to hit electric car charging targets
Artificial intelligence already in use in many parts of public service as guidelines are announced
Minister Jack Chambers told launch event how AI can ‘radically improve’ efficiency and effectiveness
Review under way into DAA’s international duty free and consulting operations
CEO Kenny Jacobs dismisses sale option for subsidiaries Aer Rianta International and DAA International
‘Luke’s law’ should be created to ban sharing of videos of people ‘in their final moments’
TD warns that ‘sheer power of social media has destroyed social conscience’
Consultants diverted public patients to private companies, earning €14.2 million in a year, Dáil told
Minister says detailed survey underway of all ‘insourcing’ across HSE
Learner drivers paying for internet ‘bots’ to ‘game’ driving test application system
Move follows jump in average waiting times from 24.1 weeks to 26.9 in last three weeks
Bosses of commercial State bodies in line for huge pay rises following remuneration report
Bosses of commercial State bodies in line for huge pay rises following remuneration report
Meta introducing service to protect public figures from fake ads
Tech giant will use facial recognition technology to help detect and prevent scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Housing crisis: Proposals to boost LDA’s remit under consideration to boost housing output
Government considering steps to allow Land Development Agency to build more private housing at its projects
RTÉ’s €62m redundancy plan subject to annual targets
Government has approved €15m for this year to finance voluntary redundancy programme, which is now open
Approval of RTÉ redundancy offer still leaves station facing bigger challenges
RTÉ faces issues of ageing audience for its linear video and audio services, and mass defection to streaming and social-media platforms by younger viewers
Jack Chambers says his views have ‘evolved’ after criticising housing objections similar to those he himself made
Minister criticised objections to developments that undermine ‘character’ – but once described a plan as ‘out of context’ in own submission
Jack Chambers criticises people who object to housing on basis it affects their ‘area’s character’
Minister outlines plan for taskforce to tackle ‘some of the slowest systems of delivery’ in world
More than 50,000 staff now employed in Civil Service
New figures show number of civil servants has increased by about 16,000 in last decade
Major office block developer complained to Government about work-from-home strategies
Clancourt told Minister for Finance Jack Chambers employers had complained about ‘significant’ cost of amenities to get staff back to office
Why are most new housing schemes in Dublin city so terrible?
Jack Chambers recently had a pop at those who object to developments for aesthetic reasons - but good design should always be the starting point
Government planning reforms to tackle regulatory barriers
Jack Chambers to bring in sectoral experts who can identify blockages and barriers to infrastructure delivery
State takes in €23.6bn in first quarter tax revenues amid warning on hit to employment from US tariffs
Workers paid €8.2 billion in income tax during the three month period, up 3.6% on 2024
Chambers denies Occupied Territories Bill to be ‘shelved’ to appease US
Drafting work is continuing on Bill so that it is compliant with European and national law, Minister says
Irish pharma exports to US projected to halve over five years in event of trade war
Cabinet to be briefed on potential impact of US tariffs on the EU
Cuts in State spending not on table in tariff ‘war gaming’, Chambers says
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said ‘engagement is key’ to dealing with the looming imposition of US tariffs
More than 3,300 obsolete laws from 19th century set to be repealed
Laws include proclamations on beatings with sticks and nettles, breaking eggs and an order banning a Daniel O’Connell rally
How official Ireland is preparing for a possible US-EU trade war
The working assumption had been that Trump would use the threat of tariffs to get people around the table, but that has changed
Legislative pantomime to fix penalty points loophole is not as absurd as it seems
Government has no record of number of ancillary disqualifications given in lieu of penalty points
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