Dáil speaking rights: FF/FG use committee majority to push through change
Opposition describe talks as a ‘sham’ as row is set to return to Dáil for vote
Government will use research on four other parliaments to justify changes to Dáil speaking rights
Government and Opposition whips each insist they will not back down ahead of crunch meeting
Nuclear accident in UK or Europe could significantly contaminate food in Ireland, EPA told Government
Emergency briefing prepared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine estimated economic cost at €4 billion
Opposition to block formation of Oireachtas committees if Dáil speaking row not resolved
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has cleared all other items from the agenda of Wednesday’s meeting in bid to end the dispute
Republic eyes chance to host grand summit on future of Europe
Agreement to be sought from Cabinet for State to host forum for political and strategic discussions
Arts Council spent more than €9m on consultants since 2019
Differences emerge between council and department over timing of warning about botched IT project
Who’s who in the controversy over Arts Council spending?
Extent of losses from failed IT project only disclosed last summer, statement from Catherine Martin suggests
Arts Council may need €1.5m more to replace grants system after €5.3m failure
New grant system was part of original scope of upgrade
Five Sinn Féin TDs write to Tánaiste demanding Dáil statement on Senator Martin Conway
Five female politicians ask Simon Harris to explain why Senator Conway paid €10,000 to charity after allegedly acting inappropriately to female colleague
Arts Council controversy: Review ordered after €6.7m spent on abandoned IT system project
Arts Council says project delivered was ‘not fit for purpose’
Number of public servants set to exceed 400,000 this year
Pay bill expected to rise to almost €33bn this year, with two-thirds going into health and education sectors
Taoiseach signals major policy shift on housing with possible end to rent pressure zones and more reliance on private sector
Micheál Martin has said the State needs to ‘pivot’ to encourage more private investment in the housing market
538 public servants are on career breaks. One has lasted 12 years
At least 50 employees of Government departments and their agencies on career break for five years or more
Taoiseach signals possible end to Rent Pressure Zones by end of year
Micheál Martin argues that private investment needs a stable environment to increase housing numbers
UAE extradition treaty targeting Kinahan cartel should be in force by ‘end of February’
Bilateral treaty with UAE signed by Helen McEntee in October, but arrangement not yet in place