Planning minister Peter Burke says regulatory control to become operational by early 2023

Shireen Abu Akleh: Israeli government must ensure ‘swift accountability’ over killing

Unfair pay ‘led to a chronic retention and recruitment crisis’ in profession – Doherty

Policy briefing paper says safeguarding concerns raised by the voluntary sector

Tánaiste defends new scheme after being asked whether developers lobbied for it

‘People are feeling the pinch and it’s more than a pinch, a lot of people are struggling,’ Leo Varadkar says

Minister plays down suggestions the Government had been weakened

Parents unable to place twins in special school despite autism and learning difficulties

Calls to scrap scheme that could see developers secure funds up to €144,000 for each apartment

Coalition abstained on Sinn Féin motion calling for hospital to be built on land owned by State

Coalition TD says she wants to ‘formally register objection’ in wake of Cabinet approval

‘Height of hypocricy’ for Government not to oppose motion as it ‘rammed through a Cabinet decision’

‘This is the wrong decision,’ Sinn Féin say as National Maternity Hospital relocation approved

Amnesty group says victims’ rights are being dismissed in favour of protecting perpetrators

CPO would end co-operation on National Maternity Hospital, Minister warns

Tánaiste says 10,000 new social homes will be added to housing stock this year

Tánaiste says CPO of site could cost tens of millions extra and lead to further delay

Helen McEntee tells Dáil she is committed to reforming defamation law

Taoiseach says Government not satisfied with level of litigation taken against planing body

‘It is ownership,’ said the Taoiseach following questions from Mary Lou McDonald

The Passport Service is expecting about 1.4 million applications this year

Facility will open again once security issues assessed and resolved, says Minister

Croí Cónaithe plan ‘chronic waste of taxpayer’s money at best’, says SF housing spokesman

Paul Hyde stood aside from role amid investigations into alleged conflicts of interest

Paul Hyde stood aside from role amid investigations into alleged conflicts of interest

Commemorative gathering claims to be focused on relatives lost in WWII

‘The new maternity hospital should be 100% separate from any religious order’

Regulations will have to be introduced in the autumn for smokey coal, Minister tells Dáil

Possible extra Oireachtas committee meeting on Thursday may feature Peter Boylan

Much of refugee accommodation being provided ‘not perfect’, O’Gorman tells Dáil

Green Party leader says legal structures show there will not be religious interference

Martin says ‘conspiracy theories’ flying about proposed move from Holles Street to Elm Park

Need for State to be ‘proactive’ in terms of future appointments, says Andrews

Surge caused by supplier failing to read meter for past 24 months, TD says

State had to ‘short-circuit processes’ so that people were fed and sheltered, Minister says

Motion sought to scrap ban on turf sales and cancel carbon tax increases

Opposition proposal also sought to reduce the cost of home heating fuels

Housing for All policy characterised as ineffective, but Taoiseach stages robust defence

Proposed regulations to ban sale of turf from September caused furore within FF and FG

Regulator summons bank chiefs to meeting over KBC and Ulster Bank account transfers

‘Dangerous level of unprovoked and gratuitous violence” being perpetrated against people who are socialising

Pursuit of Robert Watt has touch of ‘witch hunt’ about it, warns Taoiseach

Robust meeting with Green Party leader calms risk of Coalition rift

Ukrainian national anthem is sung at the end of the sermon

Protesters say if Ireland had better and more reliable public transport there would be less cars on the road

Booster vaccine uptake is highest in the 65 years and over age group at 94 per cent

‘Open-door policy’ in Ireland for people of Ukraine and their pets – Minister for Agriculture

Board issues clarifying statement following release of Robert Watt briefing note on issue

Events to mark centenary of Four Courts occupation and Irish Free State Constitution

Change announced last month as part of a reform of the Leaving Cert from 2024

Committee considers legislation to allow military police take and use DNA samples

Fewer women than men dropping out, with rates across third-level system improving

Taoiseach says the assemblies will allow ‘everyday people’ to make ‘real contribution’

CMO also reveals own role in development of his new academic job

Michael Collins tells Dáil that in some cases infants cannot get passport for 40 days

Tánaiste asserts VAT cut on energy is not currently possible amid SF criticism

Varadkar says it would have been ‘far preferable’ if details were released from outset

Emissions ceilings to be decided for economic sectors once budgets come into effect

Independent TD Marc MacSharry made comments following interview by Minister

Louth TD says people do not regret helping but face rising costs with no State support

Yury Filatov and embassy have acted as ‘unapologetic propagandists’, says McDonald

Homes are being petrol bombed and threats issued by gangs on social media, says TD

Ukrainian president says Russia using hunger as a weapon against ‘ordinary people’

Darragh O’Brien and Opposition TDs debate Electoral Reform Bill 2022 in the Dáil

Chief Medical Officer’s secondment to TCD criticised in Dáil as ‘evidence of a cosy cartel’

Tánaiste notes changes to healthcare, childcare, transport and housing costs as possible solutions

Colm Brophy says 3.6% of world’s population live outside their countries of birth

State’s response to housing Ukrainian refugees will ‘get more challenging’

Bill proposed by People Before Profit seeks to insert military neutrality into Constitution

Bill for refugee accommodation, health and education may hit €1.7bn for 2022

‘Without action, low- and middle-income households face squeeze,’ says Sinn Féin leader

Russian embassy rejects asssertion that activities of staff ‘not in accordance with international standards’

Taoiseach indicates Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton to tackle problem

Fake chocolate bars may be unsafe to eat due to production concerns, FSAI says

Staff training coupled with high volume of passengers impacting waiting times

President among mourners at funeral of UN representative, who died suddenly last week

Proposal would make social media firms more accountable for users’ posts

More staff to be employed at Passport Office as system comes under pressure

TD tells Dáil of personal experience as House debates assisted reproduction Bill

Coveney says proposed immigration changes not yet finalised as far as Dublin is concerned

SF leader says Government should do more to ‘cushion people’ from rise in cost of living

Bill requires further consideration as to how it interacts with other legislation, says Minister

Recruits often ‘come through Department of Foreign Affairs ranks’, says Malcolm Byrne

There are many other demands for funding, says Varadkar in response to Sinn Féin

Mandatory mask-wearing should be reintroduced, Prof Luke O’Neill and INMO say

Increase of hip and groin pain in those playing in recent times compared to players in 1970s and 1980s

CSO calls on residents and management companies to allow enumerators to enter

Journalist shot dead in Derry in 2019

‘I’ve many friends and colleagues who have died so the world can be better informed,’ Irish journalist wrote

‘He just never stopped being astonishing with how brave he was,’ says former Dublin classmate

Minister for Foreign Affairs says he is in discussion with EU counterparts in relation to Russia’s diplomatic presence

Representations made to Minister for Justice to alter working scheme for exposed workers

Up to six million people seeking to escape war could arrive into EU, Coveney tells Dáil

Providers say much of the petrol and diesel being sold bought before excise duty cut

Teenager (13) stabbed in City Quay area less than two weeks ago, Dáil hears

McDonald says financial resolution has to get petrol and diesel down to €1.75 per litre

Proposed Bill ‘the flimsiest piece of workers’ rights legislation brought before Dáil’

Taoiseach says Government is ‘serious about further reducing the gender pay gap’

Minister for Housing recently said he had received advice from Attorney General on issue

McDonald says measures need to be introduced now ‘as a matter of urgency’