Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Labour and Regional Independent group to decide on pursuing negotiations with two outgoing ruling parties

Fianna Fáil particularly keen on enticing Labour into a coalition rather than Independents, while main two negotiating parties have differing views on issues including VAT reform, new departments and overhaul of the Department of Public Expenditure

Former taoiseach urged doctors not to ‘sell themselves short’ in pay negotiations with the government

Labour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers fees

The final cost of living package will now come in at just shy of €2 billion, well in excess of the €1.5bn expected

When under attack for the Children’s Hospital fiasco, Paschal Donohoe takes flak for Simon Harris - who is in New York - and pulls the word ‘learnings’ from the first aid box

Dublin City returning officer says almost full employment in Ireland means recruitment is ‘becoming more challenging’

The worst of all worlds would be a Department of Infrastructure which takes years to assemble but is several pistons short of being a full engine

Department of Enterprise and Employment and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform urged to re-engage in dispute over adjudicating officers

Reassignment of former CHI chief Eilísh Hardiman to new position as strategic programme director in April followed ‘mediation process’, documents indicate

New legislation on retirement age for uniformed State employees to be commenced on Monday by Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe

Department of Public Expenditure noted efforts to recruit project director at lower salary failed to yield candidate of sufficient calibre to manage likely ‘largest-ever public investment project in the history of the State’

It’s understood that the Coalition is to examine improvements to the existing collection system to deliver an increased level of funding being gathered

Finishing touches to agreement in process of being nailed down by Department of Public Expenditure and Department of Arts and Media

Rachel Kenny got severance after it was found she had ‘no case to answer’ in relation to conflict of interest claims

High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talent

Paper published by Department of Public Expenditure says subsidies of up to €100,000 available, and says further consideration needed on how better to target supports so State funds are maximised

Report by Department of Public Expenditure says under strategic housing development initiative judicial review process may have been acting as ‘pseudo-appeals mechanism’

Tusla’s chief executive gave evidence in High Court in reviews of cases of five children who cannot get into special care because of shortage of places

Minister for Finance spends as much time on the sidelines as he can watching his children’s sporting exploits