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A €336,000 bike shelter: Breaking the cycle of overspending on public projects
Former OPW manager, who examined excessive spending, believes a type of commercial semi-State body could better manage properties
TD’s daughter not allowed make savings investment because of family relationship to him
Anti-money laundering legislation presumes politicians ‘guilty until proven innocent’, Dáil told
‘It didn’t sit right with me’: Government politicians admit to voting No in referendums
‘My gut told me that it wasn’t the right move,’ says Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers
Sinn Féin proposals banning State investment in companies operating in Israeli settlements may be unconstitutional, Minister says
Government privately accused of trying to slow the bill down as bitter row breaks out over procedure
TD visibly upset over mental health service failures as she highlights teenager’s anorexia struggle
It’s hypocritical to talk of women’s achievements when State fails to provide most basic health facilities, says Independent Deputy Verona Murphy
Main banks to appear before Oireachtas committee on deposit rates
Lenders facing pressure to pass on rate increases to savers
Government must insist banks increase deposit interest rates, Oireachtas committee chair says
Chairman of the Oireachtas Finance Committee echoes comments by Simon Harris on ‘laggard banks’ on Sunday
‘A bit of contrition would have been wiser’: Robert Watt and the row that won’t go away
Tensions over Tony Holohan's planned job at TCD were laid bare during a bad-tempered week in Leinster House
Oireachtas committee to seek further hearings on botched Tony Holohan appointment after fractious Watt session
Oireachtas committee members were ‘shocked’ after a fractious session with Department of Health secretary general Robert Watt
Miriam Lord: A jaw-dropping, arrogant performance from Robert Watt – the prince of permanent government
Watt never intended to come across as dismissive, cocky, combative and arrogant at the Oireachtas finance committee but unfortunately for him he did
Robert Watt undergoes committee grilling but what did we learn?
Department of Health secretary general disputed many key findings of report into botched secondment of former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan to TCD
Live: AIB tells Oireachtas committee it offers ‘no special deals for special individuals’ on debt write-off agreements
Finance committee told settlements involving write-offs ‘consistent across the board’ as it questions bank about policy on debt forgiveness in wake of controversy over DJ Carey debt
Government TDs recoil at State’s nursing home legal strategy
John McGuinness says many Government departments have a ‘defend the state at all costs’ approach
Councillor’s home attacked and €7,000 damage caused to van
Kilkenny councillor Eugene McGuinness says intimidation of politicians putting ‘democracy on the line’
Removal of banker pay cap ‘inappropriate’ given ‘significant harm inflicted’
No evidence of ‘culture change’ within domestic sector, says finance committee in report
Some €17m in unclaimed National Lottery prizes transferred to operator
Total brings to €124m amount transferred since 2015
Oireachtas group’s chief critical of Taoiseach around Watt testimony
Allegation of ‘misleading commentary’ put to Dáil over bid to secure mandarin’s appearance
Key figures in Holohan secondment to be invited before health committee
Pursuit of Robert Watt has touch of ‘witch hunt’ about it, warns Taoiseach
Fraser supportive of Holohan secondment but ‘not involved in detailed arrangements’
Country’s top civil servant also indicates he did not discuss the proposal with Taoiseach
Oireachtas finance committee stops short of calling in John Callinan
Manner of appointment of Callinan to top civil servant role criticised by politicians
People Before Profit TDs defend decision not to clap for Zelenskiy Oireachtas address
TDs Paul Murphy, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny and Bríd Smith did not applaud
Ukraine crisis is like nothing Europe has seen since second World War, Martin says
Taoiseach also tells his party to ‘hold its nerve’ on plans to tackle housing crisis
Taoiseach signals rules on face masks could be eased after meeting with Holohan
Focus on vaccination as 800,000 to become eligible for booster in March, Martin says
Robert Watt’s salary on course to top €300,000 later this year
Civil servant received €81,000 pay rise when appointed secretary general of Department of Health
Lottery spent over €90m in unclaimed prize money on advertising
Chief executive says sales have risen since start of unprecedented run of rollover jackpots
Independent body should make State’s top appointments – Oireachtas committee
Robert Watt appointment was made in ‘ad hoc fashion’, new report finds
Move to universal free childcare, welfare boosts among FF TDs budget proposals
McGrath fields views of backbench TDs on budget during parliamentary party meeting
Miriam Lord: Baby of the House throws a strop over a bypass
Dáil Sketch: O’Connor bags a meeting with the Taoiseach as MacSharry forgets who’s who
Pandora Papers: Leaked files show hidden financial affairs of world leaders
US state of South Dakota now one of the world’s biggest secrecy jurisdictions
Whistleblowers still seen as being ‘out to cause trouble’
Retired garda tells committee he would support penalties for deliberately making ‘false’ claims
Five things to look out for in Dáil debate about Coveney
Minister’s account of how Zappone was appointed will be interrogated by Opposition
Fianna Fáil ‘rebel’ TDs to vote with Government in vote of confidence in Coveney
Those in favour of new FF leader likely to back Coveney as losing whip would place them outside parliamentary party for six months
Social Democrats to support motion of no-confidence in Simon Coveney
Appointment was a ‘ready up job for an ex-colleague’ says party co-leader
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