National Maternity Hospital: Green Party suspends two TDs for voting with Opposition
Coalition abstained on Sinn Féin motion calling for hospital to be built on land owned by State
State €1bn in the red for year to date
Exchequer returns shows gap is narrowing on deficit of €7.6bn posted in 2021
Terence MacSwiney would have welcomed Ukrainian refugees, says Minister
McGrath says generation of revolutionary leaders wanted to create an inclusive Ireland
Government to issue response to calls for public sector pay rises
INTO seeks ‘substantial pay uplifts’ as it warns of need to ensure ‘industrial harmony’
Government to propose solutions for builders set to suffer from inflation
Industry group meets Minister to discuss issues workers on State contracts face
Ireland’s humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees likely to be €2.8bn next year
Cost is expected to ‘ramp up significantly’ this year as more arrivals follow the initial cohort of 10,000 refugees
Government accused of ‘living in dreamland’ on cost of living crisis
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says measures taken in response ‘barely’ scratch the surface
Accountant questions documents in Michael Lynn trial
Documents purported to be signed by firm were not his firm’s documents, court told
Whistleblower safeguards do not go far enough, says McGrath
Protected disclosures Bill to provide for transposition of EU directive into Irish law
INBS would not have lent €4.1m to Lynn if aware of other mortgage, court hears
Former solicitor faces charges relating to alleged theft of €27m from seven lenders
Cost of living: State to cut public transport fares and offer €200 energy rebate
Opposition and advocacy groups deem Government measures insufficient amid inflation surge
Michael Lynn goes on trial over alleged €27m mortgage fraud
Accused alleged to have applied for multiple loans from seven banks on same properties
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
Firms with more than 50 staff will have to set up channels for whistleblowers
Law also to protect right to ‘social identity’ in adoptions incorrectly or illegally registered
Galway man killed in San Francisco car crash named locally as Barry McGrath
McGrath (38) was a passenger in an Uber when it crashed on Saturday night
Tens of thousands due to sign on over the coming days - McGrath
Financial supports for supply-chain firms hit by Covid restrictions to be announced shortly
National Children’s Hospital: €873m to be drawn down by end of 2021
Sum amounts to 60% of approved cost of project hit by spiralling costs and delays
Quinn Insurance case against auditors on hold over funding
Insolvent insurers’ administrators seek financing for legal case from Insurance Compensation Fund
Government approves nomination of Ger Deering to role of Ombudsman
If accepted, Deering will replace Peter Tyndall who is due to retire at end of the year
Donegal abuse: ‘You’ve got your apology. You can go now, that’s all you’re getting’
Investigation reveals sexual abuse in Donegal care home unchecked for years
HSE pushed to reveal alleged sexual assaults in Donegal care home, families claim
Assaults on 18 intellectually disabled adults happened over 13-year period, report says
Budget 2022: A bigger spending package would have been ‘too risky’, Donohoe says
Ramped-up spending to cover social welfare, housing, health, education and easing tax burden
Coalition moves to placate alienated women voters
Budget 2022: Spend in excess of €31m announced for health package with more to come
Renters will feel benefits from budget, Ministers insist
Donohoe and McGrath defend scale of measures on home-building and childcare
Failure to extend 9% tourism VAT beyond next August ‘disaster’ say restaurants
Tourism industry welcomes spending package of more than €100m
New zoned land tax to be delayed for at least two years, says Paschal Donohoe
Budget 2022: Help-to-buy scheme extended and ‘record €6bn’ allocated to Housing
Government to seek EU approval for €90m air travel boost
Budget 2022: Cash part of extra €286m available immediately to fuel recovery
Budget 2022: Last-minute talks for 1,000 special needs assistants and 400 teachers
Discussions over winter fuel scheme ongoing, with expansion of Deis scheme close
Lower than expected deficit will not prompt ‘splurge’, says McGrath
Target is ‘package that seeks to support people and improve living standards’, he says
Action plan aims for 10,000 new apprentices a year to deliver NDP projects
Some 80,000 construction workers needed every year for major national projects
Reforms to be put in place to avoid overspend on development plan projects – McGrath
External reviews to take place of NDP projects costing over €100 million, says Minister
Up to 500 relatives of Afghans in State to be offered temporary residency
Cabinet also to consider changes to legislation on freedom of information
Government’s ‘pandemic dividend’ to include flexible working, statutory sick pay
Minister warns cost of recognising contribution of public sector could top €1bn
Ireland needs ‘absolute certainty’ before signing up to tax deal
Michael McGrath says outline of deal not entirely clear at this stage
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