Children’s hospital group says it had sought €30,000 from concession holder to reduce cost of Christmas party for staff
Builder Bam expected to provide a new timeline on Friday, Pac told
Public Accounts Committee
Payment of €30,000 to children’s hospital group was to settle accounts, not for staff party, company says
Public Accounts Committee expected to question background to payment made to Children’s Health Ireland
106,500 defects in 5,728 rooms at the new national children’s hospital
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Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism body to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’
Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism charity to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’
Five pregnant women forced to sleep rough among those who gave birth at NMH in 2025
Having a baby while living in emergency accommodation one of top five reasons for new family homelessness in Dublin in 2025
National children’s hospital completion date will ‘continue to evolve’, says builder BAM
‘Highly selective data’ being misleadingly used about current state of project, builder says
An 18th national children’s hospital completion deadline passes without fanfare
Dusty ducts and more than 106,000 defects among latest complaints from board that have failed to deliver on €2bn project
New national children’s hospital further delayed amid ventilation issue
‘Unprecedented 106,500 defects in the 5,728 rooms’ yet to be addressed by builder Bam, Pac to be told
‘Astonishing’: €1.1m in legal costs paid by OPW over unbuilt children’s science centre criticised
State agency has legal obligation to deliver a building for €70m project, but recently told Public Accounts Committee it had no funding for it
Public may be subsidising concerts and sports events due to Garda undercharging for policing
Force recoups money from organisers at €45 per hour for each member deployed, but this does not include overtime and allowances
State-funded Ukrainian hotel accommodation to be wound down over next 12 months
EU has accommodated almost five million people under the Temporary Protection Directive since Russia’s invasion
Ipas head questions claims large numbers are going from direct provision to homelessness
John Harding said ‘vast majority’ of those leaving Ipas accomodation have not needed homeless services
Independent review ordered into €36m railway IT system amid concerns of cost overruns
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien expresses ‘dissatisfaction at the rate of progress’ on project
New Irish Rail IT system is ‘a slowly developing shambles’, says Dáil committee chairman
Over €31m spent on rail traffic management system initially expected to cost €19.5m, with no delivery as yet
Three hospitals face total funding gap of more than €120m, Oireachtas committee hears
Mater hospital says it faced possible insolvency and considered cost-cutting moves including closing wards
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There is, understandably, a reluctance to revisit the language of ‘online learning’. For many, it is associated with isolation and a diminished student experience
St Vincent’s hospital has not signed deal with HSE as it ‘has not received enough money’
Mater hospital to tell Dáil Public Accounts Committee it has an accumulated deficit of almost €50m
Penalties of more than €17m imposed on bus, rail, Luas operators for missing targets
Department of Transport tells Dáil committee passenger numbers are continuing to surge and punctuality is improving
Gas company seeks to cut off supply to school that owes thousands in arrears, PAC hears
Some principals and teachers going to work two hours early to ‘mop out schools when it rains’
Peak student numbers in schools reached last year, Dáil committee to hear
Department of Education to say its capital funding is on ‘a more steady and sustainable footing’
Company law enforcer spends €334,000 on employment case
State agency sought to have Workplace Relations Commission hearing in private, letter shows
Calls for fisheries agency to repay €60K spent on training before PAC appearance
Public body spending public money to prepare for hearing ‘ludicrous’, TD says
Independent consultant hired by corporate watchdog was recommended by its CEO
Ian Drennan ‘suggested’ Yvonne Clancy for role tackling ‘toxic’ workplace
Cash missing from Garda stations, mortgage approvals and Israeli forces in southern Lebanon
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More than a dozen cases of money going missing from Garda stations, Dáil committee told
One investigation relating to sum of €1,100 resulted in criminal proceedings against a garda
‘Serious allegations’ over former taoiseach putting pressure on fisheries agency, PAC hears
Proposed severance deal for ex-Inland Fisheries Ireland chief also raised at Dáil Public Accounts Committee
Children’s Health Ireland accepted €30,000 from concession holder for staff Christmas party
Office of Public Works expected to warn that Ireland must be ready for increased flooding arising from climate change
Budget of €2.2m for cancelled student grant IT project not ‘in any way’ realistic, department says
Project incurred costs of €6.4 million by end of 2024 while still in initiation phase
Claims of fraud and blackmail at State fisheries body brings infighting into the public
Claims of fraud and blackmail surfaced at an employment dispute this week bringing infighting at Inland Fisheries Ireland into public
Iran war adds to delays in disposal of MV Matthew
Revenue Commissioners chair told PAC, ‘We are very hopeful that we are getting closer to the end game’
Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice
More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest
Minster would have been ‘broadly aware’ letters on SNA numbers were being sent, committee told
Department of Education says communication problems contributed to controversy over staff redeployment plans
More than 150 child asylum claims were ruled ineligible, Tusla figures reveal
A total of 86 people in 2025 and 67 in 2024 were referred back to the Department of Justice International Protection Office
Unsigned allegations about fisheries agency referred to gardaí by TDs
Letter purported to be written by someone close to the board of troubled State agency
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