About €1.15m spent on cancelled IT system for student grants has ‘no enduring value’
Dáil committee hears that new system to facilitate grant applications may not be operational until 2029
Public Accounts Committee
Recent hospital budget increases ‘not fiscally sustainable’, Minister for Health warns
Pay costs from over-recruitment contributing to hospitals’ financial pressures, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tells PAC
Ineligible expenditure of nearly €20,000 returned to Skillnet following investigation
Investigation significantly constrained due to persistent non-cooperation, TDs told
Irish fund invested in five firms named in UN report on Israeli settlements
Combined value of stakes in Airbnb, Motorola and others stood at €6.7m
Taxpayers ‘sick and tired of waste’, says Committee of Public Accounts chief
Education spending, electric bus fleet and Children’s Sciene Museum among issues rounded on by committee
Hospital employee flagged that €30,000 Aramark payment to CHI could be reviewed by watchdog
PAC to consider emails about payment from company that ran restaurant service at Crumlin
Irish Rail inability to source key train-control system parts heightens ‘risk of disruption’
Just two spare central processing units remain for system that was meant to be replaced in 2024
From brain to drain: How was €50m wasted on a planned IT system for Ireland’s rail network?
Oireachtas committees to begin investigations into cost overruns on project once called the ‘brain of the railway’ by a Government Minister
Competition and consumer watchdog says it is under ‘real pressure’ as mandate expands
CCPC received ‘no significant additional exchequer funding’ in 2026, chairman Brian McHugh to tell Oireachtas committee
Irish Rail’s €50m writedown on IT project a ‘national scandal’, says Sinn Féin
Scathing criticism at Dáil committee follows report saying State-owned train operator has no confidence in traffic management system
More than 700,000 carbon credits purchased by State cancelled last year
EU framework restricted types of carbon credits that could be applied, Department of Climate tells PAC
RTÉ plunged into crisis again – it’s like the world cliff diving championships in Montrose
If crisis were a sea, the national broadcaster would never be out of it
RTÉ to be brought under remit of State’s independent spending watchdog
Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan will seek approval for a new Broadcasting Bill at Cabinet
No bar on reinvestigating claims regarding former UL president, court told
Lawyers for third-level institution told High Court it is entitled to consider new evidence as it emerges
Transport authority disputes PAC report claiming new ticketing system is €41m over budget
Key IT projects at Government departments and State agencies set to run €61m over budget
Ireland’s national debt could hit €250bn in 2030s
National Treasury Management Agency to warn TDs level of debt carries risk as borrowing matures and becomes more expensive
Bike shed in Kerry hospital costing €127,000 is ‘pure waste’, says Sinn Féin TD
Pearse Doherty condemns ‘culture of arrogance’ at a time when recruitment is being paused across the health service
Hiqa, PAC and legal professionals all voiced concerns around safety of child asylum seekers in Tusla’s care
Tusla is caught in middle of complex issue without clear legislative guidanc
Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children were adults, Oireachtas committee told
Tusla says age assessment of unaccompanied minors has been an issue of significant risk in recent years
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
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
Inside Politics: Efforts to reform short-term letting sector face delays
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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