Noonan's choice of cuts and tax hikes severely curtailed by three promisesANALYSIS: Three commitments leave little room for manoeuvre in devising budgetMon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Pensioner tax rises under reviewThe Government is considering targeting the lower tax rates paid by pensioners in next month’s budget as well as making cuts …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Government bookshop closure to save €400,000The Government Publications Office bookshop on Molesworth Street in Dublin is to close later this month.Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
External reports cost departments almost €3mSeven Government departments have spent almost €3 million in fees to outside consultants since the Coalition came into power …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Parliamentary inquiries Bill to be unveiled todayPROPOSED PARLIAMENTARY inquiries legislation, which will be unveiled today, will help avoid the problems and uncertainties that…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Cull of State agencies to ease off in 2013THE GOVERNMENT has substantially modified its aim to abolish or merge almost 100 State agencies by the end of 2014.Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Planned legislation is surprisingly ambitious given the constraintsANALYSIS: THERE WAS a view the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Abbeylara case put an end to meaningful parliamentary inquiries…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Cabinet approves drafting of Bill for Oireachtas inquiriesTHE GOVERNMENT yesterday announced five new forms of inquiry that can be carried out by Oireachtas committees without breaching…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
SF critical of €36m Cabinet pensionsTHE €36 MILLION pension entitlements of the current Cabinet constitutes only a small part of grossly excessive pension payments…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Government insists no verdict yet on hospitalGOVERNMENT SOURCES have played down reports that a decision on the location of the new national children’s hospital is a “done…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Plan for five new forms of inquiryThe Government yesterday announced five new forms of inquiry that can be carried out by Oireachtas committees without breaching…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Troika says State will achieve fiscal targets this yearTHE TROIKA of international lenders to Ireland has said the Government will meet its fiscal targets for 2012, but has highlighted…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Adams defines republicanism for Sinn Féin of futureSINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams has said that the attainment of Irish unity by reconciliation will comprise what he described as…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Government confident of bailout exit next yearTHE GOVERNMENT has said it is working on a strategy with the European Union to exit Ireland’s rescue programme at the end of …Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Noonan 'very confident' of State bailout exit in 2013The Government has said it is “very confident” that Ireland will exit its bailout programme at the end of next year irrespective…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Teachers earn up to €55,000 in extra allowancesCOMMITTEE INQUIRY: A TEACHER was paid €55,439 in allowance payments in 2011, according to new details provided by the Department…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Lenihan's letter on bailout acceptance releasedTHE CRITICAL letter written by late minister for finance Brian Lenihan in 2010, accepting that Ireland could no longer operate…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore insists no lack of trust in ReillyTHE GOVERNMENT struggled last night to play down talk about a breakdown of trust between Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister …Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Noonan says he never shared 'panic' over Merkel remarksIRISH REACTION: MINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan said he was always confident Ireland would get a deal on legacy bank debt…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Decision on children's hospital next weekTHE GOVERNMENT will not make a final decision on the location of the new national children’s hospital until next week’s Cabinet…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Can we get by without our friendly local town councillors?With the announcement of plans to reform local government, many town councillors fear they may no longer be able to serve their…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Higgins entitled to rally expensesSOCIALIST PARTY TD Joe Higgins was entitled to use a Dáil allowance to cover travelling expenses outside Dublin, Minister for…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Small firms get access to €450m credit lineTHE GOVERNMENT has announced that the €450 million credit guarantee scheme for small businesses will begin operating from next…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Opposition TDs in talks with troikaTHE TROIKA of international bodies overseeing Ireland’s bailout programme is concerned about overruns in the Government’s health…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach says jobs plan 'working'The Government has announced that the €450 million credit guarantee scheme for small businesses will begin operating from next…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
McGrath resigns in protest at Wallace U-turnINDEPENDENT TD Finian McGrath has resigned as chairman of the Dáil technical group as a protest against Wexford Deputy Mick Wallace…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Kenny critical of TDs hostile to Croke Park agreementTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny yesterday implicitly criticised eight Fine Gael TDs for publicly challenging the Government’s position on…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
TDs hostile to Croke Park criticisedA senior Labour Party minister has joined Taoiseach Enda Kenny in criticising eight Fine Gael TDs for publicly challenging the…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Howlin denies Croke Park deal savings overstatedMINISTER FOR Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin has strongly rejected assertions that Government departments have overstated the…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Only 17 out of 48 quangos to be abolished or merged this yearJUST OVER a third of the 48 State agencies earmarked for abolition or merger in 2012 will have completed the process by the end…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet looked at bringing budget forwardTHE CABINET held serious discussions about bringing the budget forward from its December 5th date to avoid a repeat of damaging…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Results of citizen assemblies rejected twice in CanadaTHE ONLY two jurisdictions where the results of citizens’ assemblies were put to referendum in recent years both resulted in …Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Senator says he lobbied GilmoreTHE TÁNAISTE is not in a position to confirm if he received or passed on any representation made on behalf of a proposed primary…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Coalition to reappraise IFSC lobby group tiesTHE GOVERNMENT is reviewing the nature of its involvement with the IFSC Clearing House Group, which oversees the development …Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
FF leader critical of Tánaiste in CoalitionFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has claimed that Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has been weak in Government and lacks political substance…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Fingers on toes make runners flyBAREFOOT RUNNING has become fashionable in recent years, especially since Christopher McDougall’s seminal Born to Run was published…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
IFSC lobby group powerful in shaping policyANALYSIS : A total of 21 changes to the Finance Act were made to accommodate the financial industryMon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Irish bank debt solution unlikely by final months of year, says SchulzTHE PRESIDENT of the European Parliament has said he does not believe a solution to ease Ireland’s huge bank recapitalisation…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Young FG group defies Kenny order to disbandA GROUP of young Fine Gael TDs which was told by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to disband has resumed meetings in recent weeks out of “…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Kenny meets Quinn to discuss savingsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny yesterday met Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn as part of an ongoing effort to get all Government departments…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Climate policy report welcomedA REPORT by a Government research body on implementing climate policy over the next decade had brought a “clear focus” to the…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Labour not to pursue Reilly at Cabinet for centres clarificationLABOUR WILL make no request at Government level for Minister for Health James Reilly to further clarify the criteria he used …Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Climate policy should focus on energy efficiency, report saysMAKING HOMES and offices more energy efficient should be the central focus of Irish policy on climate change, according to an…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Teaching Council unable to hire staff out of its own resourcesA SELF-FUNDED Government education agency is unable to hire an extra 16 staff out of its own resources because it is subject …Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Lofty eating in GalwayMcCambridge’s is a Galway institution that has been selling high-quality groceries, wines, cheeses, and gourmet food on Shop …Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
In the foldIt doesn’t come as a complete surprise that Inis Mór artist Barbara Derrane’s chosen medium is mosaicSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Reilly gives different explanation for adding sites to listMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has offered a new explanation for his decision to add two locations in his Dublin North constituency…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Tánaiste's backing for Reilly was 'last straw' for ShortallTHE FAILURE of senior Labour Ministers to back Róisín Shortall in her dispute with Minister for Health James Reilly was the deciding…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Major blow to Gilmore and Labour leadershipTHE DECISION by Róisín Shortall to resign as Minister for State for Health and from the Labour parliamentary party whip came …Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas cuts website costsThe Oireachtas has saved as much as €500,000 from changes on its website that forced the closure of a popular website dedicated…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
