Schools approved for additional SNA care will receive it, junior minister says
Any staff losses will be from September 1st, not ‘now or Easter’, Michael Moynihan says
Finance officials planning new Irish savings scheme to study models in Canada and Sweden
Tánaiste Simon Harris says aim is to allow people from all backgrounds to invest their savings
Government insists there will be no ‘cliff edge’ for schools facing SNA cuts
Any reduction will be a ‘gradual coming off’, says Minister of State as Coalition faces Opposition’s demands for clarity
New digital and AI strategy to confirm plans for under-16s social media ban
‘Digital wallet’ for age verification to be trialled as online safety becomes priority for EU presidency
Increased diagnoses of autism and ADHD driving rise in SNAs but budget falls short of demand
SNA review comes against the backdrop of spending overruns, with Department of Education needing a €567m bailout last year
Review of SNA allocations paused after backlash from teachers, parents and unions
‘I want to reiterate that there are no cuts to SNA numbers,’ says Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton
Vast majority of bookings for short-term lets in Ireland are entire homes
Critics of short-term letting argue it takes properties off the market that could be sold for housing or rented out
The new short-term letting rules: has the tourism sector won at the expense of housing?
Ban on planning for new short-term lets in places with more than 20,000 people is seen as a victory for tourism over housing
‘I got justice’: Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion’s ex-partner has jail sentence increased
Sean Tyrrell had appealed the severity of the sentence to Kilkenny Circuit Court
Search for new Department of Health chief begins as Robert Watt’s term set to expire
Successor will earn lower salary than higher rate granted to Covid-era appointment
Key reports from child protection rapporteur delayed
Senior officials had sought updates, saying reports were ‘key output associated with the position’
Pay rises for heads of semi-State companies come under fire from FF parliamentary party
Government defended pay increases on the basis that they are needed to compete for top-level talent
Short-term letting owners without planning permission may be given more time to comply
New rules agreed by Cabinet will mean effective ban on such lets in areas with population of more than 20,000
Birth and death records of former taoisigh to be published online
Additional year of birth, marriage and death entries added to genealogy website annually
Protest targeting Bord Bia over chairman’s Brazilian beef imports ‘very disappointing’, Minister says
Hildegarde Naughton: farming lobby protests ‘potentially very damaging’ to agri-food sector