Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Government app criticised for ‘weak’ security and ‘opaque’ governance and reliance on MyGovID for verification

The use of the app will not be compulsory and older forms of ID will still be usable

Emotional abuse was most common concern, accounting for 45% of all reports made to agency

IFUT union says Government allowed recent pay deal to expire ‘without a credible process to replace it’

Health, Education and Children subject to ‘special measures’ involving oversight from Department of Public Expenditure officials

System for providing home for low and middle income workers facing growing financial viability risks in Dublin

Department of Justice said Government was ‘knowingly under-resourcing’ EU presidency budget, internal emails show

Industrial action threats mounting since accord expired in June, but Coalition will want to know exposure before Budget 2027

Official says cost of project connecting city centre to airport will cost ‘well north’ of initial €9.5bn estimate

Move comes after exploratory meetings between Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Department of Public Expenditure failed to reach deal

Department of Housing sought sanction to raise €20,500 fee to €50,000 to address conflict of interest issue

Climate legislation was well-intentioned but ‘just gave rope’ to serial objectors, says Sean O’Driscoll

Existing deal, which expired on Tuesday, saw public servants receive increases of more than 10%

Finding replacement for David McRedmond has strained relations between company and parent department

Department warned it would create more red tape and make it even harder to deliver infrastructure

Cabinet expected to consider plans to authorise the next phase of the Dublin MetroLink project in mid-July

Early 20th century structure had provided nursing accommodation for decades before closure in 2021

Education spending, electric bus fleet and Children’s Sciene Museum among issues rounded on by committee

Former Department of Health secretary general appointed to €280,000 role without competitive process as it was a secondment

Minister argues case could have significant impact on private contractual arrangements and employer planning

Labour TD Ged Nash says the way details of sums involved are being presented by Ministers ‘is anything but transparent’

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council rebukes Department of Public Expenditure for poor budgeting

Have new curbs on spending made top Department of Public Expenditure official David Moloney Ireland’s most powerful civil servant?

‘Independent analysis and research support’ for department currently cracking down on overspends elsewhere

‘We still live in a very ableist society’, one wheelchair user tells event, saying employment will not reduce costs

Caps on scheme would be ‘wholly unacceptable’, says Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin

Spending last year came in €4bn beyond what the Government sanctioned in previous budget

Expenditure control framework to be finalised shortly by Department of Public Expenditure

Role based in Rome carries $265,000 annual salary plus extra $50,000 ‘representation’ allowance

Micheál Martin says further cost-of-living measures coming in next budget

€1bn ‘contingency reserve’ provided in budget for unforeseen spending requirements already used up

Senior Department of Housing civil servant to lead authority in charge of revitalising key areas in city

Deal to buy Kevin Street site would see council vacate Wood Quay civic offices

Minister for Public Expenditure drawing up proposals for levy on other departments to address underfunding

Minister for Education seeks reset in her core budget while Department of Public Expenditure is concerned about rising costs of special needs education and school transport scheme

Jack Chambers moving forward with original plan to use digital wallet to enable to people store Government documents on their phones

If the current crisis continues, the principles of protecting tax payers and maintaining fiscal discipline could collide

Hildegarde Naughton makes ‘absolutely no apologies around the need to make sure we are adequately funded’

The cost of the overspend will have to be met from reducing spending increases elsewhere – a development likely to infuriate Ministers

Construction of ‘holiday suites’ linked to hotel began in 2006 but stopped after council alleged planning non-compliance