Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Fine Gael TDs praise Simon Coveney but some say ‘he jumped before he was pushed’

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tipped for Cabinet post, with one backbencher identifying her as future leader

Ireland bids for new EU anti-money laundering agency that would bring 400 jobs

Ireland grilled on local salary costs and housing as nine countries compete for new agency

Ban on insurers penalising customer loyalty ‘working effectively’

Central Bank review found customers are no longer paying a ‘penalty’ for sticking with their providers

Cost of car insurance claims jumps by 25% amid rising inflation and crash rates

Half of all motor insurance injury claims settled last year were resolved under personal injury guidelines adopted in April 2021

New code of practice will make it easier for cancer survivors to get mortgage protection

Cover of up to €500,000 per applicant to be allowed with introduction of ‘right to be forgotten’

Global financial system ‘literally underpins the fossil fuel industry’ – Irish climate activist Lorna Gold

State is leading global effort to put in place sustainable finance, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Motor levy reduction to save motorists on average less than €6 annually

Minister for Finance signs order halving levy on all motor policies to 1% from January 1st

Ireland’s credit unions are about to become an even greater financial force

On The Money: Much loved by consumers, new legislation allowing for greater co-operation within the sector passed key stage

Credit unions at ‘inflection point’ as Bill passes key stage, Minister says

Enaction of legislation allowing for more co-operation within the sector expected by end of the year

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill writes to Mary Lou McDonald over alleged ‘misogynistic’ comment by chief whip

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said colleague Pearse Doherty would ‘put manners on you’, which Sinn Féin said referred to Fine Gael as a whole

‘Men do not need to dress as women in order to attack them’ - Minister clashes with Senator in gender row

Fine Gael Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says Senator Ronan Mullen is ‘conflating’ issues after he accused Government of ‘not being upfront’ in relation to gender

Financial arm of UN to launch gender finance charter in Dublin

Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the charter was ‘of global significance’ in financial services

What is Fine Gael doing for under-35s?

Party claims without jobs it helped create, there would be ‘no opportunity’ in Ireland for people coming out of college

Miriam Lord’s Week: Marty Morrissey’s godlike status in Clare provokes Senator into a dramatic U-turn

Oireachtas hearings over controversial payments at the public-service broadcaster provide spectacle set to run and run

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is rapidly becoming a political heavy hitter

Minister of State is in interesting position after last week’s opinion piece. Michael McGrath is her boss

How Fine Gael’s tax cut proposal soured relations in the Coalition

Senior Fianna Fáil ministers are diplomatic but the party’s backbenchers are openly angry and detect Varadkar’s hand in the populist policy gambit

Former Garda chief Nóirín O’Sullivan to lead taskforce on politicians’ safety

Group established after female representatives revealed scale of abuse received in course of their work

Why has a row broken out within Government over the next budget?

As McGrath considers how to spend surpluses, time pressure mounts on politicians to have their voices heard

Fine Gael throwing a €1,000 tax cut into the mix started a row ... but it may not be far off what happens

Smart Money: Indexing for inflation and preparing ground ahead of a General Election means €1,000 tax package figure per middle income earner might not be too far fetched

Tánaiste says Fine Gael junior ministers ‘undermined the budgetary process’ as war of words deepens

Party meeting sees Fine Gael members turn on Fianna Fáil partners who ‘crashed the economy’

Michael McGrath says Fine Gael Ministers’ call for €1,000 tax break an ‘unusual approach’

Intervention surprised some in Coalition, while others described it as ‘kite flying that gets earlier every year’

Motor insurance premiums fall 5%, Central Bank figures suggest

Concern expressed over continued reliance on court system for many personal injury cases

Minister for Agriculture’s St Patrick’s trip ‘producing more CO2 than average Irish house in a year’

Energy company reveals likely carbon emissions impact of flights by Irish Ministers

Miriam Lord’s Week: Hallucinatory scenes give way to realpolitik in the Dáil

Drug talk and a pirate appearance soon overtaken by Soc Dems co-leaders’ exit announcement

Fine Gael seeks to turn tables on Sinn Féin over electoral finances

Emails confirm Sipo is examining complaints about party’s accounts and spending declarations

Ambitious, young TDs are heading for the exit. Is political life becoming unbearable?

Several politicians are likely to announce their retirements before the end of the current Dáil. Fine Gael will be hardest hit

Female TDs to meet Ceann Comhairle to tackle abuse and threats

New cross-party taskforce will also be set up to address the growing issue of intimidation

Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Business Quiz – the answers and winners

Winner receives midweek overnight stay at the Muckross Park Hotel & Spa in Co Kerry

‘Someone is going to cross the line’: Politicians respond to excrement being thrown

Many politicians are publicly dismissive but privately fearful of increasing threats against them

Junior ministers: Fine Gael TDs Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Kieran O’Donnell promoted

FG deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill appointed as junior minister in the Department of Finance

National Lottery operators defend spending vast majority of unclaimed prizes on advertising

Operators accused of ‘taking the piss’ in how little is used to top up prizes

Cabinet reshuffle: Will Donnelly survive and who will get what ministries?

Will Micheál Martin opt for Foreign Affairs? Can Stephen Donnelly survive the changes? And where will Simon Harris end up?

Special needs children bussed out of their communities due to shortage of school places

Oireachtas committee hears of long waiting lists for access to vital supports such as speech and language or occupational therapy

TD and Minister for Education clash over sex education rollout

Fine Gael’s Jennifer Carroll MacNeill criticises ‘general responses’ and ‘lack of output’

‘Male toxic’ environment contributing to inequality in schools

Girls are being put off studying subjects such as woodwork, says Fine Gael’s Regina Doherty

Ministerial reshuffle: Who is in the firing line and who can expect a promotion?

Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly

Remote voting for new parent TDs among potential referendum proposals

New Bill seeks to allow for remote voting for those who are ill or in event of future pandemic

Former lord mayor Hazel Chu launches Seanad byelection campaign

Greens councillor running as Independent for the vacant University of Dublin seat

Walk in Dublin to remember Urantsetseg Tserendorj on anniversary of her death

The 48-year-old died of injuries two weeks after being attacked in city centre in 2021

National Broadband Ireland must ‘take responsibility’ for delays

Minister tells Dáil he will apply all the penalties that are due if rollout targets not met

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