Tusla in breach of High Court special care direction again over capacity issues
Retention remains a problem in units where 10 staff members per child can be required
Public Accounts Committee
State paid millions to asylum seeker housing firms after cancelling contracts
‘No value’ secured from deals which represented ‘substantial loss to the taxpayers’
Additional cost-saving measures would significantly impact frontline services, Tusla warns
Child and family agency says financial management cannot be considered separately from the realities of delivering services
Government to authorise new funding as €700m agreed in April runs out
Ministers told no longer sufficient funds to pay for measures agreed by Ministers over recent months
Financial deficit in health service could hit €1bn, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears
Scrapping private practice in public hospitals to cost HSE €140m
Health service to have ‘significant deficit’ at end of year, HSE to tell PAC
Gap between funded service levels and real cost of delivery now ‘increasingly structural’, TDs to hear
Defence Forces armoured vehicles went years without use
One vehicle was driven for just 2,100km over 14-year life but ran up more than €220,000 in maintenance and repair costs during that time
Deportation flights: How much do they cost, how do they work and why have they ramped up?
Sunday’s flight saw 43 Georgian nationals deported as numbers climb to multiples of former levels
Soldiers’ rations cut, naval radar plan paused as Defence Forces ordered to save millions
Military sources say ‘all spending’ paused barring something that could prevent a ship going to sea
Case involving Corporate Enforcement Authority at WRC cost €385,000
Ministerial sanction provided in July to an agreement which saw proceedings withdrawn, Public Accounts Committee is told
Permits revoked for more than 350 people to work as security guards
Regulator concludes proof of training provided to underpin application for licence fraudulent
How will Irish Rail keep trains running after firing company behind new signalling system?
Irish Rail, having fired Indra, wants to directly award contract to Siemens Mobility
Government levy will impact funding for Uisce Éireann, IDA, Fáilte Ireland
Department of Defence says levy to offset education overspend will put ‘significant’ pressure on military transformation programme
Safety of gardaí abroad part of reason for State chartering return deportation flights
Public Accounts Committee is told more than €3m spent so far under a contract to transport people from Ireland
Dispute over failed Irish Rail IT project could end up in court
Delays introducing system by Spanish IT multinational Indra Sistemas leaves train operator holding €50m write-down
PAC chair criticises Oireachtas authorities over €13.5m TV coverage tender
John Brady says ‘blind eye’ turned to workers who rely on social welfare when parliament in recess
An Garda Síochána underreported its breaches of procurement rules by more than €11m
Force cites ‘insufficient time’ to run procurement process on hotels for Europa League final in 2024
Beaumont Hospital chief executive steps down after two years
Anne Coyle to stay on until November to facilitate new leadership transition at north Dublin hospital
Hospitals say insufficient funding is affecting patient services
Irish Voluntary Healthcare Association says its members are worried about financial sustainability
State fisheries agency spent €16,000 on legal fees before Oireachtas appearance
Inland Fisheries Ireland also paid more than €50,000 to a PR company ahead of the same event
MV Matthew departs Cork having cost State €16m in berthing, crew and maintenance fees
Vessel was boarded by Army Rangers in 2023 in operation that led to seizure of €157m worth of cocaine
Some rail services will be ‘rephased or reprioritised’ due to €50m IT project write down
New train traffic management system will need to be put in place, says Irish Rail, without providing estimated cost
Government must ‘urgently’ decide if children’s science centre should be built, PAC says
Current €70.4m estimated cost of project may increase and excludes certain costs
Spending on rail expansion plans could be hit by costs of failed €50m IT project
NTA accepts move by Irish Rail to terminate contract with IT contractor Indra but warns of ‘significant financial consequences’
Former UL president gets order halting new investigation over whether PAC was misled
Judge says Kerstin Mey has a ‘fair’ and ‘serious’ case that new investigation is not permitted
Politicians bemoan RTÉ’s failures, then make them worse
No enterprise could absorb an 18-year price freeze on its primary revenue stream while costs keep climbing
Ali Hewson and others could raise almost €20m for new children’s science centre, adjudicator finds
Adjudication report says State support of up to €30m could be needed over a decade to meet facility’s operating costs
HSE to examine whether money provided to any funded organisation was sent abroad
Health service tells Oireachtas committee of review of governance and financial records at autism charity
Cost of running RTÉ will increase by €50m this year, Oireachtas committee told
Kevin Bakhurst tells PAC that broadcaster has held preliminary discussions with Land Development Agency
RTÉ to seek more State funding after three-year €725m deal ends
Oireachtas committee to hear broadcaster has ‘reversed the trend of reporting deficits’
Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive had suicidal thoughts, doctor tells tribunal
Specialist tells WRC State fishing agency was unhappy with her findings but did not seek her to change her report
Nama CEO in talks on NTMA role as he defends ‘bad bank’ at final Pac meeting
Brendan McDonagh yet to confirm what his next role will be
Nama to hand over residual €22m asset portfolio and €50m in cash on wind up this month
Nama will also hand over responsibility for various legal cases to a resolution unit within the NTMA
RTÉ spends almost €57,000 on team sent to cover World Cup qualifier in Prague
Top Montrose executive says coverage ‘provided on a cost-competitive basis’ reaped benefits
Beaumont paid €6.2m to company run by its own doctors outside public procurement rules
Public Accounts Committee hears payroll system, over budget by €2m, also outside procurement regulations
HSE paying €2m per year to firm for help challenging insurers over unpaid bills
Dáil’s public spending watchdog hears publicly funded hospitals have written off millions in payments for patients with health insurance
Hospitals write off millions as health insurers decline to pay invoices
Politicians on Dáil PAC express strong concern as revenue forgone at a time of financial strain for the health sector
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
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
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