School transport costs ran €96m over budget last year, Dáil hears – The Irish Times
The cost of providing school transport went over budget by €96 million in 2025, the Dáil Public Accounts…
Liberty Recycling: Fine Gael asks PAC chair to summon Charities Regulator and others – The Irish Times
Fine Gael members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) want the State’s Charities Regulator and the Department of…
Government wants HSE to cap hospital parking fee at €10 a day – The Irish Times
The Government wants the HSE to implement recommendations dating back eight years to limit hospital car parking charges…
Health service spent €250m more on ‘higher-cost’ agency staff than budgeted for – The Irish Times
The health service spent more than €250 million on higher-cost temporary staff provided through agencies than the amount…
Uisce Éireann pays performance-related bonus to 97% of staff – The Irish Times
About 97 per cent of staff at Uisce Éireann received a bonus payment last year under its performance-related…
HSE deducted €100,000 from autism charity after governance concerns raised – The Irish Times
The Health Service Executive (HSE) deducted €100,000 from an autism charity in 2019 as a “value improvement payment”…
Soldiers’ rations cut, naval radar plan paused as Defence Forces ordered to save millions – The Irish Times
Soldiers’ rations, radar systems and naval guns are among a number of areas to be curtailed by Defence…
Safety of gardaí abroad part of reason for State chartering return deportation flights – The Irish Times
The State charters return flights to transport people being deported partly as it could be dangerous for accompanying…
Hospitals say insufficient funding is affecting patient services – The Irish Times
The vast bulk of the non Health Service Executive-run public hospitals believe they have insufficient funding and that…
Kevin Bakhurst says RTÉ will need more government support as he defends spending
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Capita reveals earnings hit of up to £40m from Civil Service pension failures
Capita has warned over an earnings hit of up to £40 million this year due to a raft…
Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive had suicidal thoughts, doctor tells tribunal – The Irish Times
The former chief executive of a State agency had suicidal thoughts and was suffering from work-related stress, a…