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Patrick O’Donovan admonished for bringing ‘substantial’ issues to Cabinet without telling colleagues
1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Ellen Coyne
Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan was admonished by Department of Public Expenditure officials for bringing “substantial expenditure” issues such as the failed Arts Council IT project to Cabinet without sharing details with colleagues in advance. A senior official in Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers’s department complained that, under Government procedures, such important policy issues should be flagged and seen “well before” these are considered by Ministers.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Ellen Coyne
The Dáil’s most powerful public spending watchdog will consider compelling the Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT) to appear before it to answer questions about its €15 million State bailout. Sinn Féin TD John Brady, who is chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), expressed “dissatisfaction and anger” towards the housing charity which has now twice refused to appear before the committee.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Ellen Coyne
Minister for Housing James Browne has said Airbnb hosts on the west coast will have 90 days per year where they will not need planning permission under a new law. Mr Browne claimed that many people in parts of Kerry, Clare and Mayo who will come under new short-term letting rules this weekend live in the homes that they are renting out and so will be unaffected by a new law.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Ellen Coyne
On the day that this Government’s first landmark housing Bill is expected to be signed into law, it appears that it’s tenants and politicians, rather than high rents, that are in the pressure zone. Reform of rent pressure zones (RPZs) has been the political story of the week. Legislation to extend RPZs to the entire country passed the Dáil yesterday and is due to be rushed through the Seanad today.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Ellen Coyne
A woman whose sons were murdered by their father has said she remains “hopeful” the Government will introduce domestic homicide reviews (DHRs), after concerns the inquiries could take more than six years to start. Plans to introduce familicide and domestic violence death reviews in Ireland have stalled amid concerns from both Government and bereaved families about how they might work.
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