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1 week ago | rte.ie | Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

TDs have repeated their calls for the author of the Farrelly Commission into the Grace foster abuse case to come before an Oireachtas committee to explain her findings, saying the case is "a litmus test" for how vulnerable people are treated in Ireland. Speaking during the second Dáil statements debate on the Grace case and Farrelly Commission, Government and opposition party TDs said questions remain over what happened and why certain conclusions were drawn.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris is meeting with Irish ambassadors, consul generals and other senior officials as part of the Global Ireland Summit. The meeting, which is taking place at Dublin Castle, has been organised due to the ongoing concerns around tariffs, global trade and continuing instability around the world. In a keynote speech this morning, the Tánaiste said there is a need for the EU to remain united in response to the US tariffs threats.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

More than half of all private rental properties inspected last year did not initially meet legally enforced standards, new figures show. The information has been published by the Department of Housing, which said that out of 62,085 properties inspected by local authorities last year, a total of 37,800 did not meet the necessary standards.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

More than half of all private rental properties inspected last year did not initially meet legally enforced standards, new figures show. The information has been published today by the Department of Housing, which said that out of 62,085 properties inspected by local authorities last year, a total of 37,800 did not meet the necessary standards.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

Minister for Housing James Browne has received an "options paper" from the Housing Agency which suggests landlords should be allowed to increase rent by more than 2% when rent pressure zones run out at the end of this year. RTÉ News understands the Department of Housing was given the options paper in the past week, at the same time as Mr Browne was at the centre of the Housing Activation Office housing czar appointment controversy.