CHILDREN’S Minister Katherine Zappone has been warned that childcare schemes across the country are wide open to the potential for fraud. In a submission,...
THE Department of Public Expenditure said RTÉ needs to cut costs more before any commitment should be made to give them extra funding. RTÉ should be asked to re...
IRISH Water’s parent company Ervia looked for a €250,000 salary for its incoming chief executive despite being told the pay for the position had to be €30...
GARDAI have been overpaid by almost €2 million in pay and pensions but the force does not have enough staff available to get the money back. An internal audit r...
A CENTRE for asylum seekers was shut after a fire safety inspection found serious deficiencies including an emergency exit sign that led into a store. The bigge...
MINISTERS and judges are being rewarded for driving gas-guzzling cars with a higher rate of mileage unavailable to other public servants. The special rate for c...
DRUG dealers and thieves are the most likely offenders to benefit from temporary release from jail. More than 270 men and women have been freed from prison earl...
THE Naval Service were eager to sell off one of their old ships because it was taking up space and every time they needed to move it, they had to hire expensive...
THE annual pilgrimage of government ministers to cities across the globe for St Patrick’s Day has become a national institution. It’s not just our C...
Copies of briefing notes prepared for Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Robert Watt ahead of his appearance at Committee on B...
