Organisation: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said: “Inflation in the health sector is significantly more than the headline inflation rate projected by ESRI of 5% for 2023, being an average rate of 10% across the non-pay Acutes area, and significantly higher in areas such as medical and surgical supplies, 17%.” File photo: Sasko Lazarov / © RollingNews.ie</p>

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Health budget set up in a 'dysfunctional and troubling' way, Oireachtas committee says

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister of State Mary Butler faced questions on how the agreement was reached with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) on funding

<p>Spot flooding on Assumption Road, Blackpool. The Blackpool flood relief scheme could be delayed by another two years, it emerged on Thursday</p>

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Furious Cork TD says process for delivering flood relief schemes 'no longer adequate'

<p> Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe. While Minister Donohoe is not responsible for climate targets being kept within emissions ceilings, the work of the Climate Division has the potential to provide valuable insights into where emissions ceilings have been or are likely to be breached.</p>

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Crisis leaves no room for prevarication in cross-party action on climate

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Government department makes just 25% climate-action progress

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Junior ministers 'cannot afford' to stay overnight in Dublin hotels

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Politicians 'at risk of attack' could get up to €5k for enhanced security

Jim Power: Ireland is still able to weather the tech storm

'It seems certain that the global tech sector will experience a decline in profits over the coming year. This is likely to undermine corporation tax paid in Ireland but could also have implications for employment in the sector.'

Sun, 08 Jan, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Vile abuse of female politicians warrants severe punishment

Targeting of TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill by successive aggressors highlights deplorable underbelly of Irish society and moves to provide her with protection are right and proper

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

Eleven local authorities failed to deliver a single new-build home in first half of 2022

The failure of three of the four councils in Dublin — where the housing problem is most acute — to build any new homes has been severely criticised

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

'Mind-blowing' delay for new Cork hospital as crucial documents not delivered for eight months

The business case for the new hospital was delivered to the Department of Health in January but not passed on to the Department of Public Expenditure until September

Thu, 20 Oct, 2022

Concerns about declining number of nursing homes as smaller premises struggle

Nursing Homes Ireland calls on Government to intervene after it emerged up to 4% of private and voluntary nursing homes are closed or set to close amid energy and inflation pressures

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022

Benefacts chair criticises Government's reasoning for terminating the nonprofit

Chair of company which provided financial information on charities sector wrote to Public Accounts Committee to 'correct the record' on the need for its services

Mon, 04 Jul, 2022

Multi-ethnic group of preschool students in class

Parents set to save hundreds of euro per month on childcare

“Our aim in this year’s budget is to substantially cut the cost of childcare for all parents,” Roderic O’Gorman, the children’s minister told the Irish Examiner

Tue, 07 Jun, 2022

Praise for Government body amid closure controversy

Scrapped Benefacts database 'helped CSO fulfil important statistical reporting'

Sun, 05 Jun, 2022

Public service pay talks to 'intensify' in next fortnight

The Government is hoping to get agreement on a deal before the next budget as formal discussions begin

Wed, 01 Jun, 2022

Talks continuing over €400 payment for people who host Ukrainians fleeing war

Cabinet will also discuss housing initiatives such as bringing vacant homes back into use, and building modular housing

Tue, 26 Apr, 2022

Civil service flexitime proposal could have 'serious implications' in public service delivery

Flexitime was introduced as a means to allow office-based staff to stagger their start or finish times to suit their own travel or home arrangements.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2022

Documents reveal dispute over out-of-kilter Department of Health budget plan

Under-fire department had submitted a seven-page summary of its financial needs to the Department of Public Expenditure

Fri, 18 Feb, 2022

HSE denies reports of 'fake targets' and 'sloppiness' around financial reporting

Health service hits back at what it calls 'disparaging language' about identifiable individuals in the 'Business Post' report

Sun, 13 Feb, 2022

Benefacts had 'little engagement' with department ahead of funding cut

The firm behind Ireland’s biggest database on non-profits says it found out its State funding would be cut from Freedom of Information requests

Thu, 10 Feb, 2022

Funding cut for non-profit watchdog Benefacts slammed

The Government’s “extraordinary” decision to slash funding for the country’s biggest database on non-profits needs probing, the Social Democrats have said.

Wed, 02 Feb, 2022

Business people working in modern office space

Employers urged to consult with staff as demand for remote working remains

Friday's sudden announcement will have employers dusting down their return-to-work plans

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Irish Prisons Service paid €5.6m to company outside of public spending laws

The Irish Prisons Service paid €5. 6 million in 2020, in a deal outside of public spending laws, to a company with whom previous prisons deals had prompted an ongoing external investigation.

Wed, 08 Dec, 2021

Department of Social Protection sacked or transferred 20 staff for breaching standards

Various other departments also outlined their dismissals and transfers since 2011

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Cabinet to consider €50m fund for lost learning during school closures

CLASS scheme would allocate additional teaching hours to schools, and target supports at students most at risk of learning loss

Tue, 07 Sep, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: Opposition TDs are asking how Government special advisers are appointed

As we publish the latest information on 'spads' and their salaries, TDs call for a more transparent hiring process, and ask for clarity on what qualifies them to hold senior jobs paid for by the State

Mon, 07 Jun, 2021

Revealed: Watt could get €105k and enhanced pension if he is not appointed to top health job

The 'Irish Examiner' has seen correspondence showing what the acting health chief is entitled to if his job is not made permanent

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

Civil servants whose mistakes cost millions 'can be sanctioned'

But secretary-general Robert Watt unclear on what sanctions those 'who do their job badly' would face

Thu, 22 Oct, 2020

Greens unclear on commitment to abolish public services card

The Green Party has declined to confirm whether it is still committed to the abolition of the Public Services Card, something it had pledged to do prior to the general election.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Call for Coveney to address naval service manpower crisis

Tánaiste Simon Coveney, who is taking control at the Department of Defence, says one of his immediate priorities in the role will be to address the manpower crisis in the Naval Service.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Transport issues 'will hit summer programmes'

Many children will not be able to attend summer programmes due to issues around transport, and school buses are likely to be an issue when schools reopen, disability advocates have warned.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Current economic challenges ‘just the end of the beginning’

The Governor of the Central Bank has warned that the country is only at "the end of the beginning" of the economic shock caused by the Covid 19 pandemic and that the long term impact is yet to fully materialise.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

Ireland facing €30 billion deficit, as economic cost of coronavirus to be revealed

The devastating impact of the Coronavirus on the economy will be laid bare to the Oireachtas Covid Committee tomorrow, with members to be told that Ireland is facing a deficit of €30 billion.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

HSE's Paul Reid on his prescription for success

Paul Reid left school without a Leaving Certificate and is now head of the Health Service Executive. So where did it all go right, asks Catherine Shanahan

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

No reduction in greyhound budget despite lockdown

The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) is currently employing a fraction of the staff it would in normal times, while its overall budget remains unchanged.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

No extra funds for Irish schools to tackle Covid-19 fallout

School budgets are to come under significant pressure in the coming months as the Department of Education confirmed no additional funding has been approved to tackle the high cost of combatting the Covid-19 fallout.

Sat, 30 May, 2020

Whistleblowers make 222 disclosures across Government departments

A total of 222 protected disclosures by potential whistleblowers have been made across Government departments since legislation to protect such disclosures was first enacted in 2014.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Mixed response as HSE provide detail on childcare supports for health staff

Clarification from the HSE that nurses and midwives will not be discriminated against because they have children to care for has been welcomed by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2020

Court martial prosecutor role unfilled for more than a year

The Department of Defence said the role of Director of Military Prosecutions became vacant in December 2018 and was filled in February this year.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

Four staff of HSE-funded charity receive €67,000 in overtime payments

Four senior staff at a west of Ireland HSE-funded charity received a total of €67,000 in overtime and untaken holiday leave over a three-year period, despite not being entitled to such payments.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2020

Sinn Féin against civil servant involvement in negotiations

Sinn Féin has been against the involvement of civil servants in mediating or attending some of the government formation negotiations.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2020

Sean Barrett: Public misspending is costing us dearly

The ‘permanent government’ is to blame for the huge overruns on public expenditure projects in Ireland. It is up to the elected government to reform it, says Sean Barrett

Thu, 20 Feb, 2020

Brendan Howlin toes party line on Sinn Féin ‘arrangement’

Labour leader Brendan Howlin, too, called for a progressive alliance of the left and has called for such parties to agree a “common agenda” if they are in government together.

Mon, 03 Feb, 2020

Construction industry say 2027 Cork motorway target is unacceptable

The estimated 2027 completion date for the M28 motorway to port facilities in Ringaskiddy is unacceptable, the Construction Industry Federation has said.

Fri, 24 Jan, 2020

60,000 social housing units to be built by 2025 under Fine Gael plan

Fine Gael’s social housing plan for Government will see 60,000 such homes built at a rate of 12,000 per year for the next five years, the party said at its launch this afternoon.

Fri, 17 Jan, 2020

Business Movers

Here is a selection of people who are starting interesting new roles with public and private organisations in Ireland.

Thu, 09 Jan, 2020

Department was advised by data consultancy not to use Public Services Card

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs was advised by a data protection consultancy not to use the Public Services Card as a mandatory requirement for accessing the new National Childcare Scheme as to do so would risk breaching the constitutional rights of children.

Fri, 03 Jan, 2020

Misuse of PAC process: Self-serving and wrong

Oireachtas members sitting on a Leinster House committee have an opportunity to add value to Irish life and enhance our democratic process.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2019

Daniel McConnell: Nothing will change if nobody is held responsible

Robert Watt from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform told a gathering of business leaders in 2014 that the civil service was in need of structural change and required some new leadership — but five years later, €1.8m bill for the Oireachtas printer scandal typifies just how little things have changed, writes Daniel McConnell

Fri, 29 Nov, 2019

State purchase of Connemara airport ‘imminent’

The State is in the final stages of purchasing Aerfort Na Minna in Connemara in order to secure long-term connectivity to the Aran Islands.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2019