Daniel McConnell: Is it too much to expect the Government not to squander our money?

The Government would do well to remember the silent majority of people who want to see their taxes well spent, punishment for those who do wrong, and fairness in how we treat our most vulnerable and needy

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly spoke in the Dáil to defend the HSE’s botched sourcing of PPE, saying: ‘The HSE did what we asked it to do. I urge us all to remember that we in the Oireachtas demanded immediate action from the HSE.’ File picture

Government policy states partners should be allowed to attend the births of their children, but some hospitals continue to refuse to let it happen.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the turning of student accommodation into short-term lets for tourists is “contrary to Government policy”, but more than 500 rooms have been lost until next May in the teeth of the worst such crisis on record.