Artificial intelligence already in use in many parts of public service as guidelines are announced
Minister Jack Chambers told launch event how AI can ‘radically improve’ efficiency and effectiveness
Jack Chambers
Review under way into DAA’s international duty free and consulting operations
CEO Kenny Jacobs dismisses sale option for subsidiaries Aer Rianta International and DAA International
‘Luke’s law’ should be created to ban sharing of videos of people ‘in their final moments’
TD warns that ‘sheer power of social media has destroyed social conscience’
Consultants diverted public patients to private companies, earning €14.2 million in a year, Dáil told
Minister says detailed survey underway of all ‘insourcing’ across HSE
Learner drivers paying for internet ‘bots’ to ‘game’ driving test application system
Move follows jump in average waiting times from 24.1 weeks to 26.9 in last three weeks
Bosses of commercial State bodies in line for huge pay rises following remuneration report
Bosses of commercial State bodies in line for huge pay rises following remuneration report
Meta introducing service to protect public figures from fake ads
Tech giant will use facial recognition technology to help detect and prevent scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Housing crisis: Proposals to boost LDA’s remit under consideration to boost housing output
Government considering steps to allow Land Development Agency to build more private housing at its projects
RTÉ’s €62m redundancy plan subject to annual targets
Government has approved €15m for this year to finance voluntary redundancy programme, which is now open
Approval of RTÉ redundancy offer still leaves station facing bigger challenges
RTÉ faces issues of ageing audience for its linear video and audio services, and mass defection to streaming and social-media platforms by younger viewers
Jack Chambers says his views have ‘evolved’ after criticising housing objections similar to those he himself made
Minister criticised objections to developments that undermine ‘character’ – but once described a plan as ‘out of context’ in own submission
Jack Chambers criticises people who object to housing on basis it affects their ‘area’s character’
Minister outlines plan for taskforce to tackle ‘some of the slowest systems of delivery’ in world
More than 50,000 staff now employed in Civil Service
New figures show number of civil servants has increased by about 16,000 in last decade
Major office block developer complained to Government about work-from-home strategies
Clancourt told Minister for Finance Jack Chambers employers had complained about ‘significant’ cost of amenities to get staff back to office
Government planning reforms to tackle regulatory barriers
Jack Chambers to bring in sectoral experts who can identify blockages and barriers to infrastructure delivery
Why are most new housing schemes in Dublin city so terrible?
Jack Chambers recently had a pop at those who object to developments for aesthetic reasons - but good design should always be the starting point
State takes in €23.6bn in first quarter tax revenues amid warning on hit to employment from US tariffs
Workers paid €8.2 billion in income tax during the three month period, up 3.6% on 2024
Chambers denies Occupied Territories Bill to be ‘shelved’ to appease US
Drafting work is continuing on Bill so that it is compliant with European and national law, Minister says
Irish pharma exports to US projected to halve over five years in event of trade war
Cabinet to be briefed on potential impact of US tariffs on the EU
Cuts in State spending not on table in tariff ‘war gaming’, Chambers says
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said ‘engagement is key’ to dealing with the looming imposition of US tariffs
More than 3,300 obsolete laws from 19th century set to be repealed
Laws include proclamations on beatings with sticks and nettles, breaking eggs and an order banning a Daniel O’Connell rally
How official Ireland is preparing for a possible US-EU trade war
The working assumption had been that Trump would use the threat of tariffs to get people around the table, but that has changed
Legislative pantomime to fix penalty points loophole is not as absurd as it seems
Government has no record of number of ancillary disqualifications given in lieu of penalty points
Taoiseach’s ‘sniggering’ in Oval Office was action of ‘obsequious coward’, claims Sinn Féin leader
Martin says McDonald's 'feigned outrage' ignores his comments about housing being Ireland’s number-one issue
Officials cast doubt weeks before election that 2024 housing targets would be hit
Repeated campaign claims that 40,000 new homes would be delivered last year proved drastically wrong
Sinn Féin: Chambers was aware during election that lower 2024 home completions likely
Minister rejects assertion by Pearse Doherty that he ‘buried’ an assessment on housing before election
Energy bills: Jack Chambers rules out once-off supports for households in budget despite rising prices
Bills remain 90% higher for gas and 60% higher for electricity compared with pre-energy crisis prices
‘Extensive planning’ to combat possible damage from US tariffs happening across Government - Chambers
Trump has promised that tariffs on EU imports are on the way due to ‘trade imbalances’
New supports needed as energy bills set to rise further, officials warn
Official source notes 10% and 24% of electricity and gas customers respectively in arrears
‘Once-off’ €500m tax payment boosts exchequer data in February
Latest exchequer returns show Government has collected €15.2bn in tax this year with spending up on last year but below expectations
Workers, families and businesses will face ‘serious costs’ if Trump imposes tariffs on Ireland, Chambers says
Tariffs would impose greater costs on households and businesses and would disrupt overall trade, Minister for Public Expenditure says
Irish electricity prices, already Europe’s highest, may rise further due to ‘required investment’
Officials also warn ageing population poses long-term risk to Government spending sustainability
State’s housing investment ‘not sustainable’ as homebuilding grows, officials warned
Relying on exchequer grants to deliver climate and energy targets not sustainable in long term, department said
If a 9% VAT rate is so important to viability of hospitality sector, why wait until next January to introduce it?
Government now accepts sector needs support but that will only be forthcoming next year
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