Tax and spending plans in budget will become a little clearer this week
While the Government is seeking to control overruns, backbenchers want tax and spending giveaways
Jack Chambers
Scaling back remote working should be on the agenda as payback for public sector pay rises
Money, no matter how many billions are involved, is the least important part of what is really at stake in the pay talks
Civil Service needs more staff with deep expertise and specialist skills, not generalists
Time is ripe to follow UK lead and hire for roles that offer specialists a career pathway and professional development
If you get up at a ridiculous hour to sit in horrendous traffic, there may be good news in the budget
But you might not want to get too excited
Pressure over Government spending cuts likely to fuel tensions at Cabinet
Black hole in Department of Education funding has led to €446m levy
Burning questions left as Dáil rises for summer break
The first half of 2026 raised plenty of questions; will there be answers in the second half?
HSE’s €40m land deal, and tax inheritance rules for child-free couples
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Jack Chambers wants civil servants to take risks – but who will take responsibility?
No State employee is going to put their career on the line to make some significant gamble if their political masters do not have their back
‘It’s part of the dance’: State and union sides posture over new public-service pay deal
Industrial action threats mounting since accord expired in June, but Coalition will want to know exposure before Budget 2027
TDs lobby for budget tax package and increase on Help-to-Buy ceiling
Tánaiste to discuss escalation of Middle East hostilities with fellow EU finance ministers
The Irish Times view on risk-taking: worth the pay-off
It is necessary in order to protect decision makers
Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on
There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess
Ten of 12 rape trials adjourned in solicitors’ fees row, Social Democrats leader claims
Two went ahead only because defendants were minors, with legal services not withdrawn for children
Environmental groups take challenge to legal costs caps in successful cases
New costs rules breach Irish and EU law, An Taisce, Friends of Irish Environment say
Civil servants will be permitted to take risks to speed up delivery of homes
Ministers urged to increase recruitment of public service apprenticeships after 2025 target missed
Calleary appeals to unions to join pay talks
EU social protection ministers meeting in Minister’s Mayo constituency
Has the tide already turned for judicial reviews in planning?
Government which warned of paralysis on big projects took 19 months to action fees already legislated for
Jack Chambers has a chance to arrest the underperformance of Ireland’s public service
Very serious questions about the public sector need to be on the table in pay talks
Several candidates turned down An Coimisiún Pleanála chair role over low fee
Department of Housing sought sanction to raise €20,500 fee to €50,000 to address conflict of interest issue
‘Pennywise and billions foolish’: Infrastructure chief criticises historic State approach to big projects
Climate legislation was well-intentioned but ‘just gave rope’ to serial objectors, says Sean O’Driscoll
Aughinish Alumina criticism causes discomfort on Ireland’s first day as EU president
Ursula von der Leyen unlikely to do a walkabout in Cork; and very interesting questions raised following the Jeffrey Donaldson case
Chambers ‘does not envisage’ return to social partnership model
Minister repeats appeal for public sector unions to join talks on a new pay agreement
We’re ready to do a deal on public servants’ pay - and everything is on the table
Government ‘ready and willing for intensive discussions’ to build consensus with unions and staff representatives
Public service unions urged to enter talks on new pay agreement
Existing deal, which expired on Tuesday, saw public servants receive increases of more than 10%
One-off rural housing guidelines set to be overhauled
Anti-poverty initiative reports 0.7 per cent drop in child poverty from 2024 to 2025
Cuts to fuel taxes won’t be fully reversed until after Budget, Coalition leaders decide
Cuts are due to expire at end of July, with Taoiseach and Tánaiste saying there will be no ‘cliff edge’
IMF warns Government not to stoke Ireland’s full-capacity economy with needless spending
Discretionary fiscal spending should be temporary and targeted, Washington-based fund says
Expectation on fuel-duty decision shows how hard it is to unwind cost-of-living supports
Inside Politics: Staying safe in Europe during the heatwave, and claims Occupied Territories Bill has been designed to avoid ‘annoying the Americans’
Reductions to excise duty on fuel ‘extremely likely’ to be maintained
Decision on whether to allow them lapse or extend in some form must be taken in next 10 days
GPO to host community events pending a ‘national conversation’ on its future
Ultimate redevelopment of site still anticipated to retain retail and office use
What does division over abortion within Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael mean for Government?
Possible leadership contenders O’Callaghan and Calleary vote against removing three-day waiting period
‘Moderation’ in Government spending from this year, budget conference hears
National Economic Dialogue forum used to stress need for restraint and sustainable fiscal management
Fine Gael’s blueprint for Irish unity will not be about ‘sloganeering’, Tánaiste says
Every party in Dáil favours a united Ireland and subject is not owned by Sinn Féin, says Simon Harris
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