Ministerial and public frustration at driving test delays led to Road Safety Authority break-up review, board said
Agency claimed it was reducing waiting lists, but Department disagreed, correspondence shows
James Lawless
Removal of Road Safety Authority’s advocacy role ‘would be backward step’, chairwoman argued
Delays to driving tests and NCTs, and rising road deaths, led to Minister’s concern over RSA
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Hauliers seek €60m a month in aid to cope with Holyhead port closure
Seen and heard: Port damage to hit prices; City library tender; Johnny Ronan’s Bewley’s deal; Mercury Engineering jobs; Oatier eyes Dublin flotation
US airlines urge politicians to act on Dublin passenger cap election pledges
Airlines for America lobby wrote to outgoing Minister of State at Department of Transport James Lawless as well as other senior politicians
Kildare North constituency candidates list: Transfers between Coalition parties could see one of them return second TD
Election 2024: Impending retirement of Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy sees a gap open up in the constituency
Distracted driving: What can be done to tackle a major road safety issue?
Outgoing RSA chair Liz O’Donnell has called for use of mobile phones while driving to be ‘stigmatised’
Transport chiefs plan to break up Road Safety Agency and start big projects using Apple proceeds
Budget 2025: Eamon Ryan favours investing in metropolitan rail in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford
Regulator set to announce draft Dublin Airport slots for next summer as passenger cap looms
Announcement will come against ongoing controversy around cap imposed as condition of opening second runway in 2022
Dublin Airport passenger cap is ‘antiquated’, Minister says
Comments from junior transport minister James Lawless come ahead of meeting with Michael O’Leary
Airlines must move away from dependency on Dublin Airport, says Minister
Carriers to be told any new routes can be catered for at Shannon, Cork or other regional airports
Intel’s Irish staff await news on how global job cuts will affect Leixlip operation
Chipmaker plans to cut 16,500 posts globally but impact on 4,900 employees in Ireland not yet clear
Junior transport minister supports idea of mandatory CCTV in taxis
Remarks come after driver Raymond Shorten sentenced to 17 years in jail for rape of two passengers in taxi
Households who fail to pay TV licence may face immediate fixed-charge notice
Viewers may need to key in a code to access publicly funded content
Prospect of major overhaul of Road Safety Authority with some functions moving closer to department
It comes as work is ongoing on review of agency which has been under pressure amid rising numbers of deaths on Irish roads
Cork and Shannon airports to get over €4m in drive to cut emissions
Cash will aid in cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Dara Calleary returns to Cabinet as new Government super junior minister
James Lawless appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Transport
Ireland’s construction surge: What is driving spike in housing commencements?
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Oireachtas committee queries lottery betting ad exemption in new gambling Bill
Minister asked why proposed law excludes State-owned draws
Fianna Fáil TD amends 2022 register of interests for two expenses - paid trips to Qatar and London
James Lawless said he had been of view that the trips fell squarely within his duties as a parliamentarian and did not need to be declared
‘I really miss my old life. I loved my job ... I miss working. I miss being pain free’
Hit-and-run victim Valerie McAllorum Ryan calls for changes to children’s sentencing laws after life-changing incident
Oireachtas committee wants to scrutinise use of facial recognition technology by gardaí
Minister for Justice Simon Harris has indicated he will introduce technology by amending existing body cameras Bill
Dáil struggling with housing crisis despite TDs experiencing issue from both sides
The Dáil includes TDs who are landlords but TDs on both sides of the House have experienced eviction
Politicians seek tough sanctions for bookies that break proposed new betting laws
Oireachtas committee demands fines and revoked licences for rule breaches
Ministerial reshuffle: Who is in the firing line and who can expect a promotion?
Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly
No benefit to laws designed to seize Irish assets of human rights violators, Cab indicates
Criminal Assets Bureau was asked by Minister to review proposed legislation on the issue
Civil liberties group calls for review of Data Protection Commission
Oireachtas justice committee recommended review last year but Government yet to act
‘People’s income is able to purchase less and less; that’s politically toxic’
Government is staring down the barrel of yet another problem as inflation sets the pace
Politicians from main parties on both sides of Border reject plans for ‘amnesty’
‘Investigations, prosecutions, inquests and civil actions cannot be abolished, and due process must take place’
Civil rights ‘in peril’ unless data protection watchdog is reformed, says committee
Oireachtas Justice Committee calls for DPC to be tougher and more transparent
Fianna Fáil TDs urged to back Martin after disastrous byelection
TDs cast doubt on whether Micheál Martin will lead party into next general election
Maynooth will be remembered as ‘symbol of absolutely failing housing policy’
Political divisions over institutional funds and State investment
Progress against Covid-19 is ‘fragile’, Taoiseach tells FF party meeting
Micheál Martin says Ireland will be in a ‘different position’ in April due to vaccination
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