Matt Carthy

Minister tells Dáil he will apply all the penalties that are due if rollout targets not met

Public Accounts Committee to ask Department of Health when Robert Watt stopped waiving pay increase

Party's agenda North and South leaves nothing to chance – something for everyone

Party has mastered the non-apology but will need to confront its past

Department of Health secretary general asked about salary at Public Accounts Committee

Watt criticised at PAC as he refuses to provide estimates for final cost of project

‘The party position is Gerry Adams did not set out to cause any offence’ – David Cullinane

Senior Sinn Féin TDs differ over whether former leader should apologise

Party majors on climate justice and just transition to exclusion of almost everything else

This amounted to important decision to place qualified people in key roles – Coveney

Mis-measurement by OPW of new floor space expected to result in €10m over-payment

Party spokespeople presenting themselves as ministers-in-waiting, ready for power

Government forced to defend requirements for live music and late-night hospitality over weekend

Backlash as capital to help decarbonise farming switched to fund fuel subsidies

Malcolm Noonan insists Government is bound by planning laws on large-scale extraction

Brave Barry Ward invites FG colleagues to his Covid-compliant engagement party

Minister says claims he was behind Cabinet leak was ‘misuse of Dáil privilege’

Taoiseach and Tánaiste warned Cabinet colleagues to stop leaking, says Minister

Minister ‘strongly considering’ complaint against Matt Carthy to Oireachtas committee

Dáil hears claim Simon Harris was Cabinet member who leaked proposed appointment

SF calls on Taoiseach to sanction Minister over Zappone special envoy appointment

Ministers in hiding around Zappone appointment and Varadkar presence at hotel

Archbishop of Dublin advised by Taoiseach against holding Communion and Confirmation

Officials from department and hospital board refuse to give PAC estimates of final cost

Housing chief agrees capital spend must ‘significantly’ increase

Irish Government source says matter closely monitored but UK is free to pursue trade deals post-Brexit

Politicians, civic leaders and public figures on the Ireland they want to see in next 100 years

Sinn Féin TD responds to criticism of commemoration of IRA volunteer McElwain

PAC member warns against confirmation of civil service mandarin to €292,000 health post

State has ‘once in lifetime opportunity’ to create cultural quarter, preserve 1916 sites

Agency investigated whether EU funds for Garda Training College were diverted

More than €200,000 incurred by body that will run National Children’s Hospital did not comply with State procurement rules

Agriculture committee chair says McConalogue could be invited for broad discussion

Asked about €14m ventilator contract, procurement officer says ‘market forces were very, very different’

Minister calls for breaches ‘to be reported immediately’

Public Accounts Committee called for delay on appointment over €81,000 salary increase

Minister for Public Expenditure defends new salary of €292,000 for next secretary general in Department of Health

Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy critical of €90,000 pay rise for incoming secretary general

Flagship programme for long term unemployed costs €244m since 2015

Mattie McGrath called ‘political bluffer’ in row over return to Leinster House