Harris should stop the cheap shots and get behind a universal basic income
The tide is turning away from a punitive politics of exclusion
Simon Harris
Minister for Social Protection distances himself from Tánaiste’s dole remarks
Dara Calleary ‘does not believe’ being in receipt of payment is a way of life
Penalising people for circumstances rooted in wider economic failures is unjust
If Harris is serious about getting people into work, he should address the barriers to employment
‘Mood music’ improves in pay talks, though uncertainty sees strike planning proceed
Optimism of deal improved on Government side but pensions among a number of outstanding issues
Taoiseach says 10.5% pay hike offered to public service unions ‘very fair’
Simon Harris says there is ‘a very small but crucial window to try and de-escalate’ before Thursday’s planned strike
Is the public pay offer affordable and fair compared with private sector wages?
Government’s 10.5% offer blows a hole in last month’s budget arithmetic but trade unions still wary
Some 6,500 on jobseeker’s allowance for decade or more at cost of €800m
About 11,000 people had penalties imposed on them last year for not engaging with employment services
Government keen to keep up appearances as European leaders arrive
Unity appears to be starkly lacking on climate change
Public sector pay talks adjourned despite ‘substantially revised and improved offer’
Tánaiste Simon Harris says new offer should provide basis for progress, but union sources suggest it still falls short
Top finance officials worried about billions in debt racked up by housing bodies
Anxiety sparked after approved housing body stopped work on two construction projects in Dublin
Public sector workers offered pay hikes of 10.5% ahead of planned strike
Lower-earning public and civil servants would benefit from wage increases of up to 17.8% over proposed deal’s lifespan
Simon Harris denies ‘punching down’ after promising penalties for long-term unemployed
Tánaiste says proposal is ‘what taxpayers across this country expect us to do’
Micheál Martin lays wreath at Enniskillen commemoration 40 years after IRA bombing
First Minister Michelle O’Neill prevented from officially attending Remembrance Sunday events due to Drumcree fallout
Simon Harris thinks Ireland is addicted to spending. As Minister for Finance, he’d know
Tightening up on spending – such as on semi-State bosses’ salaries – requires saying no and eschewing flat-rate percentage increases for public servants
Fine Gael leader takes a stand firmly on the right, but that doesn’t mean it’s real. Just ask Leo Varadkar
Tánaiste’s pledges on work and rule of law will have pleased many, but now he must deliver
Simon Harris says penalties on the way for those who treat dole as ‘a way of life’
Fine Gael leader hits centre-right tone in ardfheis call for more gardaí, more prison spaces and zero tolerance for work dodgers
What’s in Fine Gael’s plan for a united Ireland?
Simon Harris promised a ‘blueprint for a unified island’ but the extent to which Fine Gael’s leadership has been keeping details of a key document under wraps has caused irritation
Can Fine Gael arrest its drift and is Simon Harris the man to reshape it?
After 15 years in government, ‘you get comfortable, get institutionalised’
The Irish Times view on Fine Gael’s future: the paradox of power
The party seems stuck in a holding pattern, unable to define itself yet unwilling to risk any alternatives
Patrick O’Donovan returns to hospital as treatment continues
Fine Gael leader Simon Harris says colleague ‘in good spirits’ and medical staff ‘working to get his treatment right’
After Fine Gael’s 15 years in Government, are the miles on the clock showing?
Inside Politics: Jim O’Callaghan’s chastening week and what the Democrats’ US midterms victory mean for Ireland
Patrick O’Donovan wants us to leave his health out of it. If only it were so simple
We shouldn’t ask if Patrick O’Donovan is right for his job but if the job is right for him
Alan Kelly claims Ministers ‘acted without legal authority’ over Garda whistleblowers
Tánaiste says Jim O’Callaghan and Helen McEntee discharge duties ‘in line with best possible advice’
Grandfather offers to give up dialysis so non-verbal grandson can get speech therapy
Sinn Féin TD tells Dáil he was stopped in his tracks by email from man whose heart is broken by ‘frustrated’ three-year-old boy
Is there an identity crisis in Fine Gael?
Grassroots motion calling for party to affirm its centre-right credentials rejected as Democrats’ US midterm victory creates fresh questions for Ireland
Fine Gael has forgotten its purpose. It doesn’t need ‘renewal’ – it needs an identity
No other political party communicates so much while saying so little, or has become so disconnected from its faithful
Fine Gael motion to distinguish party from ‘woke left’ rejected for ardfheis
Motion sought to affirm party as centre right in ‘European Christian Democratic tradition’
Record €85bn tax take as Government spending continues to climb
Latest exchequer returns point to strong tax haul for first 10 months of year
Aengus Ó Snodaigh bid for Dáil statement not accepted, Sinn Féin says
Ceann Comhairle felt unable to accommodate request from chairman of Liberty Recycling
Many people unsure of what Fine Gael stands for, party finds
Commission for Renewal of the party says it needs a clear and shared understanding of why it exists
Two sides in public pay dispute meet to discuss restarting talks as strike threat looms
Individual unions approve planned stoppage next week following rejection of pay offer worth 7.7%
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