650,000 families would receive an additional €100 per child in Child Benefit payments, the Department of Social Protection has announced. Families will get the payment as additional help on Tuesday in a measure aimed at helping families with the cost-of-living crisis. The proposal, which was included in Budget 2023, will benefit more than 1.2 million … Read more
Once again, petrol prices have dropped to an average of €1.57 per litre. The AA’s most recent price monitor indicates that petrol costs, on average, €1.57 per litre, a decrease of more than 1% from April. To an average of €1.47 per litre, diesel prices decreased by 2.6 percent in the month. The declines, though, … Read more
Leo Varadkar, currently the Tánaiste, will officially take office as Taoiseach on December 17. The Fine Gael leader will take over from Micheál Martin on that date, a source told the PA news agency. According to the Program for Government, the Taoiseach position rotation was supposed to take place on December 15th, but it is … Read more
According to the Tánaiste, the Government does not anticipate any oil supply issues, as Ireland has around three months’ supply. However, Leo Varadkar stated that Ireland lacks sufficient gas storage, making the country “vulnerable.” Energy Minister Eamon Ryan is bringing plans to Cabinet today that would allow the government to distribute oil in the case … Read more
After a two-month break, unions and the government are scheduled to continue public sector pay negotiations at the Workplace Relations Commission today. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the Government engaged in talks that were last conducted in June but could not achieve an agreement (ICTU). After talks had previously ended, the difference between … Read more
Minister Robert Troy has resigned as a Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, after he failed to declare all details of his properties to the Dáil register of members’ interests. In a statement issued this evening, he said: “I am issuing this statement as a serving TD for the constituency of … Read more
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for increased security across all areas of hospital campuses. This comes as figures reveal that over 5 nurses were physically, verbally or sexually assaulted a day in the month of June. In 2021 the Health and Safety Authority recorded 7477 inspections but only 446 inspections in health and … Read more
People who work until they are 67 or older could be eligible for a higher rate of State Pension than those retiring at 66. The new proposals by the government would financially reward people who retire later in life and pay them a higher weekly pension rate while keeping the State pension age at 66. … Read more
The number of people arriving in Ireland from Ukraine has reached 35,670, an increase of 2,500 in two weeks. This is the number of Personal Public Service numbers (PPSNs) issued to individuals who have fled the war up to 5 June last. Among the arrivals, 92% or 32,969 individuals could be mapped to a local … Read more
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Simon Coveney is visiting Helsinki and Stockholm. During his visit, the Minister will meet with Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto, Finland’s Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde. Minister Coveney will use this opportunity to discuss Russia’s War of Aggression against … Read more
Government departments have spent over €30m hiring external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms, and consultants in the past year. The most sizeable portion of this was spent by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, which racked up a €14.3m bill, including over €10m of external legal and consultancy advice on the National Broadband … Read more