Access to Information Updates
THE government gathered video evidence which they claim showed some hospital consultants were working privately when they were supposed to be working in public hospitals.
Continue reading “Hospital Consultants Surveilled by Dept. of Health Private Investiagors”
EVEN the smallest changes in Ireland’s system of direct provision had the potential to “sink the asylum system” in Ireland, a Department of Justice briefing warned.
Continue reading “Post-Brexit Immigration & Childcare Costs could “Sink the Asylum System””
FACEBOOK looked for advice on how to deal with U.S. pages targeting Irish voters in the run-up to the repeal referendum only to find there was no “definitive answer” on what could be done.
Who they met with, where and when? Ten years of political activities of our senior state representatives…
Continue reading “Ministers’ Diaries: A Special Crowd-funded Project”
MORE than two out of every five childcare services being funded by the state were found to be majorly non-compliant with requirements, a damning report has found.
Continue reading “2 out of 5 state-funded childcare services fail to be compliant”
TWO rugs together costing over €6,200, a €5,000 contribution towards sculpting a bust of a former diplomat, renting a juicer for Prince Charles, and €32,500 for a luxury car were just some of the ways the Department of Foreign Affairs spent taxpayer’s money last year.
Continue reading “Luxury rugs, cars and a juicer rental: How the DFA spent taxpayer’s money in 2017”
The Information Commissioner has denied an application to release information on the identities of former members of the Oireachtas who had Dáil bar/restaurant bills written off.
Continue reading “FOI Decision: Disclosure of Dail Bar debtors denied”
This is the court filing from Delaware reported in the Sunday Business Post yesterday, concerning legal action between Paddy McKillen and IBRC.
The property developer has launched a massive legal action in the United States against the liquidators of the former Anglo Irish Bank.
An FOI of all business groups’ correspondence with the Taoiseach last year reveals growing concern from various business organisations over the risk of Brexit to Irish jobs.
Over 28 letters relating to the impact of Brexit were sent from groups representing Irish business interests to the Department of the Taoiseach’s office in 2017.
Continue reading “Brexit “biggest economic threat to Ireland in a generation”, business groups warn”
Firhouse residents responded with concern after comments by Leo Varadkar in December of last year defending the government’s approach to the ‘Church of Scientology’.
Continue reading “Communities local to new Scientology centres raise concern over Varadkar’s stance”
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