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Aaron Rogan

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Aaron Rogan is a news correspondent.

Health Tapes revelations were in the public interest – Donnelly

The Minister for Health was ‘uncomfortable’ with the secretly recorded department tapes released to the Business Post, but agreed that the public had a right know about the matters discussed

Homecare providers threaten HSE with legal action over new tender process

Home and Community Care Ireland (HCCI) claims that the HSE is not providing enough detail on care plans and is potentially ‘in contravention of the law’ on zero-hour contracts

‘Dear Stephen’: McGrath told Donnelly health overspend was ‘of great concern’

Letters from the Minister for Public Expenditure show his frustration as he sought clarity from the Minister for Health about a potential deficit of €2 billion, despite ‘the largest health budget in the history of the state’

McGrath warns of ‘great concern’ over Donnelly’s health budget overspend

Letters reveal potential deficit of €2 billion which could require bailout for Department of Health this year

Meta to drop 120 contracted jobs in Ireland from October

The content moderation roles at Facebook owner are being moved abroad

RTB asked to investigate if Troy property was legally registered

The beleaguered Fianna Fáil TD said last week in a statement that his property in Ballynacarrigy, Co Westmeath had been rented out since November of last year

Big Tech laying off recruitment staff amid fears of slowdown

Facebook, Apple and Twitter are making recruiters redundant as they await an expected economic downturn

DPC decision on Facebook data transfers is delayed as other watchdogs object

The social media giant has warned that the commissioner’s preliminary order threatened ‘devastating’ and ‘irreversible’ consequences for its business model

State asks GAA, IRFU and FAI to shelter Ukrainian refugees

Around 5,000 beds in student accommodation are expected to revert to colleges in the coming weeks, while refugees have been told to seek housing with host families or risk being returned to Citywest Hotel

Up to 400 jobs at risk as Flutter begins major restructuring

The changes are being made in the gambling giant’s offices in England and Ireland as the industry faces increased scrutiny and regulatory changes designed to protect vulnerable gamblers

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Chairs, cots and floors: little rest for weary Ukrainian refugees continuing to arrive in Ireland

As the state grapples with the challenge of trying to house more than 30,000 Ukrainian refugees, those who have fled the war find themselves being herded from one place of accommodation to another amid growing fears over what the future holds for them

Two extra commissioners to be appointed to DPC

Restructure is due to watchdog dealing with increasingly complex investigations in recent years, as lead regulator for many of the world’s largest data companies, according to Justice Minister

Land of €5,000 welcomes: Are high prices putting Ireland’s tourism reputation at risk?

From hotels to restaurants to car hire, the cost of holidaying in Ireland is soaring. With the word already out in other countries about steep prices, and accusations of price-gouging beginning to mount, industry bodies say their members are trying to find a balance between providing value for money and staying open

‘As big a sin as it gets’: New leaked tapes show officials in the dark over HSE’s Covid-19 spending

Recordings of meetings held as the pandemic was taking hold in the summer of 2020 show the tensions and dysfunction at the heart of the health system as the HSE failed to answer basic questions about its use of public money

New recordings: The ‘car crash’ Covid spending that was ‘as big a sin as it gets’

The HSE was unable to explain why it committed to spending €770 million on personal protective equipment when it had only been given sanction to spend €205 million

Reid told Watt to retract ‘unwarranted slurs’ on HSE following health tape revelations

The soon-to-depart HSE boss warned its secretary general that the ‘disparaging and damaging manner’ in which his staff were referred to on a whistleblower’s recordings had caused bad feeling within the organisation

Independent audit finds non-compliance exposing HSE to ‘material risk’

The health service’s handling of its €21 billion budget last year has caused concern for the Departments of Health and Public Expenditure in recent months

Donnelly confirms €71m in HSE budget was ‘not able to be validated’

Replying to a parliamentary question, the Minister for Health confirmed the issue necessitated a prior-year adjustment to the state body’s finances, chiming with concerns raised in reports on secret tape recordings

HSE review finds over 7% of sample expenditure was unjustified

The errors uncovered in the HSE’s financial accounts will require a prior year adjustment, which is a rare amendment to past accounts

Addiction has become a ‘toxic’ issue for gambling industry, says Paddy Power

The public face of the bookmaking giant went on to say that reputational problems had made being in the industry less ‘fun’