Tánaiste also asked about Business Post story on Dublin house prices rising 25% by 2028 at Leaders’ Questions

Unpublished report from Public Accounts Committee says programme should be replaced with ‘non-profit driven employment services’

Department of Health refuses to disclose costs associated with the project to Public Accounts Committee despite speculation that price could reach €2bn

Compensation programme is not everything that campaigners wanted but is €800 million more than recommended by the mica working group several weeks ago

The topic of potential Irish unity is currently at the forefront of national debate to a degree not witnessed in decades. A special 10-question Business Post/Red C survey takes a deep dive into attitudes to the national question among people in the South

Boards are informed of imminent Sláintecare change by letter as their extended term of office expires

Major international companies constantly apologise for perceived slights because they do not want to lose access to China’s vast marketplace. This needs to end

New Business Post/Red C poll reveals stark divisions on compromises that Irish unity might entail, with only 41% of respondents willing to pay higher taxes as a result

Increases of 16 per cent in the price of electricity and 23 per cent in gas have put pressure on many families during the coldest months of the year

Fine Gael is emitting plenty of bellicose rhetoric in the face of Sinn Féin’s continued rise, but the latest poll result is far from encouraging for Leo Varadkar

Leo Varadkar has said phasing out of payment may have to be reviewed if more severe restrictions are reintroduced

Catherine Murphy, co-leader of the Social Democrats, said the low number of people registering to pay the tax is likely a result of the fact that it is a self-declared charge

Most of the fees are expected to go on legal advice for survivors

The EU Commission has ordered that catches must be weighed at the pier rather than when they are transported to fish processing factories

Cabinet sub-committee meets tomorrow to tackle thorny issue of how to shore up industry hit hardest by latest restrictions

Special joint committees will be set up in the new year to deal with two key issues considered to be in need of government attention

Lobbyists for commercial interests which might have avoided contact with the party in the past are now pursuing it, anticipating it playing a lead role in the next government

Measure was brought forward to expedite the national transition to low-carbon housing and to avoid later retrofits