Banking Taoiseach defends easing of limits on bankers’ pay and bonusesBailed-out lenders will be able to pay out bonuses of €20,000, while the government is moving to lift the €500,000 pay cap on senior officials at retail banks
Health Our ‘hidden waiting list’ of delays in access to medicines is costing livesAn independent review of our entire drugs reimbursement system is urgently needed as patients wait far longer here for new drugs than in most of Europe
Politics Exclusive: Gardaí contacted DPP on interim justice minister’s actions over whistleblowerBusiness Post given three different versions of events concerning complaint about letter sent from Heather Humphreys’ department
Planning Planning system set for radical overhaul under new legislationConsolidated Planning Bill aims to speed up An Bord Pleanála process and reduce the number of judicial review challenges
EU Von der Leyen says final Brexit deal on Northern Ireland is ‘within reach’The president of the European Commission gave a landmark speech to the joint houses of the Oireachtas
Construction Warning of ‘mica-style’ protests if owners of defective homes don’t get 100% redressAs many as 100,000 properties have issues which need to be repaired
Tourism No role for RTB in regulating short-term lets after disagreement with Fáilte Ireland over new systemLegislation to be published establishing new registration system for homeowners and platforms
Health Consultant calls for elimination of Hep C in vulnerable patientsIt can cost up to €90,000 for a full course of treatment but a leading professor says it is both ethical and cost effective to boost the number of people getting treated for the virus
Education IFA calls for Leaving Cert course to recognise agriculture’s ‘environmental credentials’Organisation says famers are being ‘vilified’ as the sole cause of climate change while minister says it’s time to move away from 'adversarial’ positions on the issue
Planning Planning system set for radical overhaul under new legislationConsolidated Planning Bill aims to speed up An Bord Pleanála process and reduce the number of judicial review challenges
Energy Moneypoint to convert from coal to oil under climate planGovernment to push for electrification of vehicles and industrial heat, while Greens double targets on solar energy
Health Our ‘hidden waiting list’ of delays in access to medicines is costing livesAn independent review of our entire drugs reimbursement system is urgently needed as patients wait far longer here for new drugs than in most of Europe
Politics Exclusive: Gardaí contacted DPP on interim justice minister’s actions over whistleblowerBusiness Post given three different versions of events concerning complaint about letter sent from Heather Humphreys’ department
Red C Poll Government punished on health and housing ahead of Taoiseach swapAround 80 per cent of voters in poll say cabinet is handling both issues badly, with public split almost 50/50 over whether country is being run well in general
Red C Poll Forensic press coverage takes the wind out of Sinn Féin’s sailsIn the latest Red C poll, a slight drop in support for Sinn Féin, some gains for Fine Gael and a noticeable increase in undecided voters show that it is far from clear who will be in power after the country goes to the polls in two years’ time
Red C Poll Sinn Féin support down four points in first setback in over a yearRed C survey shows the party polling at 31 per cent, but other parties fail to capture ex-Sinn Féin supporters
Legal 'A hindrance' - EU harshly criticises Ireland’s failure to help with cross-border crimeThe head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has appealed for Ireland to co-operate with her investigations
Higher Education New contract for lecturers in technological universities Simon Harris to engage in negotiations with relevant stakeholders after proposed contract is published early next year
Energy Crisis Eamon Ryan: New windfall tax on wind farms is not an attack on the industryThe measure is expected to raise between €340 million and €1.9 billion
Infrastructure No decision on Crumlin and Temple Street repurposing ahead of Children’s Hospital openingOur Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s Hospital may be used for outpatient and elective surgery when NCH opens
Education Harris aims to halve third-level education feesMinister says he wants to increase income thresholds so more students can benefit from the proposed cuts and increase grants
Climate & Environment Industry will have to pay for climate change damage, Eamon Ryan saysMinister for the Environment heralds agreement on principle of loss and damage funding for developing countries as major breakthrough
Housing Local anger over affordable housing body buying entire estate Respond bought all 69 houses estate in Cork suburb for social housing, but residents’ association says action is ‘locking out’ individual buyers
Big Read Double or nothing: Browne bets it all on Gambling Regulation BillThe Minister for Justice’s new bill will introduce spending limits and create a gambling regulator for the first time. But will it have the power to reduce the scourge of gambling addiction in Ireland?
