Edel McAllister

Edel McAllister

Views within the PAC are divided as to whether the committee should examine spending at Áras an Uachtaráin just before an election

The bill for the Presidency – when timing is everything

The contest to select the next President of Ireland officially commences in the coming days as the deadline for candidates to submit their nomination papers expires on Wednesday.

Politics • 22 Sep 18

NAMA CEO Brendan McDonagh was before the Public Accounts Committee today

NAMA has limited room for manoeuvre on house funding

The chief executive of NAMA has said the agency has limited room for manoeuvre when to comes to funding private residential housing development.

Business • 20 Sep 18

Simon Coveney said the core of the problem was a lack of supply

Tánaiste rejects call for emergency rent freeze

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has rejected a call from the Social Democrats for an emergency rent freeze in the private rental market.

Politics • 20 Sep 18

Frank Daly said NAMA had delivered the houses despite not being set up as a hosing agency

NAMA built 25% of houses in last four years - Chairman

NAMA has built 25% of the houses constructed in Ireland in the last four years, agency chairperson Frank Daly has said.

Politics • 20 Sep 18

Simon Harris was speaking during Dáil statements on the Scally Report

Harris confirms HPV test delay

The Minister for Health has said he intends to meet patients involved in the cervical cancer controversy next week.

Health • 19 Sep 18

Emily Logan said the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission did not support the Government's approach

Group recommends amending article on place in home

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said they are recommending that the article in the constitution relating to a woman's place in the home be amended to reflect the work of carers.

Oireachtas Justice Committee • 19 Sep 18

Labour leader Brendan Howlin said the discussion was a 'very uniting experience'

Howlin says Labour leadership issue now settled

Brendan Howlin has said the leadership issue in the Labour party is now settled with until the next election.

Politics • 17 Sep 18

Brendan Howlin said a change of leadership would not automatically fix the party's problems

Howlin dismisses calls for Labour leadership change

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has dismissed calls for a change of leadership, saying the party needs to focus instead on its key message of ending poverty and homelessness.

Politics • 16 Sep 18

Brendan Howlin insists that a new party leader would not automatically solve Labour's problem

Focus on Howlin leadership at Labour gathering

This weekend's think-in for the Labour Party has all the makings of an awkward family gathering, as the councillors who publicly called for an end to Brendan Howlin's leadership will have to smile and shake hands for the cameras.

Politics • 15 Sep 18

Professor John Fitzgerald, Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, called for carbon tax increases

Committee told carbon tax needs to increase

The chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council has warned that Ireland's carbon tax levels are too low and need to be increased

Politics • 12 Sep 18