Sandra Hurley

Political Reporter

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Rent Pressure Zone legislation could pass this week

Minister for Housing James Browne says he is "very confident" that legislation expanding rent pressure zones across the country will be passed this week.

Ireland • 17 Jun

It is now understood that the emergency legislation will go to the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (Stock image)

Govt expected to approve rent legislation this week

It is expected that emergency legislation to extend rent controls nationwide will be approved by Cabinet this week and will then be debated in the Dáil.

Politics • 15 Jun

Hours cut over military air traffic controller shortage

Contingency plans are being put in place to deal with a shortage of military air traffic controllers, Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has told the Dáil.

Politics • 29 May

Uisce Éireann warns of overreliance on water from Liffey

Uisce Éireann has warned that if the River Liffey is ever polluted, 85% of the water in the greater Dublin area would be gone.

App • 29 May

Uisce Éireann warns of overreliance on water from Liffey

Uisce Éireann has warned that if the River Liffey is ever polluted, 85% of the water in the greater Dublin area would be gone.

Politics • 28 May

The ESRI will tell an Oireachtas committee that it does not expect any major increase in housing supply this year and next year (file pic)

Cabinet approves planning extension for developers

The Cabinet has approved a plan from Minister for Housing James Browne to allow developers to apply in certain cases for a three-year planning permission extension.

Politics • 27 May

The new bill will remove the requirement for UN approval when deploying members of the Defence Forces outside the State (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Committee concerned over timeline on Triple Lock bill

The Oireachtas committee examining the proposed law to remove the Triple Lock has written to Minister for Defence Simon Harris expressing concerns over the timeline for it to complete its scrutiny of the bill.

Politics • 22 May

The Housing Committee was told 28% of local authority land banks could not proceed due to inadequate access to essential services (stock image)

Land banks undeveloped over lack of services, cttee told

The Oireachtas Committee on Housing has heard that nearly one third of local authority land banks cannot proceed to development because they are not serviced sites.

Politics • 20 May

Opposition party leaders pictured with Cara Darmody outside the Dáil

Taoiseach suggests change to assessment of needs law

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has suggested that legislation around assessments of needs must be changed in order that therapists can provide services to children more quickly.

Politics • 20 May

Independent TD Michael Lowry told the Sunday Times newspaper that senior Cabinet ministers gave his Regional Independent Group weekly briefings (File image)

Opposition TDs say Lowry 'calling shots in Government'

Opposition TDs have rounded on comments made by Independent TD Michael Lowry as evidence that he is "calling the shots in Government".

Politics • 18 May