Aisling Kenny

Katherine Zappone said the scheme will cost an estimated €4.7 million per week

Healthcare workers to get 45 hours of childcare a week

Minister Katherine Zappone has said that from 18 May the Department of Children will oversee the provision of childcare in the homes of 5,000 essential healthcare workers.

Coronavirus • 06 May 20

The Department of Justice said non-family members sharing a room are considered to be a household during the Covid-19 crisis

Concern over numbers sharing rooms in direct provision

Figures obtained by RTÉ News show there are 1,700 people in direct provision who are sharing a bedroom with one or two non-family members.

Coronavirus • 05 May 20

Leo Varadkar said the virus has transformed our lives in ways we could not have imagined

Outdoor time for over 70s and exercise limit widened

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has addressed the public on steps to ease the existing Covid-19 restrictions.

Coronavirus • 01 May 20

Eamon Ryan said a Green new deal could be a way out of the economic crisis (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

7% emissions cut 'pre-condition' for govt talks - Ryan

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said that a 7% cut in carbon emissions every year is a pre-condition for talks on a programme for government.

Politics • 26 Apr 20

Michael McGrath said Fianna Fáil accepts the need to be ambitious on tackling the climate emergency

McGrath acknowledges 'substantive' response from Greens

Fianna Fáil finance spokesperson Michael McGrath has said the Green Party's response to the joint framework document put forward by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael was "substantive" and raised valid questions.

Politics • 25 Apr 20

The Dáil heard that the number of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 infections has fallen by 60%

Health Minister says progress in suppressing virus

The Dáil has heard that the reproductive rate for the Covid-19 virus in Ireland has fallen again and that the average person who gets infected now will pass the virus on to no more than one other person at most.

Coronavirus • 23 Apr 20

The Taoiseach said NPHET still has reservations about childminders going into people's homes

Paid leave for some healthcare workers' partners

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said paid leave will be provided for partners of healthcare workers who work in the public sector to allow them to provide childcare at home.

Coronavirus • 22 Apr 20

The Green Party will meet remotely tomorrow to continue to work on a response to the Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition policy plan

Independent TDs to meet Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

The Regional Technical Group of Independent TDs will meet Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael tomorrow to discuss the possibility of forming a Government.

Politics • 19 Apr 20

Rise in number of rental properties in Dublin according to Daft.ie (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Properties available for rent in central Dublin up 71%

There was a 71% increase in the number of rental properties coming on the market in central Dublin in the past five weeks compared to the same period last year, according to property website Daft.ie.

Ireland • 18 Apr 20

Government formation talks are set to gather greater momentum in the next couple of weeks

Covid-19 to hit parties' votes on government formation

In this era of social distancing, the task of getting parties and other political grouping to back any new government deal is now somewhat more tricky, writes Aisling Kenny.

Analysis and Comment • 13 Apr 20