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Wednesday 30 September 2020
In March the Supreme Court ruled the PAC acted unlawfully in its questioning of the former Rehab CEO.
“Notwithstanding all the issues around Ms Kerins’ salary, I think she was badly treated,” Varadkar told the Dáil committees’ chairs.
The six judge court made the ruling this morning.
Angela Kerins had sought damages from the PAC following a 2014 hearing. The case has been adjourned until April.
“To put it simply, we are not in the business of ‘rehabilitation’. We are in the business of changing hearts and minds around disability.”
The High Court decided that two-thirds of costs would be just.
Today’s High Court judgement against the former Rehab Group CEO brought to an end a saga that lasted almost three years.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Kerins was not present in court for this morning’s judgement.
The former CEO of Rehab’s damages case against the Public Accounts Committee continues today.
The former CEO of Rehab’s damages action against the Public Accounts Committee continued this morning at the High Court.
Earlier the High Court heard that former Rehab CEO Kerins ‘self-harmed’ after her infamous PAC hearing in February 2014.
She currently earns €140,000.
Kerins claims she was treated unfairly by TDs serving on the committee at the time in their questioning on Rehab accounts.
Mo Flynn will take on the position vacated by Angela Kerins.
But Mary Lou McDonald has been quick to come to his defence.
The former Rehab Group CEO has taken High Court action against the PAC.
Angela Kerins has launched legal action against ‘deeply distressing’ inquiry into her involvement with Rehab.
The former Rehab chief and Fine Gael strategist has been speaking at the MacGill Summer School in Donegal.
The former Rehab Group CEOs refused to appear before the committee in April.
The Public Accounts Committee will now seek talks with another Dáil committee overs its efforts to compel the former Rehab CEOs.
The Public Accounts Committee will now seek outside legal advice as it continues efforts to compel former Rehab executives to come before it.
The salary for the position is listed as €140,000 per annum plus benefits.
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has welcomed today’s High Court ruling.
Solicitors for the former Rehab boss had accused the Public Accounts Committee of being biased against her.
Kerins’s solicitor says the former CEO of Rehab was hopitalised after her last appearance.
The Public Accounts Committee is seeking powers of compellability in the case of the two former CEOs at the disability organisation.
Everyone’s talking about Sean FitzPatrick being found not guilty.
If they don’t cooperate and hand over all required information, the Committee will compel the former Rehab CEOs to appear in person.
Members of the Public Accounts Committee will discuss the ongoing controversy at Rehab and whether they should compel its former CEOs, Frank Flannery and Angela Kerins, later today.
Angela Kerins, her family and Rehab’s relationship with Complete Eco Solutions is under scrutiny again. What is it all about?
Solicitors’ letters were fired off to the charity group last night.
What’s going on in Leinster House? Well, as you asked…
John McGuinness said the last time answers had to be “dragged” out of Rehab – today they want answers on public money and the group’s governance.
Everyone’s been talking about Angela Kerins, the Anglo trial, and President Higgins…
The strongly-worded letters went out after an emergency session of the Public Accounts Committee tonight.
Shane Ross is not too impressed.
It is still not yet clear if the pair will turn up to the committee hearing tomorrow morning.
The Taoiseach added that he believed charities should not pay their CEOs to lobby the government.
The group has drafted in an independent management consultant to identify how they can be more transparent.
The committee is due to hold further hearings on Rehab next Thursday.
A MAJOR REPORT into the post office network, set to be published later today, will reveal that it’s close to collapse unless state support is provided.
The report, commissioned by the Irish Postmasters’ Union and carried out by business advisers Grant Thornton, paints a picture of a service that is at a “critical” juncture.
Postal workers were hailed at the start of the pandemic for keeping us connected with letters and delivering much-needed online orders to our homes.
But it’s also true that sending a letter to friends or family has become much less popular, following the rise of social media and email.
So today we want to know: When was the last time you sent a letter or card to friends or family?
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Professor Kathleen Lynch argues that a class divide is feeding injustice into our education system.
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