# Cabinet

This week

28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023

# vaping

Selling e-cigarettes to under 18s will carry a €4,000 fine and possibly six months in prison

The Government is not considering an outright ban on vaping right now.

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Tue 2:00 PM

Last week

21st May 2023 - 3rd June 2023

# tensions

Government must act with coherence, Martin insists as he moves to cool tensions

The Fianna Fáil leader said he had told his TDs that it would be ‘far better’ if they worked through Government processes on the upcoming Budget.

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May 26th 2023, 6:36 PM

# Cabinet

Jail-time for assaulting Gardaí or ramming Garda vehicles to increase to 12 years

Minister for Justice Simon Harris will today seek Cabinet approval to amend the law.

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May 23rd 2023, 6:00 AM

Last month

May 2023

# Employment

Many Irish adults at risk of falling behind in work as they don't have skills to thrive - report

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris will mark the Year of Skills today with the publication of a report by the OECD.

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May 9th 2023, 7:26 AM

# Housing

Construction cost review finds it costs less to build the same house in Birmingham as in Dublin

Taoiseach says we build to higher standards than some other countries.

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May 4th 2023, 5:03 PM

# Business

Cabinet to discuss strengthening redundancy laws

A wave of redundancies have been taking place in the tech sector since Twitter and Meta announced job losses last autumn.

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May 4th 2023, 7:50 AM

This year

2023

# Housing

Govt plan to boost building: Cost-rental units subsidised and development levies scrapped

A new plan includes an increase in grants for restoring empty homes and alleviating development levies.

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Apr 25th 2023, 4:00 PM

# Leo Varadkar

'100% incorrect': Taoiseach denies claim he overruled Housing Minister to end the eviction ban

The mood music from Government right up to the decision to lift the ban was that it would be extended.

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Apr 3rd 2023, 4:47 PM

# dog controls

Dog owners who cannot control their pet should be treated as 'social pariahs', says McConalogue

The Minister for Agriculture was speaking after Cabinet approved a memo proposing that fines for such a breach be doubled to €5,000.

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Mar 28th 2023, 6:11 PM

# land development agency

LDA estimates 10,000 new houses could be built on State-owned land in next 'five to ten years'

It’s understood it would take between five and ten years for the first slate of houses, around 10,000, to be built.

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Mar 28th 2023, 2:57 PM

# women of honour

Govt to carry out 'study of deaths by suicide' in the Defence Forces over past 20 years

Micheál Martin met with the Women of Honour group to discuss the report yesterday.

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Mar 28th 2023, 2:00 PM

# rent a room

Measures to allow social welfare recipients to earn up to €14k a year in rent being extended

Under the measures, social welfare payments are not impacted for earning rental income under €14,000.

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Mar 22nd 2023, 8:31 AM

# Under Pressure

Cabinet agrees counter measures to Sinn Féin's eviction ban motion

It’s in response to a Sinn Féin motion to extend the eviction ban that will be debated in the Dáil later today and voted on tomorrow.

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Mar 21st 2023, 2:00 PM

# eviction ban

Extending eviction ban would reduce number of rental properties even more, says O'Brien

The Housing Minister formally announced today that the eviction moratorium will be lifted from 31 March

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Mar 7th 2023, 9:54 PM

# Drone attacks

DAA given green light to buy frequency jamming anti-drone technology for use at Dublin Airport

No primary legislation is required to enable its use at the airport, it is believed.

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Mar 7th 2023, 7:20 PM

# Refugees

Cabinet set to approve millions of euro to fund refugee accommodation

It’s understood another facility similar to that of Citywest is being finalised for use.

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Mar 2nd 2023, 10:49 PM

# leaving cert reform

Plans for LC students to sit Paper 1 at end of fifth year to be deferred

The interim measure led to controversy with teachers’ unions and students.

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Feb 28th 2023, 2:58 PM

# coercive control

Govt plans to prevent cross-examination of victims by abusers in coercive control cases

Harris is to also ask the Government not to oppose a Bill from Green Party Senator Vincent P Martin.

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Feb 14th 2023, 11:05 AM

# St Patrick's Day

Cabinet to sign off on the list of St Patrick’s Day visits for ministers across the globe

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is expected to meet US President Joe Biden on St Patrick’s Day.

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Feb 14th 2023, 6:05 AM

# Cabinet

Attorney General due to deliver report to Cabinet on State’s strategy on nursing home charges

The report is expected to be published afterwards.

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Feb 7th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Minister for Housing

Government haven't yet decided to extend eviction ban despite record homelessness, says O'Brien

A new record high of 11,632 people are homeless, according to the latest official figure.

15.4k

Jan 29th 2023, 6:27 PM

# Housing

New scheme to repair Celtic Tiger-era defective apartments set to cost up to €2.5 billion

50% to 80% of apartments built between 1991 and 2013 are estimated to have at least one defect.

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Jan 18th 2023, 12:39 PM

# on the agenda

Grooming children into a life of crime to carry penalty of five years in prison under new law

Minister for Justice Simon Harris will today seek Cabinet approval for the new Bill.

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Jan 18th 2023, 6:15 AM

# Europe

Cabinet clears way for Irish Defence Forces to send 174 troops to German-led EU Battlegroup

The Battlegroup will be on standby to respond rapidly to major humanitarian incidents and peacekeeping work.

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Jan 12th 2023, 1:26 PM

Taoiseach: 'No cliff edge to cost-of-living supports at the end of February'

Discussions will take place in the coming weeks on what further supports will be needed.

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Jan 11th 2023, 10:35 PM

# oil supplies

Bill to strengthen State’s capacity to manage oil supplies to be brought before Cabinet

The Bill will move to put all aspects of oil emergency planning on a statutory footing.

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Jan 4th 2023, 6:15 AM

Last year

2022

# no phones allowed

Government ministers to be banned from using phones at Cabinet meetings from today

The Minister for Finance confirmed the ban this morning,

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Dec 21st 2022, 10:54 AM

# Cabinet Reshuffle

Varadkar to seek promises from ministers he appoints that they'll be seeking re-election

Varadkar told his parliamentary party last night he will be giving the formation of the new Government a lot of thought over coming days.

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Dec 15th 2022, 3:24 PM

# Housing

Councils to secure proportion of any land value increase arising from residential zoning decisions

Land value increases when planning decisions are made to zone land, with the uplift going to the landowners or developers, but not to the State.

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Dec 14th 2022, 6:15 AM

# Housing

Coalition parties may clash over planning reforms as Green ministers flag concerns at Cabinet

Green Party members have raised concerns about restricting access to justice.

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Dec 13th 2022, 10:06 PM

# Pay deal

Student nurses and midwives to get extra accommodation, meal and uniform allowances

Two additional uniforms for student nurses and midwives will also be provided at the start of their internship.

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Dec 13th 2022, 5:41 PM

# energy costs

Long-awaited energy poverty plan published as Ryan warns prices may not drop for two years

The plan includes a €10 million Government hardship fund for vulnerable energy customers.

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Dec 13th 2022, 4:03 PM

# Executive Decisions

Cabinet approves international surrogacy policy proposals with aim of giving 100s of families a 'route to recognition'

A busy Cabinet session also saw Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien bring draft laws to overhaul Ireland’s planning system.

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Dec 13th 2022, 3:34 PM

# Cabinet Reshuffle

Ahead of the return of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Coalition leaders to discuss reshuffle on Monday

The role of Taoiseach will rotate to Leo Varadkar next Saturday.

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Dec 10th 2022, 8:30 AM

# banking review

Bankers 'rewarded' with bonuses and a pay boost despite tracker mortgage scandal, says McDonald

AIB and Permanent TSB will follow suit as the State sells off more of its stake in those banks.

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Nov 29th 2022, 2:45 PM

# Maternity Leave

New scheme to allow councillor appoint temporary substitute while on maternity leave

Currently, female councillors are office-holders rather than employees and are not covered by the statutory framework for maternity leave.

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Nov 22nd 2022, 1:57 PM

# Windfall levy

Cabinet expected to sign off on windfall tax on electricity companies

A memo will be brought to Cabinet tomorrow seeking to introduce a cap on market revenue on non-gas electricity generators.

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Nov 21st 2022, 9:49 PM

# Gambling

Gambling ads to be banned before 9pm watershed under new laws

The Gambling Regulation Bill was approved by Cabinet this morning.

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Nov 15th 2022, 12:29 PM

# Cabinet

Social welfare supports of €141.4m provided to Ukrainians this year

Department of Social Protection spending is 1.4% higher than profiled for this year.

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Nov 2nd 2022, 6:13 PM

# refugee crisis

Ukrainian refugees set to be accommodated in five army barracks

Modular housing is set to be built on defence force sites, it is understood.

Buildings on Defence Force sites are set to be repurposed to house refugees in what is described as 'dormitory style' accommodation.

Lands on the five sites have also been offered to the Office of Public Works (OPW) for modular builds.

Over the course of the weekend, 53 people refugees could not be accommodated – 44 Ukrainian, and 9 International protection applicants.

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Oct 25th 2022, 6:13 PM