# Damien English

This year

2023

# Planning Permission

Damien English 'disappointed and embarrassed' about planning controversy that led to resignation

‘I put my hand up, I gave the wrong information,’ said the former Fine Gael minister.

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Jun 14th 2023, 2:23 PM

# ethics watchdog

Sipo decides against investigating former minister Damien English over planning application

The Fine Gael TD resigned his position as Minister of State after revelations about a planning application he submitted in 2008.

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Jun 11th 2023, 12:19 PM

# Personal circumstances

Niall Collins TD repeatedly refuses to answer question on 2001 planning application

When asked about details of whether the listed address was incorrect, Collins said he wouldn’t go into his ‘personal living circumstances’.

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Mar 23rd 2023, 8:31 AM

# ethics probe

Labour submits ethics complaint against former junior minister Damien English

Damien English resigned as a junior minister in January.

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Feb 3rd 2023, 6:29 PM

# Neale Richmond

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond appointed junior minister following resignation of Damien English

The appointment was confirmed this morning.

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Jan 13th 2023, 12:38 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the government parties audit all Ministers' property interests?

There has been calls for the move following the resignation of Fine Gael TD Damien English.

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Jan 13th 2023, 9:39 AM

# Damien English

Property questions take out another minister but this resignation is different to the Troy saga

English’s resignation is solely due to a 2008 planning application.

Fine Gael TD Damien English resigned his position as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment today.

The Meath West TD resigned solely due to a 2008 planning application in which he failed to declare he owned a house.

Public scrutiny of politicians’ ownership of housing has ramped up in recent months following the controversy surrounding TD Robert Troy and his properties.

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Jan 12th 2023, 3:01 PM

# Resignation

Fine Gael TD Damien English resigns as junior minister after reports about property ownership

English confirmed that he failed to inform Meath County Council about ownership of a house in Castlemartin.

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Jan 12th 2023, 1:15 PM

Last year

2022

# Grow Digital

New €85 million fund will 'help business go digital'

€10 million will be available in 2022 and it will be administered by Enterprise Ireland.

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Jun 20th 2022, 6:00 AM

# cardiac care

On-call GP service 'majorly concerned' over plans to require referrals for patients to Navan

Out-of-hours doctors in Navan say the hours they operate are due to be curtailed in August.

Out-of-hours GPs raise serious concerns about unnecessary delays for stroke or cardiac patients, reports Christina Finn

NEDOC says no negotiations have taken place with the HSE over their involvement in pre-hospital assessments.

Meath TDs are extremely annoyed that the HSE did not consult with GPs in the area.

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Jun 18th 2022, 12:10 AM

All time

# corporate tax rate

Donohoe says government could lose up to €2.2bn a year in corporate tax revenue if G7 deal implemented

Finance Ministers of the world’s seven richest economies agreed to commit to a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% at the G7.

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Jun 5th 2021, 5:30 PM

# level 5

'Children will be able to get clothes': Taoiseach says retailers should take compassionate approach

The row over essential and non-essential retail items has been rumbling on since Level 5 restrictions were introduced last week.

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Oct 30th 2020, 5:01 PM

# aftermath

Flooding continues to affect many areas but Storm Jorge caused 'no major reported incidents'

Minister of State Damien English thanked State bodies after helping to ensure the storm passed “without significant incident”.

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Mar 1st 2020, 1:54 PM

# Damien English

In a first, the Planning Regulator has urged a minister to reverse decision for east Cork retail village

Under legislation, Minister Damien English has two weeks to decide whether to accept or reject the regulator’s recommendation.

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Feb 25th 2020, 3:27 PM

# Damien English

Fine Gael minister: Political parties 'need to look at' vetting procedures for election candidates

It follows controversial comments by candidate Verona Murphy.

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Nov 24th 2019, 4:24 PM

# same-day sampling

Calls for same-day water testing at Irish beaches after spills at wastewater plants

A swimming ban was put in place at several locations in Dublin this week following an overflow from the wastewater treatment plant in Ringsend.

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Jun 28th 2019, 6:00 AM

# record numbers

'Our solutions are working': Minister responds to record homeless figures

It is the third month-on-month increase in the number of people living in emergency accommodation.

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May 1st 2019, 1:41 PM

# homeless to home

'I can't describe the feeling... Just to know that I can now live a proper life with my kids'

Peter McVerry Trust opened 13 new apartments for families and children affected by homelessness in Dublin’s city centre.

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Dec 4th 2018, 4:22 PM

# pmv trust

'No one's changing the narrative here': Minister responds to criticism from Fr Peter McVerry

The housing and homeless charity is launching its 2017 annual report today.

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Dec 4th 2018, 1:47 PM

Department of Housing claims 14,000 reduction in number of people on social housing list

The drop represents some respite for embattled Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.

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Sep 26th 2018, 9:45 PM

# Housing

Regeneration plan launched for Dublin's St Teresa's Gardens

Construction of the first phase of the project, 54 social homes, is due to commence in the coming months.

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Sep 20th 2018, 5:58 PM

# retirement homes

Departments in talks about rolling out state-funded old age villages

There will be shared responsibility between the two departments to ensure that homes are supported by the HSE.

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Jul 15th 2018, 7:30 AM

# housing committee

'It was no place from day one to even build a site': Ongoing issues around Traveller accommodation

Local authorities last year had an underspend of 45% when it came to Traveller-specific accommodation.

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Mar 9th 2018, 6:01 AM

# reusing dublin

Number of ghost estates has 'decreased by 91% since 2010'

Meanwhile, a new app is set to let members of the public report vacant buildings.

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Mar 7th 2018, 2:10 PM

# anti-homeless devices

'See no homeless, hear no homeless, help no homeless': Paul Murphy hits out at government approach

Solidarity TDs have launched a Bill that aims to prevent the installation of anti-homeless devices.

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Nov 16th 2017, 12:50 PM

# Housing

€9 million to be made available this year for Traveller housing

The accommodation includes group housing and halting sites for Traveller families.

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Jun 2nd 2017, 12:33 PM

# Rebuilding

'Largely gone': Ghost estates are rapidly disappearing

South Dublin County Council is the first local authority area to have zero unfinished developments.

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Mar 21st 2017, 5:32 PM

# factcheck

FactCheck: How many new social housing units did the government provide last year?

In the second instalment of our two-part series, FactCheck referees an on-air dispute between Damien English and Eoin Ó Broin.

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Feb 28th 2017, 12:01 AM

# industrial strife

Is the Lansdowne Road pay agreement dead in the water?

The government is saying it’s not.

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Oct 2nd 2016, 3:48 PM

# For Rent

It's a nightmare to find students digs, so the government is hiring someone to help

An allocation of €49,000 has been given for a new student accommodation officer.

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Aug 2nd 2016, 4:55 PM

# no room at the inn

Homeless families living in Dublin hotel told to leave by Saturday

Lynam’s Hotel has gone into receivership.

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Jul 21st 2016, 10:18 PM

Voices

Why Fine Gael is NOT a party of the elite

Fianna Fáil’s efforts to paint Fine Gael as a party of the elite are fatally undermined by this week’s budget, according to junior minister Damien English.

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Oct 18th 2015, 2:45 PM

# lisbon bound

Innovation minister says losing the Web Summit is actually a 'success story'

Damien English said it’s another example of an Irish company doing well internationally.

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Sep 27th 2015, 3:21 PM

# Research

Women now have 1.7 million more reasons to get involved in science

Ten women have been awarded funding by Science Foundation Ireland.

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Nov 5th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Notes on a scandal

Minister 'doesn't know' what was written on his hand during Prime Time debate

Damien English’s notes were the talk of Twitter…

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Nov 4th 2014, 9:05 AM

# drip drip drip

Richard Bruton says the government doesn't control Irish Water's bonus structure

Meanwhile, the company’s insisting that bonuses of up to 19 per cent of an employee’s pay are only given “in exceptional cases”.

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Oct 20th 2014, 12:20 PM

# Dáil talk

State of the Nation: Kite-flying and 'dirty tricks'

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…

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Oct 6th 2014, 9:00 AM

# McNulty-gate

Minister: It would be a 'cop out' to reveal Fine Gael official

Minister of State for Skills Damien English says that it’s a party matter.

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Oct 5th 2014, 1:31 PM

# Agriculture

Doyle confirms interest but still no decision on junior agriculture minister

Andrew Doyle, the chairman of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, has confirmed his interest in filling the vacancy at the Department of Agriculture which arose following the death of Shane McEntee last year.

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Mar 24th 2013, 7:45 AM

# Children's Rights

Fine Gael TDs to run marathon for Yes vote in referendum

Fine Gael Deputies Liam Twomey and Damien English will run to raise money for Barnardos, and encourage people to vote Yes in the Children’s Referendum.

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Oct 16th 2012, 2:25 PM