# katherine-zappone - Tuesday 30 November, 2021
# New Rules
# New Rules
A report was commissioned in the wake of a controversy over Zappone’s appointment this summer.
# katherine-zappone - Thursday 23 September, 2021
# New York
# New York
Zappone has declined an invite to come before an Oireachtas Committee to discuss her abandoned appointment as UN special envoy.
# katherine-zappone - Tuesday 21 September, 2021
# Katherine Zappone
# Katherine Zappone
Martin Fraser in the Department of An Taoiseach will face the committee, though Zappone has confirmed she will not.
# katherine-zappone - Monday 20 September, 2021
# Zapponegate
# Zapponegate
Zappone declined an invite to face an Oireachtas Committee over her special envoy role.
# katherine-zappone - Wednesday 15 September, 2021
# Rolling Controversy
# Rolling Controversy
The Foreign Affairs Committee agreed to extend the request this morning.
# katherine-zappone - Tuesday 14 September, 2021
# Zapponegate
# Zapponegate
Sinn Féin is set to table a motion of no confidence in Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney tomorrow.
# katherine-zappone - Monday 13 September, 2021
# Reset
# Reset
The FG leader said it was time to “refresh, regroup and reset”.
# katherine-zappone - Wednesday 8 September, 2021
# Zapponegate
# Zapponegate
His comment comes after Mary Lou McDonald said today that Simon Coveney cannot stay on.
# katherine-zappone - Tuesday 7 September, 2021
# Simon Coveney
# Simon Coveney
Coveney was grilled further on the Zappone controversy before an Oireachtas Committee today.
# Sorry
Coveney acknowledges "making mistakes in recent weeks" and that this has created "a political embarrassment for the Government" In hindsight , Coveney says it would have been helpful for him to respond to Zappone's text to tell her that it was not a job offer, but rather a concept. The minister called Zappone on Sunday to tell her their text messages were being released
# katherine-zappone - Monday 6 September, 2021
# Transparency
# Transparency
The Department of Foreign Affairs is expected to publish documents today relating to Katherine Zappone ’s role.
# katherine-zappone - Sunday 5 September, 2021
# James Lawless
# James Lawless
James Lawless described the controversy as a “Fine Gael mess” and insisted: “There’s not a single Fianna Fail-er near this.”
# katherine-zappone - Saturday 4 September, 2021
# Merriongate
# Merriongate
Micheál Martin denied the row is proving a distraction to the Government.
# Merrion Gate
Leo Varadkar, Simon Coveney and Katherine Zappone have been drawn back into controversy this week. Developments included deleted and revealed texts, FOI requests and an Oireachtas committee. Orla Dwyer takes a look back at what happened in late July and what the situation is now.
# katherine-zappone - Friday 3 September, 2021
# Simon SMS
# Simon SMS
TD Matt Carthy said the Department of Foreign Affairs should also clarify if any other relevant documents have been erased.
# katherine-zappone - Thursday 2 September, 2021
# Disagreed
# Disagreed
The Tánaiste said he regrets going “anywhere near” the Merrion Hotel event.
# Merrion
# Merrion
The fallout from the Zappone controversy continues.
# katherine-zappone - Wednesday 1 September, 2021
# Spelling It Out
New screenshots show conversations between Leo Varadkar with Katherine Zappone and Simon Coveney in July. The Tánaiste and Zappone discussed her event at the Merrion Hotel, including whether it was "definitely legal". She asked the Tánaiste if he had heard anything about her prospective appointment as a UN Special Envoy.
# Zapponegate
# Zapponegate
Simon Coveney said yesterday that Katherine Zappone did not lobby him for a job.
# katherine-zappone - Tuesday 31 August, 2021
# Zapponegate
# Zapponegate
The minister is facing scrutiny from an Oireachtas committee over Katherine Zappone ’s appointment as a UN envoy.
# katherine-zappone - Monday 16 August, 2021
# Merriongate
# Merriongate
He acknowledged that mistakes were made in the appointment of the former children’s minister as a UN special envoy.
# katherine-zappone - Friday 13 August, 2021
# Controversy
# Controversy
The former children’s minister stepped back from the role amid controversy over the manner of her appointment.
# katherine-zappone - Tuesday 10 August, 2021
# Taxation Report
# Taxation Report
Donohoe also said today that he was invited to the event but was out of the country when it took place.
# katherine-zappone - Monday 9 August, 2021
# Guidelines
# Guidelines
“In hindsight, in terms of maintaining public confidence, I’d prefer had we not attended those events,” the minister said today.
# katherine-zappone - Sunday 8 August, 2021
# Merrion Gate
# Merrion Gate
Micheál Martin issued his first comments today about the event which was attended by 50 people including Leo Varadkar.
# katherine-zappone - Friday 6 August, 2021
# New Rules
The update comes after advice from the Attorney General, Órla Ryan reports The latest update comes amid controversy over an event organised by former minister Katherine Zappone Weddings fall under a different regulation and have an upper limit of 100 guests
# katherine-zappone - Thursday 5 August, 2021
# Covid Guidelines
# Covid Guidelines
The government yesterday said that outdoor events of up to 200 people can take place.
# Freedom Of Expression
# Freedom Of Expression
The DFA has said a decision on the next steps will not be taken until next month.
# katherine-zappone - Wednesday 4 August, 2021
# Merrion Hotel
Political pressure has mounted since it emerged Zappone held an event for 50 people before being appointed. The Merrion Hotel, where the event was hosted, said that all Covid-19 guidelines were followed at the event. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has released a statement saying he was only in attendance for 45 minutes.
# Gatherings
# Gatherings
It comes in the wake of reports that former Minister Katherine Zappone held a large social event outdoors at Dublin’s Merrion Hotel.
# katherine-zappone - Saturday 31 July, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our columnist muses on the Zappone furore, summer days and what’s next for Donald Trump.
# katherine-zappone - Thursday 29 July, 2021
# Cabinet Approval
# Cabinet Approval
The Taoiseach would not be drawn today on whether the job was Zappone’s idea.
# katherine-zappone - Wednesday 28 July, 2021
# Katherine Zappone
# Katherine Zappone
Varadkar said Zappone approached Coveney about the position.
# katherine-zappone - Tuesday 27 July, 2021
# New Job
# New Job
Zappone will be assisting Minister Simon Coveney with United Nations business.
# katherine-zappone - Sunday 25 April, 2021
# Dept Of Children
# Dept Of Children
She lodged a complaint about the department’s ‘failure to comply with the assurances’ provided to her.
# katherine-zappone - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
# Migrants
# Migrants
The children will be received into the care of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.
# katherine-zappone - Thursday 11 June, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
A proposal to merge the Department of Children with the Department of Education is being considered.
# katherine-zappone - Friday 29 May, 2020
# Childcare
# Childcare
These services will first be made available to children of essential workers and those experiencing poverty or welfare issues.
# katherine-zappone - Thursday 14 May, 2020
# Front Line
# Front Line
The government announced that a childcare scheme for healthcare workers had to be scrapped.
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The scheme has been scrapped after just six providers had applied to take part.
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