# Transparency

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2022

# Transparency

Calls to end ‘blanket ban’ on publishing Attorney General’s advice

A constitutional expert has said there is no legal reason why the advice should not be published.

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Dec 28th 2022, 11:39 AM

# birdwatch ireland

Charities Regulator identifies several financial oversight failings at Birdwatch Ireland

The regulator was informed of concerns at the charity in 2019.

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Nov 9th 2022, 3:39 PM

# Sec Gen Job

Did the country's top civil servant accept an €81K pay rise? Varadkar says it's not for him to say

‘Transparency is always useful in these matters,’ a spokesperson for the Taoiseach has said.

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Jan 25th 2022, 7:21 PM

# Addiction

Nursing group invited to meet with Minister following its removal from national drug committee

Drugs minister Frank Feighan has invited the IntNSA to meet with him

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Jan 14th 2022, 5:48 PM

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# Transparency

Future special envoys should be appointed through open competition, says Taoiseach

The Department of Foreign Affairs is expected to publish documents today relating to Katherine Zappone’s role.

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Sep 6th 2021, 2:54 PM

# Transparency

Freedom of Information Act to be reviewed by government

The Act will be reviewed for the first time since being updated in 2014.

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Jun 17th 2021, 6:46 PM

# NET LOSS

Closed Doors: Lack of transparency and the push to overfish in Ireland’s fishing sector

Noteworthy examines the powers at play in the sector and how the Irish system may be disadvantaging small-scale fisheries.

Our investigative platform, Noteworthy, takes an in-depth look at the fishing sector in this three-part series.

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Apr 8th 2021, 8:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: Ireland has dropped rank on the global corruption index - we can and should do better

DCU’s John Devitt and Robert Gillanders say the country must control corruption if it is to protect more than just its international reputation.

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Jan 28th 2021, 4:29 PM

# equality minister

Dáil passes the Government's Mother and Baby Homes Bill

Opposition TDs had drafted amendments based on the requests of survivors and human rights experts.

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Oct 22nd 2020, 7:00 PM

Voices

Dr Maeve O'Rourke: Here's a full analysis of the problems with the Government's Mother and Baby Homes Bill

Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.

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Oct 21st 2020, 3:35 PM

# Robert Watt

'Who took this decision?': Top civil servant queried decision not to publish pensions paid to former Taoisigh

DPER Secretary General Robert Watt told an official: “I don’t understand why we should not release the information.”

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Jul 6th 2020, 6:30 AM

# Transparency

Questions remain over NI-ROI 'secret' emails and a non-existent PPE order for Northern Ireland

The DUP’s Paul Frew has asked that two email threads are released to see why a promise for PPE was made, but was never delivered.

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Jun 22nd 2020, 12:05 AM

# Pensions

The public will no longer get to know how much former Taoisigh and ex-ministers are paid

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty has said that it’s important for transparency on the issue and added: “At the end of the day, it’s public money.”

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May 7th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Transparency

Public health team's notes and letters on recommended restrictions will be published, says minister

Questions have been raised this week about how decisions are being made as Ireland responds to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Apr 25th 2020, 7:34 PM

# Transparency

Who's calling the shots? - The role of Ireland's public health emergency team and its key players

The team was convened at the end of January this year to coordinate the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Apr 25th 2020, 12:10 AM

# dail questions

'Who is NPHET ultimately accountable to?': Taoiseach questioned on governance of decision-making

‘Elected office cannot be subservient even in this crisis,’ said Labour leader Alan Kelly.

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Apr 23rd 2020, 2:43 PM

# Covid-19

Names of towns and regions where Covid-19 clusters are should be released, says Martin

Martin said it might change public behaviour if people know their areas have been affected.

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Mar 23rd 2020, 4:46 PM

# anti-corruption

The two 'most transparent' councils in Ireland are in Dublin

Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council have topped a new index of the country’s 31 local authorities.

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Dec 9th 2019, 7:43 AM

# Transparency

New legislation will regulate political advertising on social media

The move comes amid an international debate about how social media platforms handle political ads.

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Nov 5th 2019, 10:59 PM

# Transparency

Olympic boxing trials new judging system to 'regain trust'

Judges will press a button when they mark blows and their decisions will be immediately shown on a screen.

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Oct 29th 2019, 6:35 PM

# Transparency

Civil servants were told to look at replacing the Medical Card with the Public Services Card

As recently as June this year, the government was exploring this as a possibility.

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Sep 22nd 2019, 12:05 AM

# noteworthy

'What price democracy?': Why most county councils keep their meetings offline

Just four of 31 local authorities offer webcasting of their proceedings.

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Jul 26th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Transparency

Oireachtas Committee writes to FAI to ask for reversal of media ban at crucial EGM

It was also revealed that the FAI rang the Committee Chair on Sunday, offering a private briefing.

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Jul 17th 2019, 3:54 PM

# Transparency

Kilkenny County Council votes to keep public and media out of policy meetings

The decision to hold these meetings in private is at the discretion of each local authority.

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Jun 9th 2019, 12:26 PM

# Transparency

New code of conduct for lobbyists comes into effect today

The goal is for lobbying to be carried out in an ethical and transparent manner.

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Jan 1st 2019, 7:00 AM

# Transparency

Five officials sought 'cooling-off period' waivers before taking up lobbying jobs

The purpose of a ‘cooling-off’ period is to prevent the use of insider information.

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Jun 28th 2018, 2:03 PM

# Transparency

New rules for banks will make it easier to save thousands on mortgage repayments

From next year banks will have to give notice of the end of fixed rate terms and let variable rate customers know if they can move to a cheaper rate.

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Jun 20th 2018, 12:00 PM

# Transparency

This is why you're still seeing referendum ads online

Google said that it was blocking ads – but Google isn’t the only way for campaigns to place ads online.

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May 24th 2018, 5:03 PM

# Data privacy

Facebook banned 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of the year

Facebook said those closures came on top of blocking millions of attempts to create fake accounts every day.

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May 15th 2018, 9:38 PM

# seeking transparency

How many foreign groups are buying Facebook ads as part of the abortion referendum debate?

We look at how Facebook adverts are targeting Irish people ahead of the referendum.

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Mar 25th 2018, 8:30 PM

# Transparency

Ex-Sky coach urges Wiggins to explain use of medication

Shane Sutton described as “laughable” claims he had bullied Richard Freeman over the use of TUEs.

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Mar 7th 2018, 12:37 PM

# Transparency

'Londoners can feel reassured': Police officers begin wearing body cameras

There have been calls to issue gardaí with the same technology here.

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Jul 17th 2017, 5:01 PM

Voices

Column: 'Women in full time employment work for free for one month every year'

In Ireland, women currently earn around 13.9 per cent less than men, writes Ivana Bacik.

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May 24th 2017, 6:20 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'Lack of transparency makes it difficult to know who controls the Irish media'

Ensuring we have a free and pluralistic media is key to a healthy democracy, writes Anne-Marie McNally.

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Feb 2nd 2017, 6:30 AM

# ANIMAL RESCUE

Charities Regulator to animal charity - 'sort out your books or else'

Last night’s Claire Byrne Live investigation alleged charity Animal Heaven Animal Rescue had deficiencies in its bookkeeping, fundraising and financial transparency.

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Jan 17th 2017, 9:53 AM

# Gender Pay Gap

German workers will be able to see how much their co-workers' earn in bid to close gender pay gap

Women’s Affairs Minister Manuela Schwesig hailed the law on salary transparency as “a real breakthrough”.

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Jan 11th 2017, 12:52 PM

# rising costs

Car insurance gone up? Insurers will soon have to tell you why

New laws will be in place by the end of the year to ensure that insurance companies tell customers why they are paying more.

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Jan 10th 2017, 8:27 PM

# Abortion

Polling firm to pick 'diverse' group of 99 people to sit on Citizens' Assembly on Eighth Amendment

The Department of An Taoiseach issued a tender for a polling company yesterday.

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Aug 9th 2016, 10:33 AM

# Transparency

Fifa clears its president of ethics violations after probe into personal expenses

The head of world football’s governing body has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Ethics Committee.

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Aug 5th 2016, 12:53 PM

# blow the whistle

Every garda sent an email telling them how to be a whistleblower

The Garda Commissioner and her senior team were grilled by the Policing Authority in a public session today.

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Jun 13th 2016, 5:13 PM