Twenty two members of An Garda Síochána have been convicted of a crime over the past three and a half years. The records – released under FOI for the first time by the Internal Affairs Section of the gardaí – detail a range of different convictions for officers. The convictions cover drink driving, misuse of… Read More »
The owners of the derelict house where teenager Ana Kriegel was murdered said delays in plans to secure the property were partly down to the “notoriety” of the site. Internal records show how Fingal County Council repeatedly had to make contact with planning consultants for the owners of Glenwood House about their plans to secure… Read More »
These three documents provide detail on expenditure of hundreds of millions of euro by three universities in recent years. The UCD record is by far the largest and covers a lengthy period and some €319 million in expenditure by the college between November 2016 and March of this year. The UCC data details €11.37 million… Read More »
More than 10% of confirmed Covid-19 cases in some parts of Dublin have resulted in the death of the infected person according to new data from the HSE. A detailed breakdown of fatalities across the country and the Dublin area has been provided showing how in a single postcode area in the capital (Dublin 24),… Read More »
The Irish government was offered a special deal to buy two new aircraft for €8.3 million but opted to buy only one amid concerns over a shortage of pilots and available hangar space. The new Pilatus PC-12 NG was purchased in March under special EU rules that allows normal procurement practices to be put aside… Read More »
An internal report from the country’s largest maternity hospital warned that parts from an obsolete scanner could become dislodged and land on a new-born infant with “catastrophic” effect. The fluoroscopy machine at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street has been in use since 2006 and was supposed to be replaced before it was ten… Read More »
These are Cabinet records from the government decisions of 2011 and 2012 surrounding arrangements for ministerial transport. In 2011, a decision was made to abolish state cars for all but the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister for Justice, the DPP, Chief Justice, and the President. Other ministers would be allowed to hire garda drivers, use their own… Read More »
These are copies of all submissions to Minister Simon Harris relating to the outbreak of Covid-19, first in China and later in Ireland. They have been obtained under FOI by Right to Know following an internal review to the Department of Health. They cover a two-month time period from the very first submission relating to… Read More »
The Government made significant cuts to the level of pay for the chair and board members of Nama because the agency is in “wind down” mode. The fee payable to the chairperson of the asset management agency has been decreased from €150,000 per year to €100,000, according to records obtained under FoI. It will be… Read More »
In the 2011 programme for government, the Fine Gael and Labour coalition made a commitment to hold a referendum on the abolition of the Seanad. In October 2013, 51.7% of the electorate voted for its retention. These are the Cabinet records covering that process.