In 2017, following an OECD review of budget oversight by the Oireachtas and on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) was established. It...
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD speaks to eolas regarding health expenditure, Sláintecare priorities and abortion legislation, as well the challenges of anticipated winter pressures and Brexit. The Taoiseach has...
In recent years, the cycle of controversy which has dogged An Garda Síochána, combined with the ‘dysfunctionality’ of the Department of Justice and Equality, has claimed the scalps of two...
Innovation is a cornerstone of Ireland’s overall economic development policy. Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills, John Halligan...
Introduced in 1999, the practice of Direct Provision was originally intended as a temporary solution to a refugee crisis spreading across Europe. As the true scale of the crisis emerged, the system...
Modular construction has been widely proposed as a radical and innovative building practice which may offer a means of rapidly tackling the state’s significant housing shortfall. eolas assesses the potential opportunities granted...
Total homelessness figures have drawn closer to 10,000 and over 3,700 children are counted in the Government’s latest homeless figures. Simultaneously, there is “no end in sight for rental woes” according to...
Following the 2016 National Review of Gender Equality in Irish Higher Education Institutes and the “exceptionally slow” progress that has followed a Higher Education Authority (HEA) Expert Group report, Minister of State...
Following its designation as Northern Ireland’s first enterprise zone in 2016, the Atlantic Link Enterprise Campus in Coleraine is now home to Northern Ireland’s largest data centre. David Whelan speaks to 5NINES...
In the effort to build a more competitive digital economy, it is time to roll out a national Digital Activation Campaign. David Curtin, CEO of IE Domain Registry outlines the intricacies of...
Paul Toner, Partner and Head of Consulting at KPMG, speaks to eolas about approaching the digital transformation challenge in a way that embraces the opportunities of disruption. Digital disruption is changing the...
In October 2018, Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe TD presented his second budget to the Dáil. Budget 2019, he said, “is a responsible budget for a modern...
Fianna Fáil and the SDLP are currently engaged in intensive political talks about closer cooperation and a possible merger. Two months ago, they were dismayed that the substance of their private talks...
Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe has adopted a doctrine far removed from the “when I have it, I spend it” canon of erstwhile Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy....
