Only 6% of those in prison for sex offences are taking part in the state’s programme to reduce the risk of re-offending, Gript can reveal. More than 75% of sex offenders in Irish prisons are not considered for inclusion in the programme. Figures provided by Minister Charlie Flanagan show that the “Building Better Lives” programme, […]
The Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) is administered by Pobal on behalf of the Department of Rural and Community Development. It is described as a key element of that Department’s support for the development of strong and vibrant civil society and “in improving outcomes for those most disadvantaged. It is with that in mind […]
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has claimed that one of the reasons we have overruns in the health service is down to what he described as a “recruitment surge rather than the recruitment crisis.” The Taoiseach also maintained that overspending can be attributed to the fact “that extra people are hired every year beyond what is […]
The Government is under pressure following the emergence of the Public Services Card debacle, with the data protection commissioner ruling that the state had illegally gathered, and held, data on citizens. Costs incurred in the scheme will run to about the equivalent of a large euromillions win – all for nothing. It is very likely […]
RTE withheld information from Tusla, the agency responsible for child protection within the state, that could potentially have helped the agency intervene with rogue Creche providers earlier, Gript can report. At least two months went by when RTE had knowledge of active fire hazards and threats to the safety of the children in the ‘care’ […]
There’s a very simple lesson here, I think. Tell your children to become lawyers. Gript can report that The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission has confirmed to the Dáil that the costs incurred in legal fees relating to the Angela Kerins and Denis O’Brien Supreme Court cases will amount to just under half a million […]