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# costs - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
Parents are spending €1,399 getting their child ready to go back to secondary school
Parents of primary school students are paying €50 less than last year, while parents of secondary school students are paying €20 more.
# costs - Thursday 11 July, 2019
Leinster House refurbishment to cost €17m
Leinster House was commissioned to be built between 1745-47.
# costs - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
Irish online shoppers will have to pay more when buying from UK retailers post a no-deal Brexit
An updated action plan on a no-deal Brexit was discussed at Cabinet today.
# costs - Friday 26 April, 2019
Government set to decide whether to sign off on €3bn National Broadband Plan
The plan aims to bring high-speed internet to smaller towns and one-off homes around Ireland.
# costs - Thursday 11 April, 2019
Construction costs to rise further as Dublin one of most expensive cities to build in the world
It is the third most expensive in Europe behind London and Zurich.
# costs - Wednesday 27 March, 2019
Minister commits to taking action on free sanitary products in public buildings
The Seanad heard that in many public buildings, such as Leinster House, tampons and sanitary pads cost €2 each.
# costs - Monday 24 December, 2018
Taoiseach can't say if anyone will be held to account over children's hospital overspend
It’s emerged the budget for the new hospital may cost more than €1.433 billion.
# costs - Thursday 29 November, 2018
Ex-Anglo banker Tiarnan O’Mahoney seeking legal costs for original trial
O’Mahoney successfully appealed his original conviction in March 2016.
# costs - Friday 28 September, 2018
Over 11,000 jobseekers forced to do exact same programme twice
Concerns have been raised about the repeat fees being paid to the companies operating the Jobpath programme.
# costs - Sunday 5 August, 2018
Six months a-waiting - the PSC will finally be removed as a requirement for a theory test on 31 August
How much it’s costing to do so is another matter however.
# costs - Tuesday 17 April, 2018
Denis O'Brien application to have costs awarded against Red Flag and Declan Ganley delayed
O’Brien had sought to have costs awarded against Red Flag Consultants (and five others) and Declan Ganley regarding amendments he secured last month.
# costs - Thursday 28 December, 2017
'I won't be running a similar campaign' - Minister drops 'Welfare Cheats' approach, but says €500m fraud figure 'absolutely accurate'
“It’s difficult to say in hindsight whether I would have run such a campaign or not,” says Minister Regina Doherty.
# costs - Monday 25 December, 2017
The Disclosures Tribunal cost the State €87,000 a month this year
These expenses only cover administrative and legal costs for the tribunal’s own team as third-party costs have not been paid out yet.
# costs - Monday 30 October, 2017
Cost of childcare increases for first time in five years
The early years sector profile of each county is broken down in the Pobal report.
# costs - Monday 25 September, 2017
The cost of a three-bed house in Dublin city has gone up by €17,000 in three months
Nationally, the average cost of a three-bed semi-detached home has risen by 3.1% to €221,843 since June.
# costs - Sunday 20 August, 2017
How weddings, festivals and Hennessy are helping Irish art after 'devastating' funding cuts
We spoke to the director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) about how it thought outside the box to bring in more money.
# costs - Saturday 19 August, 2017
'You have to ask: why are voluntary contributions necessary in a country where we're on the rise financially?'
School principals say rising costs are putting pressure on parents and on schools.
# costs - Friday 4 August, 2017
Childcare payments may differ from county to county after creche fee audit
The review will take 10 months to complete and will inform Minister Katherine Zappone’s future budget decisions.
# costs - Tuesday 11 July, 2017
Scheme to give you 10c back for each bottle and can could cost €120m to roll-out
In a rare move, the Labour Party announced last week that it would co-sponsor the Green Party’s Waste Reduction Bill.
# costs - Thursday 4 May, 2017
Hospital patient 'no shows' are costing the State nearly €12m
Minister of State Catherine Byrne said the administrative cost associated with non-attendance is approximately €25 per patient visit.
# costs - Tuesday 2 May, 2017
Denis O'Brien must pay all costs after failed High Court case
Judge Úna Ní Raifeartaigh said that the issue of O’Brien’s “means to pay the costs” was not a factor in the decision.
# costs - Monday 6 February, 2017
Poll: Are school uniforms too expensive?
Guidelines are to be issued to schools outlining how they can help cut costs for parents.
# costs - Tuesday 24 January, 2017
Apartment owners could face 'up to €30 million' bill to bring complex up to regulations
Residents of Beacon South Quarter in Sandyford have been informed that they may be faced with a huge bill.
# costs - Thursday 29 December, 2016
The gap between private pensions and public pensions has the government worried
Enda Kenny said Minister Paschal Donohoe will not deal with its strategy for public pay until the Public Pay Commission sends its report.
# costs - Wednesday 16 November, 2016
Children's hospital costs like a 'runaway train' as they rocket to €1bn
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the debate about where the new children’s hospital should be built is “finished”.
# costs - Thursday 20 October, 2016
This is how much funerals cost in different parts of Ireland
It’s an expensive business.
# costs - Monday 17 October, 2016
Giving parents a tax credit for childcare would have cost nearly €600m
Finance Minister Michael Noonan said providing tax credits for paid child care would fail an equity test.
# costs - Thursday 15 September, 2016
VHI to raise health insurance prices by average of 3%
The changes come into effect on 1 November.
# costs - Wednesday 3 August, 2016
It now costs almost €800 to send a child to first year in secondary school
Barnardos is demanding action to help parents deal with back to school costs.
# costs - Tuesday 7 June, 2016
There's been a big jump in the number of people being refused car insurance
This week, Fianna Fáil is to propose a motion to tackle the rise in motor insurance costs.
# costs - Tuesday 17 May, 2016
HSE to cut what it pays drug companies after talks fail
The state entered into negotiations to reduce the price of medicines to the Irish taxpayer.
# costs - Thursday 12 November, 2015
Organising a funeral: The unexpected challenges when a loved ones dies
It can seem like an overwhelming task – here it is step by step.
# costs - Wednesday 23 September, 2015
That late (late) legal challenge against same-sex marriage has been thrown out
Gerry Walshe had launched a series of appeals against the referendum result, the last of which was thrown out of court today.
# costs - Monday 17 August, 2015
More members of staff are stealing from their employers
The most common crime reported by businesses was burglary.
# costs - Tuesday 4 August, 2015
"The price of sending kids back to school is ridiculous" - parents want school crests taken off uniforms
Sending children to school is getting more and more expensive.
# costs - Friday 10 July, 2015
Poll: Should schools be forced to allow generic uniforms?
Many schools across the country only allow specialised uniforms from one particular shop. Should this be allowed?
# costs - Tuesday 12 May, 2015
Counting the cost: Ian Bailey ordered to pay up to €5 million for legal action
A decision on costs in his failed action against the State will be made today.
# costs - Monday 4 May, 2015
State accused of covering up cost of nursing homes
Nursing Homes Ireland wants details released immediately.
# costs - Thursday 16 April, 2015
Open Thread: Is the cost of childcare preventing you from working?
More than 3,000 mothers are leaving the workforce annually due to the excessive costs of childcare.
# costs - Thursday 2 April, 2015
'Unfair and unjust': Proposed hike in nursing home bills slammed
Prime Time this evening reported on a review of the fair deal scheme.
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Poll: Will you vote in the general election on 8 February?
IN JUST OVER two weeks the country will go to the polls and cast a vote on who they want to be elected to Dáil Éireann.
Last Monday, candidates began canvassing in their respective constituencies in a bid to win support, while opinion polls have added further pressure to the bigger parties looking for a path into government.
Today is the last day for members of the public to register to vote. It is also the last day for election candidates to register their candidacy.
So with the race hotting up, we’re asking: Will you vote in the general election on 8 February?
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