Homeless services are “bursting at the seams” due to an increase in the number of asylum seekers. 

The Exchequer pulled in €381m in VAT from electricity last year – a 40% per cent increase on the previous year.

At the end of the last year, there were 251,000 people on the waiting list

The HSE has spent €1.7 million on advertising costs for winter vaccinations since October, despite just 31 per cent of the eligible population having their second Covid-19 booster

A further 26 international protection applicants were left without state accommodation after arriving in Ireland on Friday, bringing the total number to be left

Environmentalists and rural politicians alike have expressed concern over the damage plantation forestry could do to Ireland's natural habitats.

A State legal strategy for dealing with people who were overcharged for nursing home care was kept among a tight-knit group - Shortall.

A new group is to consider how the health service can deal with the rising cost of claims against it. 

Ireland has been ranked 77 points out of 100 - putting us in 10th place out of 180 countries

The Labour Party expressed concerns that the country is at a "dangerous crossroads" and protests against refugees could lead to "someone getting seriously, seriously injured and possibly worse"

Leo Varadkar signed off on secret payouts for families who were overcharged for nursing home care, Department of Health documents show.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that protesting against the arrival of refugees and asylum seekers is not the 'Irish way'.