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Laois Public Accounts Committee Chair calls for publication of report on planning authority

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and Laois TD Brian Stanley has called for the publication of a report on An Bord Pleanala which was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP). The Laois Offaly made the call while welcoming ...

18 Aug 2022 at 14:33

Government ‘does not know’ whether coronavirus traffic light system worked – MPs

Nearly half a billion pounds was spent implementing the coronavirus traffic light system for international travel but the Government “does not know” whether it worked, according to MPs. The testing and quarantine requirements for people ...

26 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Raab: Secure schools for young offenders will revolutionise child custody system

The Secretary of State for Justice says he is confident a new secure school for young offenders is the right solution for the UK’s “failing” youth custody provision. Dominic Raab visited the construction site at the former secure ...

30 Jul 2022 at 06:47

Government ‘struggling to point to tangible wins’ on trade policy, MPs find

There is “no guarantee” that post-Brexit trade deals will deliver any real economic benefits unless firms are given greater support to take advantage of them, MPs have warned. A cross-party report said the Government had not ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Sharp rise in number of universities in deficit, report finds

The number of universities in financial deficit has risen sharply over the past few years, with experts warning that students need to know whether their course provides value for money. In 2019/20, nearly a third – 32% – of ...

09 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Concerns over Government plan to tackle court backlog

Government plans to tackle court case backlogs are “unlikely” to address the “unacceptable delays to justice for victims”, according to MPs. The Public Accounts Committee described the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) ambition ...

09 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Northern Ireland

Scheme flaws saw wealthy sports clubs paid Covid cash they did not need – report

Flaws in a Covid-19 hardship fund for sporting organisations saw wealthy clubs secure cash they did not need, a Stormont report has found. The Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) investigation found that the ...

25 Feb 2022 at 01:25

School finance figures mask ‘cruel divides between haves and have nots’ – report

The underfunding of schools could “damage children’s education” according to a new report. The report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), published on Friday, warns that the Department for Education relies ...

04 Mar 2022 at 01:25

MoD told ‘fix or fail’ struggling Ajax programme or risk national security

The Ministry of Defence should fix or scrap its troubled Ajax armoured vehicle programme this year, or risk compromising national security, an influential parliamentary committee has warned. The Ajax programme, ...

03 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Government has ‘no evidence’ multi-billion pound projects are effective

Government has ‘no evidence’ hundreds of billions of pounds spend works

The Government has “no evidence” that spending hundreds of billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on major projects is working, MPs have said. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said that Government ...

27 May 2022 at 09:03

Government must do everything in its power to reduce Covid loan fraud hit – MPs

The head of an influential group of MPs has said that the Government left the goal open to fraudsters when it designed the multibillion-pound support for businesses during the pandemic. Dame Meg ...

18 May 2022 at 01:25

Safe housing ‘too often out of reach’ for private renters, MPs warn

Safe housing is “too often out of reach” for private renters, who face a “complex and costly” redress system that is unfit for purpose, MPs have warned. Local authorities are constrained by a ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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