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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 too much on national figures for ...

04 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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RTÉ accused of acting like ‘rogue employer’ at Public Accounts Committee

RTE has been accused of behaving like a “rogue employer” after failing to commit to paying benefits to staff who missed out because they were wrongly classified as freelance workers. The broadcaster’s director general Dee Forbes declined to ...

20 Jan 2022 at 18:33

Energy price higher than at time of last price cap estimate, Ofgem chief says

The chief executive of Ofgem has said the market price of energy is higher than it was at the time of the last price cap estimate. In May, the energy regulator predicted that the price cap would reach £2,800 when it is next changed in ...

11 Jul 2022 at 20:27

Cost of National Children's Hospital to rise by over €50m due to inflation

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Cost of National Children's Hospital to rise by another staggering amount due to inflation

The cost to build the National Children’s Hospital is estimated to increase by €51 million due to inflation, the Public Accounts Committee has heard. This is an estimation of costs made during the years 2019, 2020, 2021, and the ...

17 Jun 2022 at 09:33

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Cost of National Children's Hospital to rise by another staggering amount due to inflation

16 Jun 2022 at 14:33

Fact check: the details behind Boris Johnson’s leaving speech

Boris Johnson’s manifesto commitments listed in his leaving speech in detail

In his farewell speech, Boris Johnson listed a host of commitments he insisted the government was “delivering”. Here the PA news agency looks at them in detail. – Delivering Brexit The former prime minister claimed in his ...

06 Sept 2022 at 15:27

Scheme to help long-term unemployed ‘overestimated support by almost half’

A scheme to help the long-term unemployed back into work after the Covid-19 pandemic overestimated how many claimants might be suitable for assistance by almost half, MPs have found. The Commons Public Accounts Committee ...

22 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Three million people suffer driving licence delays since April 2020 – report

Three million people who applied for a driving licence since April 2020 have experienced delays – costing some their jobs or income, a report by MPs has found. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) system to ...

17 Mar 2023 at 10:39

BBC boss says departure of top presenters amid channel merger is ‘obviously sad’

The director-general of the BBC has said the departure of three senior news presenters is “obviously sad” but the current level of “management inefficiency” is “not right”. David Eades, Joanna Gosling and Tim Willcox ...

12 Jan 2023 at 11:14

Modern warfare ‘accelerating away’ from MoD due to tech upgrade delays – MPs

Modern warfare is “accelerating away” from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) due to its failure to overhaul technological and IT systems, MPs have said. A report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee found the ...

03 Feb 2023 at 00:01

NHS reforms will not work until chronic problems solved, MPs warn

The latest NHS reforms will not work until the Government fixes systemic issues including record backlogs, staff shortages and “decrepit” buildings, MPs have warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee ...

08 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Passport applicants suffered ‘unacceptable delays’ last year – MPs

Hundreds of thousands of passport applicants were let down by “unacceptable delays” last year, a damning report has said. MPs on the Public Accounts Committee found that consequences included people ...

06 Apr 2023 at 00:01

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