Robert Troy claims fire certificate not needed for his Dublin rental property
Junior Minister Robert Troy has claimed he did not need a fire certificate for a property in Dublin which he co-owns.
Mr Troy also claimed he did not need planning permission to convert the property into a rental.
The Minister of State with Responsibility for Trade Promotion and a businessman subdivided the property in Phibsborough into a number of rental units without planning permission.
In a statement, Mr Troy claimed he did not need a fire certificate or planning permission for the conversion.
First flight departs from Dublin Airport's new €320m runway
The first flight departed from Dublin Airports new 3.1km runway on Wednesday. A Ryanair flight to Eindhoven departed at 12pm, marking the official opening of the €320 million runway.
The project, which has been in the works for six-years, will support the creation of 31,200 new jobs and €2.2 billion in additional economic activity, according to the airport's operator, Daa,
The North Runway is expected to expand annual passenger numbers past the current 30 million figure, while DAA said the new runway will also help grow the Irish economy.
The new runway is located on Daa lands 1.69 km north of Dublin Airport’s existing South Runway.
The North Runway will facilitate larger aircrafts and connectivity with long-haul destinations, as well as extra runway slot capacity for short-haul flights during early morning and late evening peak departure and arrival periods.
Ireland sees largest jump in population in 14 years
Ireland has recorded its largest jump in population since 2008, figures show.
A combination of a natural increase, immigration and migration gave a population growth of 88,800 in the year to April 2022.
This was the largest gain since 2008 when the population increased by 109,200, according to figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The figures show 120,700 immigrants arrived in Ireland in the 12 months – a 15-year-high.
Of those, 28,900 were returning Irish nationals, 24,300 were other EU nationals and 4,500 were UK nationals.
High Court blocks pay increase for 16,000 security workers
The High Court has blocked junior employment Minister Damien English from introducing pay increases from next Monday for 16,000 workers in the security industry in Ireland.
Barrister Eoin O’Shea told Ms Justice Nuala Butler that the Minister had signalled by way of a press release on August 3rd his intention to commence an Employment Regulation Order to increase pay for security guards.
Mr O’Shea, who appeared with Tom Casey Solicitors for three security companies, was granted leave on behalf of Top Security, Morbury and Las Security to challenge by way of judicial review the Minister’s decision and the proposals of the Labour Court.
