Education Department reviews school threat protocols after ‘frightening’ emails
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The Department of Education has begun a review of how schools handle threats after a Fianna Fáil TD reported that several institutions received "frightening" emails. Separately, ESB Networks has warned that new EU rules intended to promote European manufacturing could increase infrastructure costs and further delay the delivery of new housing.
Administrative delays are also testing patience at the passport office, where applicants for card versions of the document are reporting month-long waits. In the courts, a tenant was awarded damages after hiring a private investigator to check if his former landlords' daughter was actually using the property following his eviction.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee has dismissed recent rhetoric regarding the "triple lock" following a public intervention by President Michael D Higgins. Meanwhile, the HSE is reportedly failing to collect millions of euros owed to the state by pharmaceutical companies, a lapse in accounting that comes as parents and alumni fight a separate battle to prevent the closure of Glenstal Abbey.