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Varadkar tells his party that planning reforms will go ahead
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has told his party that judicial reviews are holding up building projects and reforms “will happen and we are going to make them happen”. His remarks at Fine Gael’s parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday come after a Green Party TD and Opposition politicians criticised plans to overhaul planning laws. The planned reforms…
Varadkar expects Covid restrictions to be eased in phases but relatively rapidly
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he expects a relatively swift easing of the current public health measures amid increasing evidence that the Omicron surge may have peaked. Mr Varadkar also said he does not expect Ireland to have to reimpose severe restrictions, similar to those in place over the last two years, in 2022. The…