Paul Cunningham

The Education Minister, Norma Foley, is bringing a memo to Cabinet this afternoon regarding the rollout of free school books to more than half a million primary school children - for the second year in a row.

Media Minister, Catherine Martin, will bring 3 reports to Cabinet this afternoon which involved a forensic examination of RTÉ.

New offers of accommodation are expected to come on stream this week in order to end the erection of tents along the Grand Canal bank in Dublin, not far from the International Protection Office.

Minister for Media Catherine Martin has said that if the 116 recommendations of the external reviews into RTÉ are implemented "in full", it will deliver "radical reform" and give a new future to the station.

Cabinet will consider approving a new enterprise support package tomorrow to assist retail and hospitality businesses hit hard by higher costs.

The issue of migration will top the agenda once again when Cabinet meets this morning in Dublin.

The Cabinet will this morning consider a new targeted enterprise support package to help retail and hospitality businesses hit hard by higher costs.

Alarm is reported to have been expressed at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party tonight, during a lengthy discussion on migration, after TDs and

Support for Sinn Féin and Fine Gael is tied at 23%, a new opinion poll has suggested.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he wants to continue with compassion regarding international protection applications, but there must also be "an injection of common sense" with regard to the application of the rules.