State pension pot faces ‘growing deficits’, Ministers warnedDemographic pressures set to erode social insurance fund surplus, private paper presented to Cabinet saysThu Sept 22 2022 - 00:05
Fine Gael meeting hears calls to extend 9 per cent tourism Vat rateIssues surrounding carbon tax, school buses and budget measures to support small businesses also raisedWed Sept 21 2022 - 21:21
McEntee criticised over response to anti-social behaviour in DublinFianna Fáil Oireachtas members say a ‘real edge’ has developed in Dublin and there is enough ‘Government focus’Wed Sept 21 2022 - 18:59
Large hikes in PRSI rates likely needed to keep pension age at 66, says fiscal watchdogDecision not to raise pension age means higher taxes will be needed to ensure the system is sustainable, Ifac chair saysWed Sept 21 2022 - 02:45
Time will reveal if the pensions time bomb has been defused or deferredReforms approved by Cabinet an effort to address myriad problems posed by festering political problemTue Sept 20 2022 - 19:52
Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of ‘deliberately not telling the truth’ on pensionsMcDonald describes new proposals as a ‘Trojan horse’ designed ‘to move the pension age to 70 by stealth’Tue Sept 20 2022 - 17:25
PRSI hikes needed to keep pension age at 66, Heather Humphreys saysMary Lou McDonald says changes a ‘Trojan horse’ to raise the pension age to 70Tue Sept 20 2022 - 13:09
Farming conference aims to advance recognition of women in agri-food sectorFormer minister Mary Coughlan to chair forum which will promote ‘visibility and status of women in agriculture’Tue Sept 20 2022 - 12:30
Major financial package expected to help with fuel bills as vast implications of energy crisis become clearPrice projections ‘off the Richter scale’ with estimate of average annual household bill rising from €2,000 last year to €6,000 next yearSat Sept 10 2022 - 05:00
Household bills to soar further as companies warn of ‘entire market malfunction’Dire warnings will increase pressure on Government to support households with a massive budgetary intervention of one-off measuresSat Sept 10 2022 - 05:00
Solving housing crisis ‘not about the money’, says CoveneyFG ministers decline to comment on Paschal Donohoe’s future as head of EurogroupFri Sept 09 2022 - 17:43
Sinn Féin government will leave Ireland ‘out of the tent’ in Europe, says VaradkarTánaiste compares Mary Lou McDonald’s potential leadership to that of right-wing Hungarian PM Viktor OrbánFri Sept 09 2022 - 14:43
Household supports for soaring energy bills will extend into 2023, says VaradkarIreland will examine all options around a cap on energy prices, according to TánaisteFri Sept 09 2022 - 11:12
Catherine Murphy ‘fully entitled’ to refuse to disclose sources regarding Siteserv transactionSome witnesses argued that the TD had waived her privilege by providing witness statements, but this was rejected by her, with the Cregan Commission agreeingWed Sept 07 2022 - 18:28
Emergency planning exercises planned to war-game impact of a major disruption to energy suppliesThe exercises will involved Gas Networks Ireland, Eirgrid, ESB Networks and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)Wed Sept 07 2022 - 18:17
Over 85% of properties pledged for Ukrainian refugees not ‘activated’Some 1,440 accommodation pledges brought on stream with difficulties encountered filling properties in remote or rural locationsWed Sept 07 2022 - 00:00
Budget 2023: Cost of living package could rise to €2bnSurging energy bills and large exchequer surplus means larger suite of once-off measures now expectedTue Sept 06 2022 - 23:13
What are European countries doing to help their citizens with rising energy bills?Approach taken across EU ranges from frozen bills, price caps and lump-sum paymentsTue Sept 06 2022 - 05:00
‘Accommodation tax’ for tourists proposed by Tax and Welfare CommissionCharge on tourists to ensure they pay towards provision of services recommended to Department of FinanceSat Sept 03 2022 - 00:01
Surging tax revenues provide Government with unprecedented war chest ahead of budgetCommission on Taxation and Welfare recommend consideration of ‘tourist tax’Sat Sept 03 2022 - 00:01
Top civil servant Robert Watt will not benefit from terms of new public pay dealMinisters told in private deal would not increase salary of ‘a serving secretary general in Civil Service to a salary rate above current highest rate’Fri Sept 02 2022 - 19:58
INMO advises its members to accept 6.5% pay increaseFórsa is also recommending the deal to its members after it voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of the pay packageFri Sept 02 2022 - 18:30
Government defends its Housing for All plan despite Opposition saying it is failingThe plan commits to state investment of over €4 billion a year in housing, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said in a statementFri Sept 02 2022 - 16:54
Donnelly says he would not have benefited from proposed tax law changes for ‘accidental landlords’Minister for Health’s statement follows revelations that he did not register a tenancy with the RTB for three yearsFri Sept 02 2022 - 15:53
Low rates of VAT should be avoided, tax commission tells GovernmentCommission on Tax and Welfare advises windfall corporation tax receipts go to rainy day fund or pay down debtThu Sept 01 2022 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil’s Dara Calleary makes dramatic political comeback to ministerial ranks Career in Cabinet appeared over with resignation from agriculture portfolio after Golfgate controversyWed Aug 31 2022 - 19:00
Wealth, property and inheritance taxes should be raised, says commissionReport from commission on tax and welfare counsels significant reorientation of systemWed Aug 31 2022 - 01:00
What options does Government have to help protect consumers from major energy shock?Windfall taxes on utility companies, VAT cuts, rebates and welfare increases among potential options to tackle soaring energy costsTue Aug 30 2022 - 19:40
EU preparing ‘emergency intervention’ in energy market to drive down prices‘Skyrocketing’ electricity prices are exposing limitations of current electricity market design, European Commission president saysTue Aug 30 2022 - 05:00
Government to produce new plan to tackle energy poverty amid fears of sky-high billsEamon Ryan will tell Oireachtas environment committee on Tuesday about the planMon Aug 29 2022 - 20:31
Report on Holohan TCD post plan sent to parties named in itMinister for Health to publish ‘as soon as he can’ report on abandoned plan to appoint former chief medical officer to new professorship in TrinityMon Aug 29 2022 - 19:53
Consumers warned to expect further energy price hikes in coming weeksDepartment of Finance and Revenue Commissioners examining Green Party proposal for windfall tax on energy companiesSat Aug 27 2022 - 05:00
How Official Ireland is planning to keep the lights on in a doomsday scenarioAs war in Ukraine threatens gas supplies and highlights issues of energy costs and system security, emergency plans provide for fuel rationingSat Aug 27 2022 - 04:30
People struggling with utility bills this winter to be given more time to pay under new plansCost of electricity, gas and oil have all increased by significant margins in the last 12 monthsThu Aug 25 2022 - 05:00
State may be reliant on gas supplied via UK ‘within four years’Government documents also note concerns over future capacity of key infrastructure to handle peak demandThu Aug 25 2022 - 04:45
Fuel shortages may threaten State’s capacity to ‘maintain societal function and civil order’Supply choke scenarios drawn up to cover fuel allocation to different user categories and intensified roles for Garda, Army and Minister for EnvironmentWed Aug 24 2022 - 05:00
70% of Irish households would be in energy poverty in worst-case scenarios drawn up for crisis groupSeparate documents show officials flagged risks about capacity to maintain ‘civil order’ in a worst-case scenario interruption to fuel supplyWed Aug 24 2022 - 05:00
Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe ordered by Sipo to hand back €800 of donationFour Oireachtas members received donations above threshold for which they had to declare themMon Aug 22 2022 - 17:16
Prospect of €15 increases to weekly welfare payments fadesThe welfare budget is also set to be supplemented by one-off measuresFri Aug 19 2022 - 01:00
Minister of State Robert Troy discloses details of substantial property interestsFianna Fáil TD amends register of interests and apologises for ‘errors and omissions’Thu Aug 18 2022 - 15:58
Government issues renewed appeal for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees Government appeals for properties to house new arrivals in medium-term as system under severe pressureThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Tax on alcohol and cigarettes set to remain untouched in budget but welfare battle looms Ministers unconvinced on increasing excise duty as tensions loom over suggestions of €15 welfare hikeThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Budget 2023: Tax breaks for landlords and tenants under considerationRestoration of tax credit for renters a ‘point of discussion’ along with measures to keep landlords in marketThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Ethics law review to examine disclosure obligations for TDs selling property to public bodiesTánaiste has ‘total confidence’ in Robert Troy amid questions over property interestsWed Aug 17 2022 - 20:45
New funding model for childcare operators ‘unsustainable’, providers say The €221-million programme requires services to sign up to agree to freeze fees at September 2021 levelsWed Aug 17 2022 - 17:30
Investigation into disclosures of Minister’s property interests soughtMinister of State Robert Troy’s dealings in relation to three properties in his constituency have come under scrutinyWed Aug 17 2022 - 05:00
Total of 48,000 Ukrainians forecast to have arrived in State by end of AugustPressure to continue on meeting war-fleeing refugees’ needs for immediate and longer-term accommodationWed Aug 17 2022 - 03:00
Robert Watt should head up both HSE and Department of Health to justify salary, Cowen saysSecretary general of Department of Health on salary of €294,920 as Fianna Fáil TD urges his parallel appointment to role being vacated by Paul ReidTue Aug 16 2022 - 21:04
Department offered thousands of beds to Ukrainians that were already filled with refugeesTensions grow between two Government departments over their respective roles in handling the fallout from the Ukrainian crisisTue Aug 16 2022 - 02:30
‘Great resignation’ and pandemic burnout putting ambulance service at risk - HSE documentsRecruitment efforts being surpassed by demand as healthcare workers seek jobs with better work-life balance, leaving a ‘resource gap’Mon Aug 15 2022 - 03:48
