Investor joins wave of criticism for lack of tech start-up support
Ian Lucey says budget was ‘nail in the coffin’ of Ireland being a player in global technology
Pensioner tackles Ministers over €3 rise and Christmas bonus
Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin defend limited increases on RTÉ radio phone-in
Dropping water charges would increase deficit
Move would add €800 million to official Government borrowing figure
Officials examine 6.25% rate for new ‘knowledge box’ scheme
Government moves to shore up investment after scrapping “Double Irish”
Controversy over ‘double Irish’ raises issue of EU’s power over tax regimes
Involvement of commission’s competition arm represents a new front in EU’s influence over corporate tax regimes
Small firms group seeks reversal of higher USC
Imposition of 11 per cent USC on self-employed earning over €100,000 deemed unfair
Austerity ‘entering a new phase’, conference told
Economist with the Unite trade union says Budget 2015 was ‘significantly regressive’
Concern that Budget did little for self-employed, entrepreneurs
Post-Budget debate shows disagreement on whether measures will aid economic growth
Budget 2015: Noonan reveals more funding options for SMEs
PTSB and Ulster Bank to join credit review process. Ulster Bank considering move.
National debt and its servicing still weigh heavily on State
Various ways to cut a likely 111% of GDP debt burden will soon be available
Confusion over exclusion of poor households from water credits
About 190,000 short-term unemployed will get no water support payment
Windfall levy failed to raise any funds
Levy of 80 per cent applied to gains on sale or development of land the value of which was attributed to planning decisions
ESRI verdict on Budget 2015: gains for top rate tax payers
There are gains for all top rate tax payers, unlike the poorest households
€12m in funding for farm safety scheme in bid to cut accidents
€14 million boost for the horse and greyhound sector
Defence White Paper draft ready before year end, says Coveney
180 Defence Force recruits to be taken on within the next two months
Ibec, Siptu chiefs predict wage pressure
McCoy expects possible renegotiation of the Haddington Road Agreement
ESB and Ervia tapped for €250m to pay for housing scheme
Decision to draw down ‘special dividends’ made over weekend before budget
Budget 2015 does nothing to stop of the flow of people into homelessness
Opinion: ‘It will be 2051 before the last person on the current housing waiting list is offered accommodation’
Budget measures have ‘widened’ rich-poor gap in State
Social Justice Ireland says those who suffered most in crash left behind as priority given to higher tax cuts
Taoiseach pledges to cut income tax rate again in next budget
Kenny also promises further round of tax cuts in two years if Government is re-elected
Stephen Collins: Budget designed to restore Coalition's fortunes
Concessions in tax and welfare should benefit almost every family in the country
Abolition of ‘double Irish’ in Budget follows intense pressure on Ireland
Tax regime: Noonan unveils plan to maintain foreign direct investment
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald ordered out of Dáil over ‘bias’ remark
Reaction: Doherty and McDonald criticise Budget
What have politicians got against older people?
RTÉ radio listeners grill Noonan and Howlin over Budget 2015
Noonan: Cigarette hike was only tax increase in Budget 2015
Tánaiste and Labour Party leader insists Budget will help to create jobs
Taoiseach rules out abolishing water charges in Dáil exchanges
Independent TD says some people will gain barely the price of a coffee from Budget
Lowest earners both winners and losers in Noonan’s fourth budget
Latest budget calibrated to ensure many on low incomes can take advantage of tax cuts
Budget 2015: Noonan sets stage for more tax cuts
Coalition emphasis on ‘the squeezed middle’, says Minister for Finance
Budget ‘all about using borrowed money to buy votes’
Howlin never presented accurate health estimate in any of his three budgets, FF claims
Extra Garda resources should ease crisis in policing
First class of recruits for five years entered Templemore Garda College just last month
No Budget change in arts funding, says department
Current allocation of €212m for 2015 is €4m higher than this year’s €208m
Noonan performs delicate balancing act with Budget
Analysis: Minister had a little wriggle room - and many stakeholders were putting forward their cases
Dirt tax relief for first-time buyers announced
Initiative comes as Central Bank proposes mortgages up to 80% of purchase price
Scientific research funding left unchanged in Budget 2015
Science Foundation Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to have €260m to invest in 2015
Miriam Lord: lipgloss on as general election wooing begins
It’s a PR budget from the Corner Boys - P is for Prudent and R is for Responsible
Housing measure will help Dublin’s crisis, but not in the short term
Analysis: Living cities initiative to kick in next year
Budget gets the benefit of a bounce in growth – now Coalition must hope for more of the same
Comment: Cliff Taylor
We are in the realm of modest gain
The net decrease in taxation is €418 million; and the net increase in day-to-day expenditure is €429 million
Ending of milk quotas provided the impetus for new agri-taxation measures
Access to land the main problem facing young farmers
Budget decisions framed by strong economic recovery and looming election
Opinion: ‘For the second time in less than three decades, Ireland has successfully implemented a programme of fiscal corrections that has restored order to the public finances’
Budget housing numbers are impressive – if capacity is there to build them
Analysis: the Government, particularly the Labour Party, must be hoping for a case of if we build it, they will vote for us
Budget 2015: Cigarette cost increase passed by Dáil
Dr James Reilly says measure a move towards a tobacco-free Ireland
In at the deep end: TDs make maiden speeches on Budget day
The people have ’risen’ against water charges and ’should not kneel down again’ - Murphy
Budget 2015 focused on ‘squeezed middle’
Those earning hundreds of thousands will not make ‘astronomical gains’, Noonan says
No water charge relief for thousands of poor households
Water Charges: Tax reliefs and subsidy for pensioners
State plans to build 18,000 social houses by 2018
Investment package of €2.2bn includes private sector funding
Focus on marine projects in budget welcomed
Maritime sector: Specifics will be in place for next year’s budget, says Coveney
Reaction to Budget 2015
Organisations give their response to Government’s financial plans for next year
Health budget increased for first time in seven years
Health: €70m for nursing care, cancer screening
Budget day protesters urge emergency action on homeless crisis
100 people joing housing list each month in Dún Laoghaire alone, claims Richard Boyd Barrett
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