Q&A Dominic Coyle: Why can my grandson not get free preschool?
Is there any chance the second ECCE year will be in place by January 2016?
Was Budget 2016 progressive or regressive?
From Coalition’s subjective perspective of the Coalition, the budget was politically balanced
Moody’s says Budget 2016 keeps the deficit reduction on track
Agency says Government’s €1.5 billion in supplementary spending should be ‘feasible’
Tánaiste proposes body to regulate housing rental sector
Joan Burton wants body with specific powers to control rent prices
Plan for second free preschool year ‘ill-thought through’
Trinity academic warns budget measure misses real investment needs of sector
‘Pro-cyclical’ budget could lift economic volatility, Fitch says
Ratings agency sees overall plan as being consistent with stronger public finances
RTÉ denies ministers threatened not to do phone-in show
Report said Noonan and Howlin advisers wanted sight of all questions they might face
Labour TDs rally behind Kelly in housing row with Noonan
Measures to alleviate crisis have caused divide between Coalition parties
Budget changes mean customers won’t pay fee for cashback transactions
New rules see the end of the €5 stamp duty charge, with new 12c fee for ATM withdrawals
Childcare package will not help parents paying for preschool
Free preschool measures not expected to be introduced until September 2016
Fine Gael and Labour differ on future USC cuts
Enda Kenny wants to abolish charge while Burton wants cuts for low-income earners
Professor forced into a very public reversal
Claims on radio that the budget broke EU rules retracted by fiscal advisory council chairman
Moody’s says Budget 2016 won’t change credit rating
Unlike ratings agencies S&P and Fitch, Moody’s does not give Irish debt an A-rating
Miriam Lord: Out of the swamp, onto the yellow brick road
Having dragged Ireland back from the cliff, Kenny stopped for a rest at a fork in the road
Figures add up to election early next year
The betting at this stage must point to a poll in early February
Cliff Taylor: USC bazooka just part of re-election armoury
‘There is no doubt in anyone’s mind what Budget 2016 is really about’
Budget 2016: Changes will have little impact on poorest in society
A budget analysis by ESRI experts takes account of the key tax and welfare moves
Budget 2016: Head of advisory group retracts criticisms
John McHale had claimed budget had echoes of ‘mistakes we have made in the past’
Childcare package in budget will not activate until September 2016
Measures aimed at hard-pressed working families will offer little relief to many parents of pre-school children
Taoiseach admits he let election speculation get out of hand
Kenny says he should have dealt with date more clearly. ‘It will be held in the spring’
Self employed tax credit wins over business groups
Noonan aims to achieve ‘tax equalisation’ for self-employed and entrepreneurs in future
Government to hire 600 gardaí next year with extra €67m funding
Rise in burglaries and rural crime over past year increased long-term pressure to recruit
Reductions in USC rates will cost State €772m in a full year
Noonan says charge could be ‘progressively’ abolished if exchequer resources allow
High-earning families could net €2,000 per year
Families better off after extension of free pre-school education and child benefit rise
Budget 2016: Populist budget aimed at the political sweet spot
Emphasis is on providing a return to taxpayers who funded recovery effort
Miriam Lord: Grand day for the garda and nurse who met in Coppers
Budget 2016: Noonan finds Ireland’s ‘lost purse’ and begins spending again
John McManus: Housing policy dilemma a tale of two Irelands
Some need house prices to return to 2007 levels and others need them linked to 2015 wages
Stephen Collins: Noonan had no choice but to deliver an election budget
Coalition promises further tax cuts if returned to office
Missed opportunity to address causes of homelessness or provide rent certainty
Budget 2016 analysis: Housing
Budget 2016: Coalition plays strong hand in trying to convince voters the tide has turned
Fine Gael and Labour give indication of their approach to General Election
Horses and greyhounds allocated € 74m in Budget 2016
Additional funding for animal welfare also made available
Improvements for families and children but legacy of cuts persists
Budget 2016 analysis: Social welfare
Drinks industry welcomes excise relief for microbreweries
Failure to lower excise duty described as ‘missed opportunity’ by Vintners’ Federation
Budget 2016: Dáil votes to increase duty on cigarettes by 50c
House told statutory agency needed to deal with €1 billion illegal smuggling trade
What Drimnagh thinks of Budget 2016
Did people of Drimnagh get what they wanted for themselves and their community?
Some good news for rural farmers in ‘election budget’
Measures to encourage transfer of farms across generations welcome as is higher inheritance tax threshold
Budget 2016 speeches: Ten of the best quotes
“This Government has consigned to the history books the days of boom and bust”
Budget 2016: Hard task making extra health funds go round
Analysis: GP care the main event but Varadkar faces questions about size of war chest
Housing: 20,000 new homes to be built by 2020
About 90 per cent to be in greater Dublin area, 75 per cent will be houses
Easter Rising: €48m set aside for commemoration plan
Some €31m from budget allocation to finish major capital projects associated with 1916
Budget speeches: No mention of carbon, emissions or climate
State likely to miss 2020 greenhouse gas targets, but Budget 2016 has little to say about it
Health: Varadkar disputes Howlin’s claims about size of budget
Irish Medical Organisation criticises budget announcement on free GP care for under-12s
Education: Over 2,200 new teaching posts being created
Budget 2016: Pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools being reduced from 28:1 to 27:1
School meals scheme requires ‘open, transparent tendering’
Programme an ‘unsung success’ deserving more resources - Labour Senator John Whelan
‘I would like to have another child and childcare is certainly an issue’
Karena McCarthy from Cork is impressed by extension of free GP care
Extra teaching posts will rebuild goodwill after years of cuts
Analysis: Guidance counselling allocation to be ringfenced in schools under circular
Analysis: A baby in one arm, a briefcase on the other
Cover of Budget 2016 document illustrates Government move to woo mothers
Government steals ‘Fianna Fáil’s clothes’ with budget - Sinn Féin
‘You stuff € 181.9m into pockets of top 14% and throw crumbs to the rest’ - Pearse Doherty
Arts: funding increase fails to match artistic ambitions
Department of Arts gets hike of 12%, but Arts Council is not happy with modest rise
Budget 2016: Overseas aid granted extra €40 million
Flanagan says additional funding shows State’s commitment to fighting global crises
Analysis: An election Budget in search of an election
Fine Gael and Labour must hope the good news will not be forgotten in 2016
Motor tax for commercial vehicles to be significantly cut
Tax to drop by up to €4,300 for commercial vehicles; no changes for car owners
Budget 2016: Main points
Reductions in USC, a rise in the old-age pension, more teachers and gardaí to be hired
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