Committee On Finance

Senior civil servant had ‘no input’ in sanctioning pay rise - McGrath

Minister for Public Expenditure defends new salary of €292,000 for next secretary general in Department of Health

Decision to raise Department of Health chief’s salary ‘stinks’, PAC hears

Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy critical of €90,000 pay rise for incoming secretary general

KBC branch closures prompt union to seek early intervention

FSU in dispute with Belgian lender for failing to address workers’ concerns

Fifty cases of suspected insurance fraud reported so far in 2019

At least 25 incidents relate to ‘staged accidents’, Oireachtas committee told

Vulture funds ‘killing off’ viable farm businesses, IFA claims

Joe Healy says short-term, debt-recovery tactics damaging agriculture sector

ECB’s Draghi to appear before Oireachtas committee next month

Frankfurt’s top man accepts invitation to discuss banking sector and tracker controversy

State ‘has duty’ to help subcontractors after Carillion collapse

Businesses ‘shafted’ over PPP project to build five schools, Oireachtas committee hears

ECB critical of FF-sponsored mortgage arrears Bill

Draft legislation would introduce Mortgage Resolution Office with wide powers

Agencies blasted for failing to stop banks ‘ripping off’ tracker customers

Oireachtas Finance Committee accuses competition agency of being afraid of banks

Public Services Card reveals State ignorance of data privacy issues

Net Results: Government must be aware of citizen rights when drafting database plans

Ulster Bank cautious about commercial property market

Company pointshh to ‘downside risks’ amid current surge in office development

Motor insurance raids triggered by claims over haulage cover

European Commission investigating at least four brokers over anti-competitive practices

Dáil committee to quiz Nama on Project Tolka deal

Sale of loans was not done on the open market, contrary to normal Nama policy

Masding given a pass as Dáil committee takes time out for Leo

Permanent TSB boss told he needn’t turn up for a grilling on bank practices until autumn

Politicians be warned: the public is running out of patience

Bin charges are the latest example of a system unable to tackle basic issues such as house prices and car insurance

Any USC cuts to focus on those on low and middle incomes

FG and FF agree resources will be split on 2:1 ratio between investment and tax cuts

Developers slow to build so they can boost profits – Nama

Developers can earn €20,000 on newly built home that sells for €300,000 – McDonagh

Nama expects over €1bn profit for 2015

Agency now predicts that it will generate a surplus of €2 billion by the time it completes its work

Elaine Byrne: Banking Inquiry fiasco further erodes public belief in accountability

Temporary inquiries are no substitute for properly resourced oversight agencies

BoI and Ulster Bank rule out cuts to variable mortgage rates

Banks set for collision course with Government over mortgage rates

Committee disagrees with law of tax appeals heard in public

Lifting of the in-camera rule could have ‘a chilling effect’ on taxpayers

Protections needed for tenants ‘caught in the crossfire’ between landlords and banks

Housing charity Threshold calls for legislative changes to protect such households

31,000 mortgage holders in arrears facing legal action

Customers of four banks appearing before Oireachtas committee face losing homes

Reasons Flannery moved so quickly becoming clear

Was there a conflict of interest between role as chair of Forum on Philanthropy and role as a lobbyist?

Department of Finance refuses to back scheme for wealthy tax exiles

Scheme would allow wealthy individuals to stay an extra six weeks for €5m lump sum

Department of Finance revises down GDP growth forecast

Officials brief all-party Oireachtas committee

Warning of dire effect of austerity on those with disabilities

Period after State emerges from bailout could be a time of even ‘greater hopelessness’, committee hears

Tobacco tax ‘forcing low-income people to go without food’

Oireachtas Finance Committee hears pre-Budget submissions on taxation

Dáil committee to hear pre-budget submissions

Finance committee to hear from Social Justice Ireland, Simon Community and St Vincent de Paul

Bankers under the spotlight

Ulster Bank concerned at ‘over-prescriptive’ targets

Chief executive Jim Brown says criteria must be realistic and wide enough to take into account individual circumstances

Debt forgiveness ‘not a policy’, Bank of Ireland chief says

Richie Boucher says bank had to be profitable as it had responsibilities to stakeholders

Labour TD concerned at advisory council's role ahead of budget

Kevin Humphreys claims giving sensitive forecasts to unelected council undermines Oireachtas

Tax exile rich ‘can’t be ignored’ in drive to encourage philanthropy

Frank Flannery says tax exile rich should be targeted in project to promote giving

Referendum may be held to boost powers for bank inquiry

Development follows release of contents from Anglo Irish Bank tapes

Attendance rate of Irish MEPs down and fewer questions asked

Number of speeches made at European Parliament also falls, research reveals

Ireland faces two more years of austerity

Department of Finance release first formal projections for spending and tax revenues beyond 2015

Banks can circumvent regulator on charges

Legislation from mid-90s allows for unregulated charge increases

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