Lenihan signals widening of tax base in budgetMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has signalled that the 50 per cent of income earners who do not pay tax will have to make …Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Minister stresses need to shop locallyECONOMY: CROSS-BORDER shoppers have to decide whether they want to support jobs and businesses in their local communities or…Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach refuses to say if old age pension is in line for cutÓGRA FIANNA FÁIL CONFERENCE: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has declined to be drawn on whether the old age pension will be among the…Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Oireachtas committees urge EU to play more active role in Middle EastTHE EU must play a more active role in the Middle East and use its significant economic and political influence in the region…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
Fás work placement scheme relaxes original conditionsELIGIBILITY CRITERIA for a work placement scheme for unemployed young people will be significantly relaxed after it emerged that…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan rejects 'conspiracy' claimsMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has rejected “conspiracy” claims by the Labour Party that he was enabling financial institutions…Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Hanafin rules out paying Christmas welfare bonusMINISTER FOR Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has ruled out paying the social welfare annual Christmas bonus payment because…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Cowen willing to support Finland's Olli Rehn for high representative roleTAOISEACH Brian Cowen has indicated he would back Finnish commissioner for enlargement policy Olli Rehn as candidate for the …Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Cowen rejects Labour claim over Anglo 'sweetheart' dealTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected Labour Party claims that the Government did a “sweetheart” deal with the so-called “Golden…Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
CIÉ not accountable for its activities to Ministers or Opposition, says FGMINISTER for Transport Noel Dempsey is “being treated by CIÉ as a ribbon cutter” but “there is no substantial accountability …Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Ireland fared well under Lemass, anniversary event toldIRELAND did well economically in the 1960s under Seán Lemass but fared worse than the EU 15 average, and better only than Britain…Sat Nov 7 2009 - 00:00
Nama tax-exile amendment rejectedAN AMENDMENT to prevent those benefiting from the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) legislation using tax exile laws to…Fri Nov 6 2009 - 00:00
Four hauliers ordered to give up licencesFOUR HAULIERS with criminal convictions have been ordered to give up their heavy goods vehicle (HGV) licences and must do so …Fri Nov 6 2009 - 00:00
Government policy on jobs is to 'switch on the tap of emigration'THE GOVERNMENT’S strategy to deal with unemployment is to “switch on the tap of emigration”, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has …Thu Nov 5 2009 - 00:00
Moriarty tribunal report may be published in January - CowenThe MORIARTY tribunal report is now expected to be ready for publication in early January, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told the…Thu Nov 5 2009 - 00:00
Jobless 'will not reach' predicted 500,000UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS have stabilised and jobless numbers will not now reach the 500,000 figure predicted earlier this year, Minister…Wed Nov 4 2009 - 00:00
New law to 'transform' national licensing regime for bus servicesBUS PASSENGERS will be at the centre of a “new transformed national bus licensing regime”, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey…Wed Nov 4 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan promises transparent system of expensesA REVISED “transparent, verifiable and cost-effective system of parliamentary expenses” will be announced before the budget next…Wed Nov 4 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan plays down role of McWilliams in bank crisisMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has dismissed claims by economist David McWilliams about his role in shaping Government policy…Mon Nov 2 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan rejects Opposition claim on Nama 'gags' clauseMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has dismissed Opposition claims that a clause in the legislation on impaired banks “gags” …Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Minister will not adopt levy on banks demanded by GreensMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan will not now introduce the levy on banks demanded by the Green Party, but only apply a tax…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
No need to curb house repossessions - LenihanA TOTAL of 20 homes were legally repossessed by the six financial institutions covered by the State guarantee in the nine months…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
European Commission backs plan, says LenihanMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has insisted that the European Commission supported his proposal to pay above the market value…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Acceptance of bottle of wine by agency official 'could count as corruption'OFFICIALS IMPLEMENTING the legislation on impaired banks are “potentially corrupt” if they accept gifts such as a bottle of wine…Thu Oct 29 2009 - 00:00
Opposition criticises cap on agency's risky debtDÁIL COMMITTEE: NAMA HEARINGS: OPPOSITION TDS have condemned the Government decision to cap at 5 per cent the subordinated or…Thu Oct 29 2009 - 00:00
Finding mechanism to get credit flowing difficult, Lenihan admitsTHE SEARCH for a mechanism to ensure a supply of credit for the economy “is a difficult one” and Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan…Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Separate firms to manage loans 'a con'LEVIES COULD be imposed on individual financial institutions with the Government’s introduction of individual companies to deal…Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Deputies find it hard to resist bank holiday urge to go AwolDÁIL SKETCH: IT IS the most important legislation in the history of the StateFri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan to consider FG plan on credit for businessesMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has told the Dáil he will consider Fine Gael proposals to ensure credit flow for businesses…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Abbey to stay put for at least five yearsTHE ABBEY Theatre will remain at its current location for at least another five to six years and the Office of Public Works (…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Dáil passes Bill on Lisbon TreatyLEGISLATION TO give effect to the Lisbon Treaty in domestic Irish legislation has been passed by the Dáil and goes to the Seanad…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
FG claim on Protestant schools rejectedTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has described as irresponsible and inaccurate a Fine Gael claim that the Department of Education reduced…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Cross-party tributes in Dáil to late former FG TD Nuala FennellTRIBUTES WERE paid in the Dáil to the late Nuala Fennell, former Fine Gael TD for Dublin South and first minister of state for…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Over 1,500 teachers have retired this yearMORE THAN 1,500 teachers have retired this year at both primary and post-primary level, Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe …Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
O'Keeffe 'on collision course with Protestant faith'MINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe was accused in the Dáil of being on a “direct collision course with the Protestant faith…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Bill aims to close insurance loopholeEFFORTS HAVE begun to close a legal loophole where doctors in private medicine are not obliged to have medical indemnity insurance…Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
Shops take action against bus corridorTHIRTEEN Dublin city centre businesses are to take a High Court case against the rush-hour ban on private cars using College …Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Bruton calls for C&AG to assess plan for NamaTHE OPPOSITION has called for the Comptroller Auditor General, the State’s financial watchdog, to independently assess the draft…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Problems found in more Fás courses, says HaugheyPROBLEMS HAVE been found in more Fás courses in the northeast after it emerged that exam results in some had been “fixed” by …Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
FG leader again queries whether Fás chief's severance pay within guidelinesFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has again questioned whether the severance package for the former managing director of Fás was in…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Firm that ran courses for Fás fixed test results - FGA COMPANY in the northeast contracted by State training agency Fás to conduct courses “fixed” the results of assessment tests…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Gilmore denies he was unfair to ex-ceann comhairleLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has told the Dáil he was not unfair to former ceann comhairle John O’Donoghue, and did not deny him…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
Sympathy expressed over pilot deathsTHE GOVERNMENT and Opposition parties have expressed their sympathies in the Dáil on the deaths of the two Air Corps pilots killed…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
Plans for water charges need 'further detailed consideration'NO DEFINITIVE plans have yet been drawn up to introduce water rates, but a final Government decision will be made “on the basis…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
475 full-time staff at Dept of HealthMORE THAN 470 people work in the Department of Health, including 112 in the offices of the Minister for Health and five Ministers…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Government departments spent €11m on consultants' reports last yearGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS spent almost €11 million on consultants' reports last year and the most expensive was €3Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Bill to change plastic bag levy will be 'flexible' - GormleyLEGISLATION TO change the plastic bag levy will be “flexible” and will take account of the consumer price index, according to…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Departments let go 49 staff since 2004FORTY NINE staff have been dismissed by Government departments in the past five years either for misconduct, poor performance…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Ministers give details of overseas travel expensesPARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS this week about ministerial travel expenses for the past decade have been interpreted in a variety of…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00