Local authorities told to zone more land for housing, as national target more than doubles
Councils to be asked to collectively zone enough land to hold 83,000 new homes per year
Jack Chambers
Review completed into Ministers who owe, or are owed, cash due to pension error
‘Inappropriate’ to disclose numbers involved or details regarding those affected, says Department of Public Expenditure
How will the updated National Development Plan shape Ireland in years to come?
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What did the summer economic statement really tell us about Budget 2026?
Ministers add caveat that figures will be revised if tariff situation worsens
Budget plan for €9.4bn public spending boost will be reconsidered if tariffs hit
Coalition leaders vow to protect infrastructure spending
State set to devote extra funds to big projects, but where is the money coming from?
Cost-of-living supports almost certainly ruled out of next budget due to funding concerns
Budget to focus on long-term gains at cost of short-term pain
Spending on infrastructure to rise as cost-of-living measures unlikely to feature
Ireland’s infrastructure to be ‘transformed’ over next decade with €200bn plan
Ministers to be warned to rein in current spending
Plans to invest €200bn in Ireland’s infrastructure over next decade set to be unveiled
Revised National Deveopment Plan being billed as one of largest ever capital expansion programmes in State’s history
We need to face up to the fact that not all middle-earners are squeezed
Here’s what to look out for next week as the Government signals its big budget moves
Ministers sought multiples of available funding as part of national plan review
Spending on five key areas yet to be resolved in advance of launch of revised National Development Plan next week
Politicians come worst out of a row over An Post’s finances
Row over An Post’s finances may be a thing of nothing – but a Minister accusing an unidentified Cabinet colleague of leaking confidential information certainly is not
Ireland’s economic plans threatened amid ‘sobering’ outlook
Public finances vulnerable to several threats even if trade deal struck, Ministers warned
Budget boosts of up to €1,000 per worker dropped as Ministers seek era of restraint
Economic uncertainty pushes Finance Ministers to roll back payments – even at political cost
Some schools are relying on deposit return scheme to stop them going broke
More is being spent on free hot meals for students than on education itself
When the world’s most powerful banker issues a warning about Donald Trump’s tariffs, we should listen
Import tariffs will cost US households $2,400 this year, Yale research estimates. Sooner or later, the pain will start to bite
CIÉ’s pension saga could be coming to a head
Unions warn entire group could collapse under weight of pension liabilities, which could reach up to €4bn
Irish economy faces serious risks if EU-US trade deal not reached in next 48 hours, Chambers says
Jack Chambers says Government needs ‘much better discipline’ on how spending is managed
No giveaway budget this year, Ministers told
Summer economic statement will not be agreed until next week at earliest
Expect plenty of cribbin’ and moanin’ as the budget games begin
Budget ministers and party leaders are determined to eliminate the ‘once-off’ giveaways of the last three budgets
Evergreen corporate taxes insulate public finances from trade turmoil
Half-year exchequer numbers show another spike in receipts from business tax
Housing target should be revised up to 60,000 homes per year, Dublin Chamber says
The group said businesses are ‘increasingly dissatisfied and frustrated’ by the lack of delivery of infrastructure by the Government
Reduction in college fees to be sought by Minister for Higher Education in budget
For second day running, no Dáil clarity given over possible student fee increase in September
The Irish Times view on building infrastructure: design is not a luxury
The idea that Ireland’s built environment is characterised by excessively high levels of design is surprising
Infrastructure crisis must be tackled with the same energy as Brexit
Five years ago, judge Peter Kelly put forward a way to end the flood of planning hearings clogging up the courts. Why hasn’t it been implemented?
Cost to take priority over ‘aesthetics’ in future State infrastructure projects
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers was in London where he spoke of a new “disciplined” approach to investment
Ministers to be warned over spending; approval sought for plan to dramatically change Dublin city centre
Taoiseach Micheál Martin to seek Cabinet approval for 10 year Dublin rejuvenation plan based on Taskforce recommendations
Rathmines locals protest over An Post move to sell ‘cultural icon’ later this year
Crowd gathered outside Rathmines post office to protest against its relocation and planned sale
Micheál Martin and Paschal Donohoe are responsible for this Government’s lethargy
They have power, but seem unwilling to introduce cultural change and fiscal discipline
Minister admonished for bringing ‘substantial’ issues to Cabinet without telling colleagues
Failed Arts Council IT project one of two issues brought to Cabinet ‘under the arm’, senior official said
Cutting taxes for pubs and restaurants means little or no tax cuts for everyone else
Taxpayers will pay more as bands and credits are not adjusted to take account of inflation
Planning objections now a legal industry as ‘people run down to Four Courts’, official claims
New 12-person taskforce is attempting to unblock barriers to key projects
State must meet ‘unprecedented challenges’ against backdrop of significant economic threats, says Taoiseach
Pre-budget National Economic Dialogue on Monday to hear calls for accelerated housing and infrastructure delivery
Semi-state CEOs: What do they earn and should they be paid more?
New Government structures mean many heads of commercial State companies will seek pay packet increase following review
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