Michael McGrath

Documents submitted by RTÉ in advance of media committee hearing show various allowances worth €4.1 million

Minister for Finance says ‘Ireland isn’t bulletproof’ from the current global economic downturn

On October 10th, Michael McGrath could stand up in the Dáil and release 40,000 Irish children from the prison of poverty

The party cites free contraception for women under 30 and the recent extension of free GP care

Tax reform and cuts to Universal Social Charge among measures discussed in advance of 2024 Budget

Minister notes USC has been reduced in the past, says he is ‘committed to safety in public finances’

Senior departmental sources play down media reports that budget package would be as large as last year’s

Seen and Heard: RTÉ ‘background noise’, exports to Russia-linked countries, expected USC cut, ACMS fundraising, bank levy analysis and loans to Press Up subsidiary

It’s a reminder of the risk that comes with relying on three or four big companies for huge amounts of tax

The Rural Independent Group’s draft pre-budget submission was released in error

Any Other Business: Forbes resigns directorship, Collison brothers back new California city plan, Lucy Gaffney and slavery reparations, and Fine Gael’s fundraising

Levy is designed to collect contribution from construction sector towards cost of Mica Redress Scheme

One-off measures might be worth paying closer attention to as modest budget package leaves little room for major tax reform

Basic yardstick of economic growth has been entirely warped by multinational activity

Latest national accounts show economy expanded by 0.5% in second quarter compared with first three months of year

Michael McGrath urges lenders to engage with customers as Insolvency Service deals with ‘increased demand’

Where the lines end up on the map and how many TDs are allocated to individual constituencies is the subject of fevered anticipation among TDs and would-be-deputies

Minister for Finance says existing system based on ratio of voters to TDs in constituencies has ‘served us well’

NWC director Orla O’Connor says wording should be published as soon as possible even if referendum is delayed until next year

Minister last month signed statutory instrument allowing RTÉ, TG4 to qualify for financial assistance under New Economy and Recovery Authority

Minister for Finance says priorities include retaining existing investment and attracting new development in sector

Here are the factors likely to shape Irish politics between now and the next election

Delegation including state and national legislators will meet Martin and McGrath on Friday

Minister for Finance says he plan to review scope and scale of State’s bank levy in the budget

Latest reduction in active Naval Service ships an ‘advantage’ to drug smugglers, former senior Garda says

Department of Finance’s annual taxation report says up to €11bn of last year’s corporation tax revenue should be treated as ‘potentially transitory’.

Bringing stubbornly high energy prices down would put more money in most people’s pockets than a small rise in deposit rates

Organisers of triathlon say water conditions were safe as postmortems on two men who died awaited

Governing body says its officials carried out water safety assessment before deciding they could not sanction Ironman event

Minister for Finance set to approve hike for State-backed savings schemes which could bring progress on bank rates

State climate plans aim to generate 80% of electricity used here from renewable sources by the end of the decade

Minister says he has had discussions with the National Treasury Management Agency, which is responsible for various State saving products

Politicians’ failure to condemn criminal behaviour, just as they fail to condemn those who exploit the system by making no mortgage repayments, ends up costing the honest majority

What the UK and Norway did with their oil and gas wealth couldn’t have been more different. Both experiences provide valuable lessons for Ireland

André Castro Ladeiro (8) ‘taught us how to smile every single day and be grateful’, says father, as first of two funerals takes place

Media licence or charge for every household rather than just homes with TV among possibilities

Minister says while he cannot dictate bank policy, he expects customers to be treated fairly

It is a criminal offence to have a television – even a broken one – without a TV licence

Government considering providing interim funding for RTÉ in budget, says Michael McGrath

Bank of Ireland has warned those customers that the funds will be debited and their credit ratings could be affected