Tag: Michael Mcgrath
3 months ago
independent.ie

Cost-of-living Budget giveaways are threatened by ‘worst ever’ overspend in Health

The Coalition’s Budget plans for next month are being seriously threatened by the “worst ever” overspend in the Depar...

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3 months ago
independent.ie

Hugh O’Connell: New term, same Dáil as Budget demands hang over harried Government

No politician escaped the ire of hostile protesters outside Leinster House yesterday as the Dáil returned after a lon...

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3 months ago
irishmirror.ie

Finance Minister Michael McGrath throws cold water on RTE’s calls for bailout funds

Mr McGrath was speaking at the Fianna Fail think-in down at the Horse and Jockey in Tipperary on Tuesday afternoon

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3 months ago
irishmirror.ie

Finance Minister Michael McGrath confirms USC tax cut being considered in budget

McGrath has now given the clearest indication yet that he is willing to move on the big promise

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3 months ago
independent.ie

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill interview: ‘Ambitious? Me? But of course. What’s the alternative?’

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill makes no secret of her ambition to “potentially” lead Fine Gael.

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8 months ago
independent.ie

How would you spend €65bn? Ireland’s new sovereign wealth fund targets housing, pensions and clim...

A new national reserve fund that would set aside some of the €65bn in budget surpluses forecast over the next four ye...

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8 months ago
independent.ie

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien on Ireland’s most thankless task: ‘I don’t see anyone else who’d...

If self-confidence built homes, Darragh O’Brien would be the most successful housing minister in the history of the S...

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8 months ago
independent.ie

Up to €750m for builders to kick-start affordable housing

A new housing package to address the rising cost of construction and incentivise the development of affordable homes ...

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10 months ago
independent.ie

‘He knows where to drink, he knows where to mooch’ – Is restaurants chief Adrian Cummins the most...

At the very top of Merrion Street, just 50 metres from the Department of Finance and not much further from Government...

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10 months ago
independent.ie

Greens want to block fourth €200 electricity credit for this summer amid Coalition row

The Green Party will seek to block the introduction of a fourth €200 electricity credit this summer in crucial talks ...

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12 months ago
independent.ie

Brendan Griffin said to be ‘disappointed’ after he is overlooked for Chief Whip’s job

The Cabinet reshuffle has caused considerable unease in Fine Gael, after Kerry TD Brendan Griffin was overlooked for ...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

As Paschal Donohoe prepares to pass the reins to Michael McGrath, Coalition now on a collision co...

There is a vast difference in how the public views Paschal Donohoe and how some of his own Fine Gael colleagues view ...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Up to 81,000 more people to benefit for first time from Fuel Allowance scheme

Thousands more Irish households are set to qualify for the Fuel Allowance scheme, worth almost €1,000, for the first ...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

EU's Eurogroup yet to agree proposal to allow both Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath to attend ...

The Government has not received any guarantee from EU colleagues that its plan to send both Paschal Donohoe and Micha...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Ministers warned more public health restrictions being considered in the face of new Covid variant

Ministers have been warned of the potential reintroduction of public health restrictions beyond a new mask mandate if...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Budget 2023: Jitters as D-Day looms

For over a decade Pearse Doherty has used budget day as an opportunity to loudly and passionately excoriate the gover...

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about 1 year ago
independent.ie

Households to get €600 in three energy credits paid over six months

Households are in line for three discounts of €200 or more on their electricity bills between now and next spring, un...

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over 1 year ago
independent.ie

Soaring numbers seek emergency welfare to cover basic necessities

The number of people applying for emergency social welfare payments to cover basic necessities such as food, clothing...

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over 1 year ago
independent.ie

Two years on, Coalition at odds as it faces the perfect storm

The latest victim of the cost of living crisis is the traditional two-day ard fheis — at least for Sinn Féin. It has ...

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over 1 year ago
independent.ie

Economy under fire: Getting the country ready for the approaching danger

The joke cracked by one senior Coalition figure last week was that the sharp drop in the cost of a barrel of oil on W...

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almost 2 years ago
independent.ie

Bracing for the worst as Ireland prepares for war

On Thursday afternoon an ad-hoc meeting of the three Coalition leaders and several ministers discussed whether to set...

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almost 2 years ago
independent.ie

Cost of living package won’t do Coalition many favours

The email from the Department of the Taoiseach dropped just before midday on Thursday announcing the meeting of the C...

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about 2 years ago
independent.ie

Battle for the €165bn war chest

In July, while the country was basking in a heatwave and the coalition struggled to agree precise rules for the retur...

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about 2 years ago
independent.ie

Leo Varadkar says no to tax rises on self-employed

Leo Varadkar is to block attempts to increase taxes on the self-employed to fund a seven-year delay in increasing the...

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over 2 years ago
irishtimes.com

Some businesses will not survive in post-pandemic world, says Donohoe

Minister for Finance says Government cannot continue to finance large deficits

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over 2 years ago
irishtimes.com

Some companies will not survive in post-pandemic world – Donohoe

Government cannot continue to finance large deficits, says Minister for Finance

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