Government likely to miss its 2030 climate targets and needs to ‘speed up’ progress on emissions

Q&A: Data show that many eligible people are still not claiming the money to which they are due

Myhome.ie survey shows borrowing costs and supply concerns dragging on property market

Minister for Finance signs order halving levy on all motor policies to 1% from January 1st

Department of Health and HSE believe measures would have negative impact on ‘patient-facing activity’, the minutes for July 25th record

Recruitment of additional staff being capped, not cut, HSE chief executive tells Oireachtas health committee

Robert Watt, secretary general of the Department of Health, says productivity gains are needed in health service

Government considering time limit to State accommodation for new arrivals under temporary protection

Government focused its budgetary firepower on housing but reaction suggests it may not have done enough to keep any group happy

Q&A: A few issues remain to be clarified as Finance Bill goes through Oireachtas, but some things are clear

Evelyn Wainwright is ‘in terrible pain’ if she gets cold

It is Ireland’s largest indigenous industry and biggest regional employer, but Government support is falling

More than half of those affected suffer pain, muscle-weakness and immobility if limbs get cold

Longer-term plans tend not to be popular in Irish politics because they force decisions to be made - like how to pay for them. But it can’t be avoided anymore

Energy credits, increased social welfare payments and changes to tax and USC bands are on the way

Legislation to enact budget measures also moves to close certain tax loopholes but grants some pension fund holders more freedom

Finance Bill gives details of the once-off measure as well as outlining how new tax credit for landlords will work

CSO statistics show State’s headline debt fell by €11.4bn to €224.8bn at the end of 2022

Inside Politics: Children’s Hospital saga rolls on, while TDs don’t hold back in their support for Palestine

Think tank also claims money being set aside in two new State funds is modest in context of record €22.6bn corporate tax haul

Ciarán Hancock and panel tease out the pros and cons of hosting an international tournament

Donohoe responds to criticisms by insisting there are no plans ‘to reopen the Government’s agreed budget allocations’

Sector seeks urgent meeting with Catherine Martin to discuss ‘poor’ treatment in recent budget

Budget allocation will have ‘catastrophic implications’ for patients and those who work on the front line of health service, says Sinn Féin

Timetable revealed for payment of nine once-off supplements

Stephen Donnelly has admitted the sector will require additional money before end of next year

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Goodbody economist estimates that the combined assets of the two funds announced in the budget could amount to €50bn by the end of 2029, including contributions and investment growth

State’s competitiveness requires review of corporate tax, simplification of its system, the backing of innovation, and investment in infrastructure and climate measures

Tánaiste Micheál Martin says there needs to be a ‘deep dive’ into spending on the health service

Ireland crash out of the Rugby World Cup; EU response to the Israel-Hamas conflict is an ugly mess; and the death of Chuck Feeney - the ‘James Bond of Philanthropy’

Good news for some will be tempered for others by the fairly tight restrictions on who is eligible and when measures will take effect

Budget 2024 highlighted how entwined the parties have become - and the challenge they face to distinguish themselves in an election

About 60 per cent of clients are vulnerable and crime needs to be looked at in ‘more rounded’ way says solicitor

Squeezed renters and younger first-time buyers, already under financial pressure, are likely to feel a bit miffed about this budget measure

Mortgage holders who have been paying high interest rates for years are annoyed about plans for morgage interest relief for a minority on trackers

Minister’s demand for more productivity from hospitals follows budget talks that yielded additional €800m despite request for €2bn

Housing is the biggest problem facing the State, and this Government’s budget interventions are contradictory and short-sighted

The stability message is unlikely to wash with 20-somethings stuck living at home

Budget 2024 fallout: ‘Little evidence’ that new measures will tackle child poverty despite political talk

Government insiders fear ‘flat’ Budget 2024 will not move the dial as internal tensions within the Coalition rise

Budget 2024 fallout: Consultants, nurses and dentists among grades exempted from pause in recruitment this year

The council said that while there are significant positive elements for women, it is a ‘short term budget that will not advance gender equality’

Budget day saw rare flashes of leadership but these were overshadowed by imprudent overspending

Radio: Liveline’s stand-in host hears foster parents speak of strain, while Pat Kenny shows his wonky side

Budget 2024: McGrath’s creation of two new long-term investment funds places significant obstacle in way of future finance ministers who might be tempted to splurge for political reasons

With full employment, we need to divert resources from elsewhere to build the housing the economy needs for further growth

Increasing recruit age limit part of efforts to increase size of Garda, as it grows above 14,000 once more following three years of falling numbers

Think tank’s annual study of budgetary measures suggests there will be higher gains for low-income compared to high-income households

The longer-term fund, supported by the Fiscal Advisory Council, could reduce the need to raise taxes in the years ahead, though new revenues are still likely to be needed