TDs fear levy to help pay cost of fixing Mica homes will increase construction costs

Mary Lou’s trademark brand of perpetual indignation has become such a hackneyed act that it is now empty and meaningless

Budget fails to address root causes of high energy costs, says Irish Solar Energy Association

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald warns budget rent tax credits will fuel hikes for tenants

Minister maintains Arts Council funding at €130m and prioritises developing night-time economy and artists’ studios

Opposition parties claim during Dáil debate that budget is ‘regressive’, a ‘sugar hit’ and ‘continues the cycle of failure’

Budget funding of €2.14 billion for agriculture designed to tackle costs arising out of the war in Ukraine and climate mitigation

Fee-charging schools will not be automatically eligible for once-off emergency fund

Government announced 90 cent increase in the hourly subsidy as part of Budget 2023, in a move which could cut childcare by 25 per cent

Living standards are set to fall over the next 12 months and there will be pressure for some of the once-off measures to be repeated next year