Review of CEO pay in commercial State firms looks at rates in private sector
High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talent
The latest news, analysis, and comment on Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and a Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central
High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talent
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A bumper €8.3bn package is planned, with much of the extra cash going to the health service and State investment
Minister for Finance Jack Chambers did not betray any inexperience during the Summer Economic Statement, but October will be the true test
Cumulative breaches of the rule will, in real money terms, be in region of €11 billion by the end of next year
Following ‘intensive’ talks more would be done on spending side than through tax cuts, says Taoiseach
Hospital emergency department overcrowding and national swimming strategy to be discussed by Ministers
The eminence of Stiglitz is due to the range of his writing and academic excellence. This was recognised in a Nobel Prize for research on the impact of information on the operation of markets
France’s snap elections heightened concern about the country’s public finances
The new Minister must use the pre-election budget to perform an interconnected series of balances
Pressure likely to mount on Chambers and Donohoe to be generous as corporation tax receipts up 15 per cent on last year
Though the tone is light, this study of the creation of currency is serious and the academic rigour is clear
Minister for Finance says Ministers will have to prioritise in new post-Covid, post-inflationary crisis period
Government is expecting a surplus of €8.6 billion this year
A series of acts were introduced to cut spending on remuneration and pensions for State employees following the collapse of the public finances in 2008
The newly appointed minister warns he will be ‘well able to say no in the national interest’ ahead of Budget talks
Minister says majority still pays fee and warns tens of millions would have to be found elsewhere to fund broadcasting
Prices for housing in affordable-housing schemes would be higher without Government intervention, says Donohoe
Michael McGrath’s much-rumoured move to Brussels would leave Paschal Donohoe to face a solo battle over spending demands in the run in to a general election
Eamon Ryan’s replacement as Green leader - to be named on July 8th - is expected to assert themselves but there’s little time to make an impact before the next electoral contest
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath tipped for nomination as Ireland’s EU commissioner
Office of Government Procurement scheme worth €30m permits purchase of ‘remanufactured’ laptops to cut costs and carbon emissions
The same story played out nationally in the local elections: Fine Gael holding its own, Independents storming ahead and scores of Sinn Féin candidates left trailing
Local and European elections: Taoiseach Simon Harris does lap of honour at count centre as Sunday’s tale of two parties came with an ending neither was expecting
Latest exchequer returns show corporate tax receipts rose by 30 per cent in May, allaying fears that 2024 would see a downturn
Cabinet signs off on plans for digital wallet and ‘life events’ online portal
Extremes of cold and heat may necessitate protection of housing stock, Eamon Ryan will say
The State risks losing out as a bidding war breaks out for major projects between the big countries, including huge subsidies for US companies to encourage them to invest at home
Minister for Public Expenditure taking part as Eurogroup head, while former taoiseach says he will be going at own expense
New measures to allow for the imposition of sanctions, including a ban on lobbying for two years, to come into effect from this weekend
Minister for Finance says workers are likely to benefit from further changes to income tax system and a fall-off in headline inflation
Sports injury specialist Ray Moran’s vote of confidence in his own knees, Albert Manifold’s planning setbacks, and the IRFU’s home extensions
Department of Health and Department of Public Expenditure have clashed over ongoing health service funding
Department of Health told it was ‘imperative’ spending remained within allocation – but there was little surprise when it didn’t
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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