Budget 2024

Budget 2024 talks: Childcare fees cut by 25%, €450 energy credit, mortgage tax break up to €1,250 among measures considered

Also included is €55 million in funding to expand provision of free school books to the first three year groups in secondary schools

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said the tax credit for renters is currently €500 a year 'and I’d like to see that increase and I think we would be confident in saying that we will'. He was speaking at the opening of 67 new social homes in Ballyogan, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said the tax credit for renters is currently €500 a year 'and I’d like to see that increase and I think we would be confident in saying that we will'. He was speaking at the opening of 67 new social homes in Ballyogan, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times
Jack Horgan-Jones
Cormac McQuinn
Pat Leahy
Sarah Burns
Mon Oct 09 2023 - 21:04

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Jack Horgan-Jones

Jack Horgan-Jones

Jack Horgan-Jones is a Political Correspondent with The Irish Times
Cormac McQuinn

Cormac McQuinn

Cormac McQuinn is a Political Correspondent at The Irish Times
Pat Leahy

Pat Leahy

Pat Leahy is Political Editor of The Irish Times
Sarah Burns

Sarah Burns

Sarah Burns is a reporter for The Irish Times