OPW spent €17,000 on consultants for committee hearings, more than any other State body
Spending data from 2021 to last month shows OPW spent over €17,000 last year as it faced rolling controversies
Department of Finance
Spending on infrastructure makes sense, cutting VAT on hospitality is quite mad
However, unless the planning system is reformed, I’m unlikely during my lifetime to ride the metro or drink Shannon water from my tap
Civil servant knew a year before Cabinet that Arts Council IT project might need to restart
Government’s chief information officer involved in advising council on ICT throughout the project
Budget 2026: What will it mean for the average earner in Ireland?
Will we have a cost-of-living package? And how big will the income tax element be?
Betting tax increase in budget could raise €53m, says Department of Finance
Single-point increase in Vehicle Registration Tax could raise €28 million, Tax Strategy Group suggests
Income tax dilemma for Government as VAT cuts could cost €1bn
Tax Strategy Group papers hint at softer line on hospitality VAT cut but challenges on income tax
Government’s spending overruns amount to ‘poor planning’, Fiscal Council says
Budgetary watchdog assails Government’s projections
Ireland’s Summer Economic Statement: what does it say?
Document is important part of pre-budget choreography but theme running through this year is economic uncertainty
Tax and spending package of €9.4bn to form basis of Budget 2026
Coalition delivered its summer economic statement on Tuesday, on same day it published revised National Development Plan
Apple’s €14bn escrow account wound down
The €14.25bn paid over to exchequer is just shy of initial €14.3bn lodged after €470m net investment gain in past 16 months
Is Ireland ready for drab Soviet-style apartment blocks?
Government’s new apartment standards are so low they resemble the old Soviet blocks. And while more units may result, they won’t house more people
Ireland’s €156bn tax windfall: Where has it gone?
Most of the excess receipts from corporate tax have disappeared into the budgetary ether, in some cases to overruns in Health
Help to Buy is seen as free money but it just results in higher house prices and more tax
The scheme’s continued existence reflects the power of Ireland’s construction lobby and the political cynicism around housing
Three positive metrics point to health of economy
Irish economy still on relatively strong growth path despite global uncertainty
Keeping student fees down and reducing VAT would cost €3 billion we don’t have
Just days away from the next turn in the Donald Trump tariff saga, we are being egged on to slash a dangerously narrow tax base further
Public finances boosted by another spike in corporate tax receipts
Latest half-year exchequer numbers indicate Government collected €7.4bn in corporate tax last month
Trade and economic uncertainty reaches record levels, Government trade forum hears
Government assessment is of robust economy continuing to grow, but at slower rate
State must increase spending by €265bn by 2050, Central Bank’s Makhlouf warns
Central Bank governor calls for Government to have ‘credible’ spending rules for upcoming budget
Government measures designed to drive apartment building are ‘not as effective in practice as envisaged’
Minister to extend lifespan of State-owned property development lender by two years
Trump’s on-off tariff announcements now the main threat to global growth
Whiplash effect of US policies seen as limiting investment for now
The D4 farmers: Why the rich are buying up land to avoid inheritance tax
Rules to limit use of relief for tax planning are on the way but have not yet been activated
Does Ireland’s hospitality sector really need a VAT cut?
Employment and prices are growing strongly in the sector
Ireland needs to ditch empty promises and economic fairy tales and start confronting reality
Official documents seem to exist in some kind of parallel universe, with no expectation that targets can be met
Paschal Donohoe’s refusal to tackle banker bonus ban is hitting those who bought State’s shares
The Minister for Finance has lifted pay caps at AIB and PTSB, but a 89pc supertax on bonuses remains
Irish State is said to have ‘broken even’ on AIB and bailed-out banks. But this is far from the full story
Department of Finance says State ‘made’ €600m on bailout repayments but interest, inflation and opportunity cost make that far from true
Banks that fuelled Ireland’s finance rebound face tariff angst
Ireland has become a big draw for foreign lenders post-Brexit with international banks now employing close to 15,000 people in the State
Buildings designed as creches are being sold as residential homes
Government Ministers working to update planning regulations to prevent change of use of childcare facilities
Ireland’s urgent need to overhaul its climate policies laid bare by new projections
Opinion: ‘Yes, scaling is hard to do, so we had better do what we know already works and what we are good at delivering’
Local property tax bands and rates set to be changed to stave off big increases
Changes are being introduced to mitigate effects rising property values have on tax bills
Fiscal council predicts another surge in corporation tax
Budgetary watchdog also warns Government spending plans lack credibility
Corporate tax take tumbles 30% for May with €1.1bn less over same month last year
Department of Finance downplays the decline, attributing it to ‘once-off’ factors
Corporate tax receipts drop 30% as Trump’s tariffs bite
Exchequer returns show receipts from business tax fell by over €1.1 billion in May
Tariff threat undermines State’s ability to deliver economic forecasts, says Donohoe
Finance minister says Republic is entering period of global turbulence in a position of strength
Department of Finance to wind down special bank shareholdings unit
Group oversaw State shareholdings in banks after financial crash, wind down of IBRC and working out of Nama
First AI committee to examine ‘urgent’ concern for democracy
Oireachtas committee to hold opening meeting on Tuesday as Government prepares report on 'disruptive impacts’ to workforce
Irish SME debt jumps to an average €444,000 last year
Debt levels among small and medium businesses rose from €369,000 in 2023, Department of Finance report shows
The Public Accounts Committee returns, and is already making headlines
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
AI in Irish civil service: Major differences in how Government departments approach issue, survey shows
Some embracing artificial intelligence and others avoiding its use, at least for now
US tariffs could jeopardise planned tax cuts in budget, warns Minister
Budget 2026 set to be ‘very different’ from predecessors, says Neale Richmond
Are the Government spooked by the consequences of the Occupied Territories Bill?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Will DoorDash takeover of Deliveroo mean better pay and conditions for gig economy workers?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Trump’s tariffs could see up to 25,000 fewer jobs created in Ireland
Department of Finance warns of growth shock if EU does not secure a trade deal
Explainer: What the Department of Finance says on the impact of Trump’s tariffs
What does the Government’s latest economic report tell us about its fears for the State’s finances?
Irish economy to experience growth shock from Trump’s tariffs, Department of Finance warns
Expansion in domestic economy would slow to 2 per cent this year if 10 per cent levy on US imports from the EU remains in place
Irish businesses could gain from EU rearmament, say Government memos
Maritime, air and cyber cited as areas where opportunities may arise to collaborate in procurement
Little evidence of post-Covid ‘scarring’ to Irish labour market, new paper finds
Covid-19 study finds when restrictions were lifted there was a sharp increase in spending as consumers spent their accumulated pandemic-era savings
Major office block developer complained to Government about work-from-home strategies
Clancourt told Minister for Finance Jack Chambers employers had complained about ‘significant’ cost of amenities to get staff back to office
Officials warned of ‘uncertainty’ in housing completions outlook
Internal Department of Housing report set out 10 selected 2024 forecasts, with all but two below 40,000
Government facing crisis filling Garda Commissioner job amid ‘entrenched’ dispute
Senior officers have no plans to apply to replace Drew Harris due to concerns about pension tax liability of an estimated €500,000
Government delays Spring economic statement amid tariff uncertainty
Department of Finance had been expected to publish its annual performance report this week
Confidential Revenue paper says pension system open for large scale abuse by wealthy
Report flags tax loopholes inadvertently introduced with 2022 Finance Act
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