Paschal Donohoe

The latest news, analysis, and comment on Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Finance and a Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central

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

State set to devote extra funds to big projects, but where is the money coming from?

Cost-of-living supports almost certainly ruled out of next budget due to funding concerns

Fast-track planning to speed up national infrastructure in €200bn plan 

Investment in housing, water and grid infrastructure, defence, prisons and sports facilities planned under NDP

Budget to focus on long-term gains at cost of short-term pain

Spending on infrastructure to rise as cost-of-living measures unlikely to feature

Ireland’s infrastructure to be ‘transformed’ over next decade with €200bn plan

Ministers to be warned to rein in current spending

We need to face up to the fact that not all middle-earners are squeezed

Here’s what to look out for next week as the Government signals its big budget moves

Mairead McGuinness leads the field in a list of potential presidential election candidates, poll shows

Catherine Connolly next most popular in Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll, but many voters not engaged in Áras race

Paschal Donohoe defends decision not to repeat cost-of-living payments in upcoming budget

Minister emphasises need to rein in spending

State divests holdings in Israeli bonds, says Paschal Donohoe

Move follows escalation of Israel-Iran conflict which Isif describes as ‘increased risk to assets’

Ireland’s economic plans threatened amid ‘sobering’ outlook

Public finances vulnerable to several threats even if trade deal struck, Ministers warned

Budget boosts of up to €1,000 per worker dropped as Ministers seek era of restraint

Economic uncertainty pushes Finance Ministers to roll back payments – even at political cost

South Dublin councillors agree to cut local property tax by 7.5% for next four years

Most vote in favour of reduction that ‘will ease the burden on homeowners’

State ‘well positioned’ despite uncertain markets, NTMA says

Republic still has still has debt of more than €200bn

NTMA ‘will look hard’ at its systems and protocols after €5m fraud

NTMA chief says payment was made to a third party at a time when a drawdown or capital call was anticipated

EU/US trade deal is still possible says Paschal Donohoe

Minister says tariffs at high level ‘would be bad for the economic growth of Ireland and would affect our job creation potential’

From ‘LID-ill or LEED-ill?’ to bargain canoes: 25 lessons from Lidl’s 25 years in Ireland

We used to sneer, but the German discounter came into its own after the economic crash

When the world’s most powerful banker issues a warning about Donald Trump’s tariffs, we should listen

Import tariffs will cost US households $2,400 this year, Yale research estimates. Sooner or later, the pain will start to bite

Ireland’s corporate tax receipts hit €156bn

Department of Finance figures show revenue from business levy advanced by more than 300% since 2015

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

EU-US tariff negotiations have ‘number of weeks’ to go, Donohoe says

EU negotiators pushing for spirits and aircraft to get tariff exemption in trade deal

Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measures

Under new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of five

Paschal Donohoe to remain as Eurogroup chair for third term

Donohoe set to be re-elected to influential EU role that chairs meetings of euro zone ministers

No giveaway budget this year, Ministers told

Summer economic statement will not be agreed until next week at earliest

Expect plenty of cribbin’ and moanin’ as the budget games begin

Budget ministers and party leaders are determined to eliminate the ‘once-off’ giveaways of the last three budgets

Guests sang Donald Trump’s signature tune at the US ambassador’s bash until embarrassment got the better of them

Michael Flatley toots a flute for Irish-US relations; Micheál Martin gets plonked in front of a harp in Japan

Ringfence €500m annually for water services, builders tell Government

Construction Industry Federation budget submission warns on infrastructure gap

Evergreen corporate taxes insulate public finances from trade turmoil

Half-year exchequer numbers show another spike in receipts from business tax

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

Any EU trade deal with US would be limited in scope initially to avoid July 9th tariffs, von der Leyen says

European Commission president says it would be `impossible’ for any agreement next week to have trashed out the ‘very complex’ detail required for a full trade deal

College fees: Students and parents feel ‘betrayed’ by prospect of contribution charge rising

TD says parents cannot wait for budget in four months to find out what fees they must pay

Housing target should be revised up to 60,000 homes per year, Dublin Chamber says

The group said businesses are ‘increasingly dissatisfied and frustrated’ by the lack of delivery of infrastructure by the Government

Paschal Donohoe well placed in Eurogroup job race despite Spanish challenge

Spanish government short of favours as economy minister challenges Paschal Donohoe for Eurogroup role

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

Paschal Donohoe faces contest to stay on as Eurogroup chair

Spain and Lithuania challenge Ireland’s hold on influential EU finance role

Cost to take priority over ‘aesthetics’ in future State infrastructure projects

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers was in London where he spoke of a new “disciplined” approach to investment

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

Micheál Martin and Paschal Donohoe are responsible for this Government’s lethargy

They have power, but seem unwilling to introduce cultural change and fiscal discipline

How AIB, once worth less than its art collection, came back from the brink

Free of State ownership again, the Irish bank is now hugely profitable, but the legacy of the bailout lingers

Donohoe ‘grateful for strong support’ to continue as Eurogroup president

Government waiting to see if Donohoe will be challenged for Eurogroup president role

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