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
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