Committee On Finance

Key figures in Holohan secondment to be invited before health committee

Pursuit of Robert Watt has touch of ‘witch hunt’ about it, warns Taoiseach

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 16:38

Hold off on filling your car, emergency excise duty cut is coming

Inside Politics: Extra measures needed to offset cost of living due to war in Ukraine

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 07:49

Robert Watt’s salary on course to top €300,000 later this year

Civil servant received €81,000 pay rise when appointed secretary general of Department of Health

Wed Feb 02 2022 - 18:45

Spending watchdog to seek annual disclosure of senior civil servants’ pay

Public Accounts Committee to ask Department of Health when Robert Watt stopped waiving pay increase

Thu Jan 27 2022 - 17:53

Appropriate for Watt to clarify if he is waiving €81,000 increase, says O’Brien

Robert Watt was appointed role last April on a salary of €292,000

Mon Jan 24 2022 - 14:03

National Lottery request for ‘must win’ draw put on hold by regulator

Watchdog seeks more information for alternative draw from Lottery operator

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 15:21

Watt refuses to say if he is still waiving €81,000 salary increase

Department of Health secretary general asked about salary at Public Accounts Committee

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 14:28

National Children’s Hospital: €873m to be drawn down by end of 2021

Sum amounts to 60% of approved cost of project hit by spiralling costs and delays

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 06:58

Streak of Lotto rollovers reaches 50 without jackpot winner

Lottery top prize has been capped at €19m since September with last win in June

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 22:19

Miriam Lord: Blatherballs Bernard hits the jackpot with Lotto crusade

Calls for balls to be dropped is an entertaining distraction, but not a winning proposal

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 22:29

Robert Watt asked to explain how waiving part of salary will work

Department of Health secretary general urged to provide details of how pension affected

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 21:58

Robert Watt to waive salary increase for top health job ‘until economy recovers’

Cabinet approves civil servant’s move from senior Department of Public Expenditure role

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 13:07

Robert Watt elevation ‘a stroke of the highest order’, claims Sinn Féin

PAC member warns against confirmation of civil service mandarin to €292,000 health post

Mon Apr 12 2021 - 20:46

Warning over Civil Service implications of health chief's €292,000 pay

Minister was warned pay package could have implications for other top posts, papers show

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 04:10

Senior civil servant had ‘no input’ in sanctioning pay rise - McGrath

Minister for Public Expenditure defends new salary of €292,000 for next secretary general in Department of Health

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 03:34

Decision to raise Department of Health chief’s salary ‘stinks’, PAC hears

Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy critical of €90,000 pay rise for incoming secretary general

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 17:59

KBC branch closures prompt union to seek early intervention

FSU in dispute with Belgian lender for failing to address workers’ concerns

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 07:33

Fifty cases of suspected insurance fraud reported so far in 2019

At least 25 incidents relate to ‘staged accidents’, Oireachtas committee told

Fri Jun 14 2019 - 12:38

Vulture funds ‘killing off’ viable farm businesses, IFA claims

Joe Healy says short-term, debt-recovery tactics damaging agriculture sector

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 18:37

ECB’s Draghi to appear before Oireachtas committee next month

Frankfurt’s top man accepts invitation to discuss banking sector and tracker controversy

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 12:38

State ‘has duty’ to help subcontractors after Carillion collapse

Businesses ‘shafted’ over PPP project to build five schools, Oireachtas committee hears

Thu Jul 26 2018 - 20:30

ECB critical of FF-sponsored mortgage arrears Bill

Draft legislation would introduce Mortgage Resolution Office with wide powers

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 17:26

Agencies blasted for failing to stop banks ‘ripping off’ tracker customers

Oireachtas Finance Committee accuses competition agency of being afraid of banks

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 12:09

Public Services Card reveals State ignorance of data privacy issues

Net Results: Government must be aware of citizen rights when drafting database plans

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 06:10

Ulster Bank cautious about commercial property market

Company pointshh to ‘downside risks’ amid current surge in office development

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 05:28

Motor insurance raids triggered by claims over haulage cover

European Commission investigating at least four brokers over anti-competitive practices

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 08:52

Dáil committee to quiz Nama on Project Tolka deal

Sale of loans was not done on the open market, contrary to normal Nama policy

Sat Jun 17 2017 - 06:50

Masding given a pass as Dáil committee takes time out for Leo

Permanent TSB boss told he needn’t turn up for a grilling on bank practices until autumn

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 06:50

Politicians be warned: the public is running out of patience

Bin charges are the latest example of a system unable to tackle basic issues such as house prices and car insurance

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 01:23

Any USC cuts to focus on those on low and middle incomes

FG and FF agree resources will be split on 2:1 ratio between investment and tax cuts

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00

Developers slow to build so they can boost profits – Nama

Developers can earn €20,000 on newly built home that sells for €300,000 – McDonagh

Thu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00

Nama expects over €1bn profit for 2015

Agency now predicts that it will generate a surplus of €2 billion by the time it completes its work

Wed Dec 16 2015 - 15:58

Elaine Byrne: Banking Inquiry fiasco further erodes public belief in accountability

Temporary inquiries are no substitute for properly resourced oversight agencies

Tue Nov 24 2015 - 01:01

BoI and Ulster Bank rule out cuts to variable mortgage rates

Banks set for collision course with Government over mortgage rates

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 17:22