Review of CEO pay in commercial State firms looks at rates in private sector
High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talent
Paschal Donohoe
The latest news, analysis, and comment on Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and a Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central
Summer Economic Statement: Are the days of prudence well over?
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The Irish Times view on the Summer Economic Statement: reaching the limits of prudence
A bumper €8.3bn package is planned, with much of the extra cash going to the health service and State investment
Billions set aside for budget - but much of the spending is running to stand still
Minister for Finance Jack Chambers did not betray any inexperience during the Summer Economic Statement, but October will be the true test
Government driving a coach and horses through its spending rule
Cumulative breaches of the rule will, in real money terms, be in region of €11 billion by the end of next year
Taoiseach says carers and elderly to be among Government priorities in budget
Following ‘intensive’ talks more would be done on spending side than through tax cuts, says Taoiseach
Cabinet to approve plans for pre-election budget in summer statement
Hospital emergency department overcrowding and national swimming strategy to be discussed by Ministers
Paschal Donohoe on The Road to Freedom by Joseph Stiglitz and The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison
The eminence of Stiglitz is due to the range of his writing and academic excellence. This was recognised in a Nobel Prize for research on the impact of information on the operation of markets
Paschal Donohoe says markets can react quickly to fiscal jolts
France’s snap elections heightened concern about the country’s public finances
Who is Jack Chambers? Nobody knows but we’re about to find out
The new Minister must use the pre-election budget to perform an interconnected series of balances
Buoyant tax returns likely to fuel political demands for giveaway budget
Pressure likely to mount on Chambers and Donohoe to be generous as corporation tax receipts up 15 per cent on last year
Money & Promises by Paolo Zannoni: A message of profound economic importance
Though the tone is light, this study of the creation of currency is serious and the academic rigour is clear
Chambers warns Ministers as spending pressures build ahead of budget
Minister for Finance says Ministers will have to prioritise in new post-Covid, post-inflationary crisis period
Exchequer returns cap transformative week for new finance minister Jack Chambers
Government is expecting a surplus of €8.6 billion this year
Fempi legislation used to cut public service pay has been fully unwound, says Donohoe
A series of acts were introduced to cut spending on remuneration and pensions for State employees following the collapse of the public finances in 2008
TV licence fee direct payment is of ‘central importance’, says Minister for Finance Jack Chambers
The newly appointed minister warns he will be ‘well able to say no in the national interest’ ahead of Budget talks
RTÉ funding: Paschal Donohoe and Catherine Martin at loggerheads over future funding model
Minister says majority still pays fee and warns tens of millions would have to be found elsewhere to fund broadcasting
Ministers defend affordable-housing efforts as homes in one scheme to cost up to €475,000
Prices for housing in affordable-housing schemes would be higher without Government intervention, says Donohoe
Cliff Taylor: Big budget uncertainty if Michael McGrath heads to Brussels
Michael McGrath’s much-rumoured move to Brussels would leave Paschal Donohoe to face a solo battle over spending demands in the run in to a general election
After the departure of two Government party leaders, what next for the Coalition?
Eamon Ryan’s replacement as Green leader - to be named on July 8th - is expected to assert themselves but there’s little time to make an impact before the next electoral contest
European leaders set to back Ursula von der Leyen for second term
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath tipped for nomination as Ireland’s EU commissioner
Civil Service to get up to 60,000 ‘previously used’ laptops to boost recycling
Office of Government Procurement scheme worth €30m permits purchase of ‘remanufactured’ laptops to cut costs and carbon emissions
Three places that tell the story of the local elections
The same story played out nationally in the local elections: Fine Gael holding its own, Independents storming ahead and scores of Sinn Féin candidates left trailing
Mary Lou McDonald is the chief mourner at RDS as local elections throw up an unexpected result
Local and European elections: Taoiseach Simon Harris does lap of honour at count centre as Sunday’s tale of two parties came with an ending neither was expecting
Exchequer returns: Strong tax revenues boost Government’s position ahead of budget
Latest exchequer returns show corporate tax receipts rose by 30 per cent in May, allaying fears that 2024 would see a downturn
Motorists could be able to have driving licence on smartphones by the end of the year
Cabinet signs off on plans for digital wallet and ‘life events’ online portal
Irish cities will have to adapt to rising sea levels, Cabinet to hear
Extremes of cold and heat may necessitate protection of housing stock, Eamon Ryan will say
Ireland’s model for attracting ‘big tech’ investment is looking frayed
The State risks losing out as a bidding war breaks out for major projects between the big countries, including huge subsidies for US companies to encourage them to invest at home
Donohoe, Varadkar and Coveney to attend Bilderberg meeting in Madrid
Minister for Public Expenditure taking part as Eurogroup head, while former taoiseach says he will be going at own expense
Politicians, officials in breach of lobbying rules to be fined up to €25,000
New measures to allow for the imposition of sanctions, including a ban on lobbying for two years, to come into effect from this weekend
McGrath promises ‘substantial’ income tax package in budget
Minister for Finance says workers are likely to benefit from further changes to income tax system and a fall-off in headline inflation
X executive collars Irish data protection commissioners for chat in Madrid
Sports injury specialist Ray Moran’s vote of confidence in his own knees, Albert Manifold’s planning setbacks, and the IRFU’s home extensions
Donohoe and Donnelly meet over health spending following €500m overrun in four months
Department of Health and Department of Public Expenditure have clashed over ongoing health service funding
Budget-busting HSE continues to make money men bristle despite efforts to rein in spending
Department of Health told it was ‘imperative’ spending remained within allocation – but there was little surprise when it didn’t
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