Jack Chambers

‘Accelerated timeline’ for passing of Finance Bill to facilitate early general election, says Chambers

Coalition party leaders agreed on Monday night that polling day will be this year but not on an exact date

Tax rate on investments in funds should be lowered, Department of Finance officials recommend

Officials recommend that taxation on investments in funds be aligned with the lower 33 per cent capital gains tax rate

Finance Bill to be brought forward to ensure it is passed before general election, says Chambers

Once polling date is announced, legislation will be sequenced to be completed and become law before Oireachtas is dissolved

Fianna Fáil names director of elections ahead of key meeting between Coalition leaders on timing of vote

General election: Minister for Finance Jack Chambers will direct Fianna Fáil’s national campaign

Chambers pushes back on State role in flooding cover

With climate change driving concerns, a report estimates losses from a quarter-of-a-century flooding event would top €510m

Tourist chiefs seek spending increase to €450m

Industry confederation to publish manifesto calling for policy reforms

There’s never been a better moment for a new left alliance to emerge

In recent polls, a coalition of left parties has 28 per cent of the vote in the capital compared with 13 per cent for Sinn Féin

Nama to transfer sites for 4,000 potential homes to Land Development Agency

So-called bad bank has moved to take direct ownership of certain land ahead of its wind-down next year

Both Dáil and people of Ireland were ‘duped’ by Sinn Féin, says Taoiseach

Brian Stanley accuses Mary Lou McDonald of abusing Dáil privilege ‘in desperate attempt’ to shift focus off Sinn Féin

State may sell final AIB shares next year, CEO Colin Hunt says

European governments selling down crisis-era bank stakes, taking advantage of strong sector valuations amid heightened interest rates

Government bodies will have to accept cash under payments plan

Future contracts will not be able to include a ‘no cash’ clause

Chambers denies Finance Bill fast-tracked for election

Minister for Finance Jack Chambers says plan is part of a new EU-wide focus on medium-term budgetary policies

‘We are like farmers going into winter without fodder’ - restaurants to protest over increased costs

The hospitality sector will take to the streets on Tuesday over what they say is the Government’s failure to deal with the increased costs that is shuttering restaurants

Proposal to relocate RTÉ in GPO considered by Dublin taskforce

Taskforce report contains 10 proposals for initiatives to revive Dublin city centre

The €40 million pre-election gimmick no one asked for and even fewer need

Budget 2025 tax break for homeowners is hard to justify when the extra tax credit for renters costs €65 million

Chambers turns a blind eye to fibbing over local property tax

Why put up the inheritance threshold when 90 per cent of people have told the Revenue Commissioners their house is worth less than €365,000?

Other countries have not made claims on €13bn Apple tax, says Jack Chambers

Minister for Finance ‘not aware’ of any further claims being made on Apple back taxes by others

Budget was a missed opportunity to simplify Irish corporate tax code and ease burden on business

Ireland needs a business environment that is attractive and competitive, and having a simpler tax system that is easy to navigate is a critical component

U2 drummer Larry Mullen jnr can’t live with work done on his Howth property

Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV

Budget 2025 had more to say about AIB than AI

Chambers or Donohoe can’t be accused of perpetuating the hype swirling around generative AI

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