Tag: Paschal Donohoe
5 months ago
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Paschal Donohoe refuses to say whether he has held talks for IMF chief role

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has refused to say whether he has held talks about becoming the next mana...

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5 months ago
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Paschal Donohoe defends top civil servant over ‘smoking gun’ email controversy

PUBLIC Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has defended his most senior civil servant, insisting he did not attempt ...

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6 months ago
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Paschal Donohoe refuses to deny he could quit Cabinet for IMF job

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe could resign from the Cabinet next year, as he has again refused to expli...

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6 months ago
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Bad blood: Explosive email from Health Department mandarin Robert Watt reveals deep split in Cabi...

Department of Health secretary general Robert Watt warned that the health service’s budget was “not credible” or “hon...

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6 months ago
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‘Smoking gun’ email shows top civil servant knew about HSE crisis

A senior civil servant responded to a crucial email from the HSE’s chief executive – warning of a major crisis with t...

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6 months ago
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Health service to get bailout of nearly €1 billion for this year

THE health service is to get a bailout of €960 million for this year as part of €4 billion in supplementary estimates...

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6 months ago
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Paschal Donohoe confirms he will not run as Fine Gael candidate in next year’s European elections

PUBLIC Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has “absolutely” ruled out being the Fine Gael candidate in Dublin for ne...

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7 months ago
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Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe admit there's 'a lot done, more to do' after latest Budget

Both said that there is more work for them to get on with and that they want another budget together next year to ach...

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7 months ago
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Tax cuts, childcare fees slashed by 25% and €12 increase to social welfare as Budget 2024 unveiled

Following late-night meetings on Monday, Finance Minister Michael McGrath and Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Don...

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7 months ago
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Budget 2024: double child benefit before Christmas, and up to €400 in new electricity payments pr...

Every household in the country will benefit from a discount of between €300 and €400 on their electricity bills betwe...

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8 months ago
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Cost-of-living Budget giveaways are threatened by ‘worst ever’ overspend in Health

The Coalition’s Budget plans for next month are being seriously threatened by the “worst ever” overspend in the Depar...

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8 months ago
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Paschal Donohoe warns RTE that cooperation with PAC is 'critical'

Next D-Day for RTE chiefs is October 5, when they are back before the Public Accounts Committee in Leinster House for...

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8 months ago
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Paschal Donohoe slams Dail protestors as 'affront to democracy'

Senior minister reveals that shutting the streets for Budget day is under consideration.

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8 months ago
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Hugh O’Connell: New term, same Dáil as Budget demands hang over harried Government

No politician escaped the ire of hostile protesters outside Leinster House yesterday as the Dáil returned after a lon...

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8 months ago
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Paschal Donohoe defends substantial pay hike for two top civil servants

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said he approved a €15,000 pay rise for the Department of Housing’s top c...

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8 months ago
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Top civil servant in Department of Housing to get €15k raise after lengthy dispute

The top civil servant in the Department of Housing is to get a €15,000 pay increase and thousands of euro more in bac...

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8 months ago
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Garda community bus part of new plans to improve feeling of safety in Dublin

The Local Community Safety Plan for Dublin’s North Inner City will be a multi-party response to the scary rise in str...

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9 months ago
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RTÉ will need bailout of ‘at least €50m’ in October Budget

RTÉ is expected to need a bailout of upwards of €50m in the Budget this October amid ongoing financial turmoil at the...

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9 months ago
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Paschal Donohoe says people shouldn’t be jailed for not paying their TV licence

Public Expenditure Minister says he understands why droves are not paying the fee in the wake of RTE scandal

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10 months ago
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Electoral Commission sets its sights on campaign spending and undeclared donations

The newly established Electoral Commission should be given powers to regulate campaign spending and clamp down on pol...

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10 months ago
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Mr Cautious makes his move at last – Will Michael McGrath be Fianna Fáil’s next leader?

Michael McGrath does not fit the mould of a Fianna Fáil finance minister. He is neither venal like Charles Haughey no...

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11 months ago
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Paschal Donohoe refuses to say who paid his legal bills in ethics case at Sipo

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has refused to say whether he or Fine Gael paid for the party’s long-serv...

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about 1 year ago
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How would you spend €65bn? Ireland’s new sovereign wealth fund targets housing, pensions and clim...

A new national reserve fund that would set aside some of the €65bn in budget surpluses forecast over the next four ye...

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about 1 year ago
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Shock and revulsion around the Cabinet table at report into dignity and equality in Defence Forces

The mood around the Cabinet table last Tuesday was said by those present to have been one of shock and revulsion at t...

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about 1 year ago
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Most of us believe Ireland did a good job with Covid, but worry about the ongoing impact of lockd...

Two-thirds of the public believe Covid lockdowns, including the long-term closure of schools, are continuing to affec...

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about 1 year ago
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‘No minutes’ kept at more than a dozen meetings held by Paschal Donohoe and businessman Michael S...

There are no minutes of the more than a dozen private meetings Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe held with ...

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about 1 year ago
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‘He knows where to drink, he knows where to mooch’ – Is restaurants chief Adrian Cummins the most...

At the very top of Merrion Street, just 50 metres from the Department of Finance and not much further from Government...

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about 1 year ago
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Government under fire over €1.3bn cost-of-living package 2023 amid claims renters, mortgage holde...

The Government has come under fire over its €1.3bn cost-of-living package amid claims the supports do not help renter...

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about 1 year ago
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Denis Naughten on why he's quitting the Dáil and what he really thinks of Leo Varadkar

When John Bruton resigned as Fine Gael leader in February 2001, Denis Naughten told Ivan Yates, the popular former ag...

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over 1 year ago
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Ministers agree to bankers’ bonuses as substandard customer services cited

Ministers signed off on bankers’ bonuses after being told banks are offering substandard products and services to cus...

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over 1 year ago
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As Paschal Donohoe prepares to pass the reins to Michael McGrath, Coalition now on a collision co...

There is a vast difference in how the public views Paschal Donohoe and how some of his own Fine Gael colleagues view ...

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over 1 year ago
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EU's Eurogroup yet to agree proposal to allow both Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath to attend ...

The Government has not received any guarantee from EU colleagues that its plan to send both Paschal Donohoe and Micha...

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over 1 year ago
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Government U-turn on controversial concrete block levy amid furious backlash

Finance Minister Mr Donohoe was speaking to reporters on Dublin’s Dawson Street on Tuesday morning ahead of a Cabinet...

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over 1 year ago
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Budget 2023: Jitters as D-Day looms

For over a decade Pearse Doherty has used budget day as an opportunity to loudly and passionately excoriate the gover...

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over 1 year ago
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Keeping the head down and avoiding drama has paid off for Fianna Fáil minister Dara Calleary

Dara Calleary doesn’t do drama. “I am generally risk averse,” he says. It is 15 years since he was first elected to t...

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over 1 year ago
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Expert group tells Government to axe private school tax break programme for big earners

A controversial tax break for highly paid multinational executives should be restricted, with a relief that allows pr...

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over 1 year ago
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Profits at Dublin headhunting firm Merc Partners cut in half last year

Dublin-based executive recruitment company Merc Partners Spencer Stuart last year recorded post-tax profits of €177,013.

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almost 2 years ago
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Paschal Donohoe’s officials knew of AIB plan to make 70 branches cashless four days before he did

Department of Finance officials waited four days to tell Paschal Donohoe that AIB was closing cash services in 70 bra...

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almost 2 years ago
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Paschal Donohoe 'blindsided' by AIB as showdown over cashless plan looms

AIB will be told by the Taoiseach to delay plans to remove cash facilities from 70 of its branches at a showdown meet...

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