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Tax cut expectations tempered as ‘two-tier’ child benefit and hospitality VAT rate under review
Taoiseach said ‘nothing is off the table’ when asked about the possibility of a two-tiered child benefit scheme being set up.
State-funded IVF to be expanded 'imminently' to couples facing difficulty conceiving second child
Currently only couples with no children are eligible for free fertility treatments.
The government is considering a scrappage scheme for electric cars
The Transport Minister conceded the government won’t hit the target of one million electric vehicles on the road by 2030.
'It's not a binary choice': Housing vs data centres claim by top civil servant rubbished by minister
- Electricity consumption by data centres increased by 10% in 2024.
There's been a surge in the number of gardaí leaving within five years of joining up
TD Peadar Toíbín said a lot will hinge on who is hired to be the next Garda Commissioner.
'Highly coincidental' Airbnb launched €100k in rural Ireland grants two weeks after clampdown, says TD
- Two weeks after government announced it is moving to ban planning permissions for short-term lets in towns of more than 10,000 people, Airbnb launched its 'Rural Tourism Fund'

