Wednesday 25 May, 2022
A new report finds that the average weekly fee nationally per child for full day childcare is €186.84.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said indexing the tax bands further is needed now more than ever.
Varadkar said the cost of living was rising even before the war in Ukraine, and now it has only gotten worse.
€7 million of a one-off €10 million fund has been earmarked for improving the experiences of people using mental health services.
The number of passports has never even reached 1 million in a year before.
Ireland’s first proposed carbon budgets were finalised yesterday.
It was announced in the Budget this week that the Fuel Allowance would increase by €5 per week.
It was confirmed on Tuesday that the allowance was increasing by €5 to €33 a week.
The research into Tuesday’s budget was published by the Economic and Social Research Institute.
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe confirmed that the 9% rate will finish – as planned – at the end of August 2022.
A number of changes to benefit parents and children with childcare were announced today.
Primary school class sizes are set to be reduced.
The budget will take place on 12 October.
The Federation of Irish Sport also has three other key ‘asks’ in its pre-budget submission.
Leo Varadkar has hinted that the minimum wage must match inflation.
The Fiscal Advisory Council said there are “clear needs” to tackle housing, health and climate shortfalls.
Stephen Donnelly said he expected the health service to see an increase in the number of patients presenting with cancer in the coming months.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the plan will prompt our economy “to take off like a rocket in the months ahead”.
The fund was originally announced in the budget last October.
The IFAC warned that new levels of spending will remain after the pandemic.
The completion date for the project is also being pushed back further.
Sinn Féin has called for vouchers to be given to people to spend in restaurants.
Contingency money and a recovery fund of over €5bn has been put aside for next year.
The government released its €17.75 billion Budget package earlier today.
The government has revealed the biggest budget in the history of the State. How does it affect you?
Paschal Donohoe announced the various reliefs for the hospitality sector today.
Michael McGrath said Covid has had a “devastating impact” on arts, cultural and sporting activities.
The funding allows for hundreds of new beds.
No income tax increases or cuts are expected, but tweaks to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) are on the cards.
Sinn Féin said it would aim to spend €18.28 billion in total, €6.28 billion more than the government’s target.
The charity is calling for the funding to help tenants facing a rent crisis as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Micheál Martin spoke to TheJournal.ie about the Dublin restrictions, the Budget and his backstage run-in with Mike Murphy in RTÉ.
Budget 2021 will be no windfall but will target those sectors impacted the most.
The Department also looked for €2 million to bolster Ireland’s bid to become a member of the UN Security Council.
Donohoe said this morning that the Exchequer ran a €1.5 billion surplus last year.
Rates for businesses will increase under the new budget.
Dublin Councillors deferred a Budget vote on Monday to allow for further discussion with the Government.
Carers say the government has “given it with one hand and taken it back with the other” with its latest budget.
