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# public-spending - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

Opinion

Column: Spending public money – where’s the master plan?

17/04/12 3,814 Views 104 Comments

Former trader Nick Leeson has an idea to sort out the State coffers – get a bunch of hard-nosed business people to assess the waste and root out value for money.

# public-spending - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

Opinion

Column: Why should our government have the right to hide from its citizens?

31/01/12 2,993 Views 22 Comments

Our leaders are spending our money in our names, writes Aaron McKenna – so why won’t they let us know how?

# public-spending - Wednesday 7 December, 2011

From Business ETC Budget 2012 This post contains images

Slideshow: Today’s Budget 2012 front pages

07/12/11 1,625 Views 1 Comment

From boosting the property market to fuel tax and VAT increases, check out what the front pages have to say about the Budget this morning.

# public-spending - Tuesday 6 December, 2011

Budget 2012

As it happened: Budget 2012 liveblog

06/12/11 14,170 Views 32 Comments

Join us for live video and text commentary, as Michael Noonan tells us how he plans to raise €1.6bn in extra taxes next year.

Budget 2012

Here’s Michael Noonan’s Budget 2012 speech… as a word cloud

06/12/11 1,790 Views 5 Comments

A pictorial representation of Michael Noonan’s Budget 2012 speech, as delivered to Dáil Éireann this afternoon.

Budget 2012

In full: Michael Noonan’s Budget speech to the Dáil

06/12/11 2,371 Views 7 Comments

The full text, as prepared in advance, of Michael Noonan’s Budget 2012 speech to the Dáil delivered this afternoon.

# public-spending - Monday 5 December, 2011

Opinion

Column: This Budget will cut 15,000 jobs from our economy

05/12/11 3,055 Views 27 Comments

Enda Kenny called it a ‘Budget for jobs’ – but the very opposite is the truth. We can expect dole lines to lengthen, writes Michael Taft.

Budget 2012

Budget 2012 (pt 1): the main points of Brendan Howlin’s announcement

05/12/11 12,972 Views 72 Comments

Part one of Budget 2012 has been delivered by Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin, here’s what we’ve found out today.

# public-spending - Sunday 4 December, 2011

Budget 2012

Child benefit cuts will target families with three or more children only

04/12/11 4,579 Views 81 Comments

The cut will not apply to all child benefit payments – only those for third and subsequent children, according to reports today.

Budget 2012

Readers’ Panel: What are you expecting from the Budget?

04/12/11 2,962 Views 32 Comments

We spoke to a wide range of TheJournal.ie readers about their hopes and fears for this week’s Budget. Here’s what they had to say.

# public-spending - Saturday 19 November, 2011

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Saturday

19/11/11 5,457 Views 7 Comments

Catch up on the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

# public-spending - Sunday 13 November, 2011

Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Sunday

13/11/11 2,551 Views No Comments

Catch up on the day’s main stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

Budget 2012

Budget 2012: The cuts (and petitions) outlined so far…

13/11/11 4,063 Views 55 Comments

Property charges, VAT increases and One Parent Family payments: Looking ahead to some of what may feature in next month’s Budget 2012 announcement.

# public-spending - Wednesday 9 November, 2011

Optimism Bias

ESRI report warns of effect of ‘optimism bias’ on value of infrastructure projects

09/11/11 331 Views 5 Comments

A new study from the ESRI says that rail projects typically overestimate their projected passenger levels, while road projects underestimate their traffic growth.

# public-spending - Tuesday 4 October, 2011

Dáil Éireann

Taoiseach defends apparent U-turn on advisers’ salary cap

04/10/11 920 Views 27 Comments

Gerry Adams accuses Enda Kenny of breaching his own promise about the extent of pay for special advisers.

# public-spending - Monday 12 September, 2011

Budget

Gilmore: ECB official’s comments are annoying and unhelpful

12/09/11 561 Views 28 Comments

An ECB economist suggested Irish public sector pay should be cut. The Tánaiste wasn’t impressed.

# public-spending - Thursday 25 August, 2011

Public Spending

Find 20 per cent in government spending cuts, ministers ordered

25/08/11 542 Views 24 Comments

Minister Brendan Howlin has asked his cabinet colleagues to submit far-reaching plans to slash spending.

# public-spending - Saturday 30 July, 2011

From Business ETC Budget 2012

Govt to slash public spending, lower tax bands in December budget

30/07/11 774 Views 23 Comments

The Government has revealed some of the hard-hitting measures it will take in the December Budget and it makes tough reading for some.

# public-spending - Wednesday 27 July, 2011

Executive Pay

Chiefs of Bord Gáis, ESB and An Post still won’t say they will take pay cut

27/07/11 478 Views 18 Comments

Pat Rabbitte asked the heads of the three semi-States under his remit to accept voluntary pay cap of €250,000 a month ago – they still haven’t given him an answer.

# public-spending - Sunday 3 July, 2011

Cuts

Expect further public spending cuts, says Gilmore

03/07/11 434 Views 11 Comments

Tánaiste warns further cutbacks are necessary, as government departments reportedly warned of losing up to 15 per cent of their budgets.

# public-spending - Tuesday 26 April, 2011

From Business ETC Deficit

Ireland has largest government deficit in the EU

26/04/11 1,117 Views 7 Comments

We’ve managed to beat fellow bailout recipients Greece and Portugal for government deficit in percentage of GDP.

# public-spending - Thursday 14 April, 2011

US

US budget passes crucial vote

14/04/11 442 Views 1 Comment

Terse negotiations over budget which includes $38bn in public spending cuts will now go forward for a Senate vote.

# public-spending - Saturday 4 December, 2010

From Business ETC Deficit

Ireland’s deficit will be largest in eurozone for 2010

04/12/10 322 Views 1 Comment

Figures released by Department of Finance show forecasts for state income and expenditure in 2010 and 2011.

# public-spending - Friday 12 November, 2010

Public Spending

Enterprise funding body spends most of its funds on itself

12/11/10 241 Views 1 Comment

Enterprise Ireland spent almost two thirds of its budget on administration, with only the rest on industry grants.

# public-spending - Thursday 2 September, 2010

From Business ETC Debt

Ireland unlikely to dodge out on debt, says IMF

02/09/10 146 Views No Comments

But we’re not out of the woods yet.

# public-spending - Saturday 28 August, 2010

From Business ETC European Economy

ECB urges spending cuts

28/08/10 107 Views No Comments

Slashing spending and public sector pay is the only way to recovery, says Jean Claude Trichet.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

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A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

Seamus Breslin
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Self-styled republican vigilantes are terrorising a city, writes Seamus Breslin – and perceived neglect by authorities is fuelling the fire.

Mike Morris
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Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

Jane Suiter
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With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
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Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

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Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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