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Friday 30 October 2020
Figure for early debt repayment was €1.5b last week, but what’s €600m between friends?
Not the wine…please.
And it’s all about tax, say industry chiefs.
The Nevin Economic Research Institute says that with the economy recovering, less severe budget cuts are needed.
The rise of Sinn Féin raises obvious questions about what they would do in government. We take a closer look at the party’s economic policies.
The Government’s inaction on pensions begs the question of whether it has a long-term strategy for pensions at all, writes Samantha McConnell.
Tax credits for single parents are now only available to one parent regardless of custody arrangements.
Cuts introduced since the beginning of the economic crisis have had a devastating effect on lone parent families, writes Louise Bayliss.
The costs are associated with registration fees paid to the institutes of technology attended by those in SOLAS/FÁS programmes.
It is just one of the measures kicking in today – others include changes to VAT, DIRT and tax credits for single parents.
Promissory note gone, abortion legislated for, the Seanad retained, and the bailout exited – here are few key moments from the past 12 months.
A new look at budgets from 2009 to 2014 by the ESRI shows that the lowest impact of next year’s budget was on some middle income groups.
The junior health minister was reported in yesterday’s Sunday Business Post to have threatened to quit the government at a meeting over a fortnight ago.
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council is before the Oireachtas Finance Committee today.
KBC Bank said the most recent survey seems to reflect a “broad endorsement of domestic economic policy” even if there is a sense that it will hurt household finances.
A report published by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council today has warned that the changes in Budget 2014 have removed our “margin of safety”.
The Eurogroup President made the comments to a Greek newspaper ahead of the country’s draft budget announcement today.
The Minister for Health was speaking in the Dáil today where he defended the decision to lower medical card income limits.
The government is increasingly delivering its message via new platforms with varying degrees of success.
The Government estimated that the levy would raise a total of €150 million for the exchequer each year from all Irish domestic banks.
The HSE National Service Plan will now not be finalised until the middle of November at the latest.
Tesco has seen a decline the amount of money people are spending there, while Aldi and Lidl are going strong.
Michael Noonan will be a happy man if these targets are hit…
Fine Gael, on the other hand, have seen support climb by two points.
Parents and supporters gathered at Crumlin Children’s Hospital this afternoon to protest revoking of cards for some chronically-ill children.
The Social Welfare Bill passed its final stage in the Dáil today though Fianna Fáil’s Willie O’Dea said it’s not too late for the government to reverse this cut.
The bill now goes to the Seanad the week after next.
One opposition TD labelled the cut to the €850 grant as “a mean, ruthless, vicious targeting of people at their most vulnerable time”.
Maternity benefit will be standarised at €230 per week for new claimants from January.
A support service has called the One Parent Family tax credit “unjust, unfair and underhanded”.
Budget 2014 hit the most vulnerable elements of society – not the young, the sick, the old, or pregnant alone. We need to show intergenerational solidarity and stand together against this injustice, writes Peter Kavanagh.
The bill passed the second stage by 79 votes to 44 and will now go before a committee.
Measures announced by Michael Noonan in the Dáil last week will be legislated for next month.
A slight difference of opinion over Budget cuts in the Dáil chamber today…
Access to health services is key to leaving homelessness behind – which is why Budget 2014 is so damaging to the Government’s commitment to end long-term homelessness by 2016, writes Niamh Randall.
One worries that without the telephone allowance her emergency alarm will be cut off. Another wishes he had never moved back to Ireland.
The crowd at Leinster House was predominantly made up of elderly people who oppose cuts to medical cards for over 70s and other measures announced in last week’s Budget.
Meanwhile, the Tánaiste has said that the Budget cuts announced last week stand.
The Health Minister has the support of the Cabinet, two senior members insisted this morning.
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament is hoping to recreate the success of 2008 protests that were held held five years ago today.
MEMBERS OF THE Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) yesterday voted to take industrial action unless the government addresses several issues related to Covid-19 in schools by 30 October.
The issues in question include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and turnaround times, along with resources for schools to ensure continuation of learning if schools are closed or people are self-isolating.
The ASTI president Ann Piggott said: “ASTI members are clearly stating that they want schools to remain open for students during this pandemic.”
She said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions to these issues.
So, today we want to know: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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