Archive for : February, 2019

Minister Donohoe and Minister of State O’Donovan launch ‘Build’, an annual report on construction sector performance and prospects for 2019

28th February, 2019

Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, and Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan TD today (Thursday), as part of Project......

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Ministers Donohoe & Humphreys welcome CSO figures showing 1,200 jobs created each week in 2018

19th February, 2019

  Employment increased by 63,400 in 2018 (+2.9 per cent) Employment in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 50,500 (2.3 per cent) relative......

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Minister Donohoe welcomes support for the nomination of the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland to ECB Executive Board

12th February, 2019

The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (Tuesday) welcomed the formal adoption of a recommendation by ECOFIN to......

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Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform announces details of capital reallocations and project delivery reforms

12th February, 2019

Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD has today (Tuesday) outlined how the €99m necessary this year for the timely......

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Ministers Donohoe and D’Arcy looking ahead to the European Financial Forum 2019

8th February, 2019

The  Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, together with the Minister of State for Financial Services and Insurance, Michael......

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Government leads the way on ICT Apprenticeship – Donohoe  

7th February, 2019

  The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (Thursday,) announced the first ICT Apprenticeship Scheme for Government Departments......

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Speech at Launch of the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer

7th February, 2019

  Good morning.   Firstly, I want to thank Joe Carmody and Feargal Purcell of Edelman Ireland for the invitation to attend the launch......

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Minister Donohoe hosts Credit Union event to discuss challenges and opportunities facing the sector

6th February, 2019

The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (Wednesday) hosted a credit union event in the Department of Finance.......

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Government continues ongoing Brexit planning

5th February, 2019

  As the next step in our Brexit Contingency Action Plan, the Government today agreed a measure in relation to VAT, to mitigate the......

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Spending Review for 2019 continues to build an evidence base & ensure prioritisation and best use of public expenditure across Govt

5th February, 2019

External academic reviews process to ensure Govt is achieving objective of getting best value for taxpayers’ money The Spending Review process undertaken by the......

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