Minister for Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today (Friday) welcomed the proposed public pay agreement reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) earlier today. Minister Donohoe said: “Collective agreements have an important place in public service industrial relations. They provide a means to ensure we can deal with public pay […]
Minister Donohoe Minister Donohoe welcomes proposals on a new collective pay agreement for the public service
Ministers Donohoe, Harris and O’Brien unveil plans for 500 student accommodation beds as new long-term policy to deliver student accommodation is published
– Government agrees to pursue further projects in University College Dublin, Trinity and further beds in Dublin City University; – A call for proposals for accommodation projects in Technological Universities is to open in the coming weeks. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government […]
Minister Donohoe to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos
President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, will travel today, 18 January, to Davos to attend the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum which this year convenes under the theme ‘Rebuilding Trust’. Minister Donohoe will participate in a panel discussion on ‘Uniting Europe’s […]
ESRI report ‘The National Development Plan in 2023: Priorities and Capacity’
The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D., today (12th January 2024) welcomes the ESRI’s publication of its report ‘The National Development Plan in 2023: Priorities and Capacity’. Commenting on the publication of the report by the ESRI, Minister Donohoe noted: “I welcome this comprehensive review of the constraints and capacity […]
Government commits to using trustworthy AI in the Public Service
Government has today (9th January 2024) approved guidance on the use of AI in the Public Service, brought to Cabinet by Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD. In the wake of agreement on a new European AI Act reached between […]
Exchequer surplus of €1.2 billion in 2023; tax revenue in line with expectations
Tax revenue in 2023 was €88.1 billion, an annual increase of €5.0 billion (6 per cent) and in line with Budget 2024 projections; Income tax receipts of €32.9 billion were €2.2 billion (7.1 per cent) ahead of 2022, reflecting the strength of the labour market; Corporation tax receipts of €23.8 billion were €1.2 billion (5.3 […]
Minister Donohoe publishes actuarial review of public service pension liabilities
The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, T.D. briefed Government on the findings of an Actuarial Review of the State’s Accrued Liability in respect of Public Service Occupational Pensions in Ireland. This process occurs every 3 years as required under EU rules. The value of the State’s Accrued Liability in respect of retirement […]
President of the Eurogroup, Minister Donohoe, travels to Austria and Slovakia
President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, will travel to Austria today (Monday, 18 December). He will have bilateral meetings with the Austrian Finance Minister, Magnus Brunner; and the Austrian Central Bank Governor, Robert Holzmann. Tomorrow morning, (Tuesday, 19 December), he will participate […]
Opening Statement to the Committee on Budgetary Oversight
I would like to thank the Chairperson and the Committee for the invitation to attend the meeting today to discuss the Supplementary Estimates for 2023. The Revised Estimates for 2023 published last December set out planned expenditure of €91.1 billion. This funding was put in place to support the delivery of better public […]
Action Plan for Designing Better Public Services launched by Minister Donohoe
Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today (6 December 2023) launched the Government’s Action Plan for Designing Better Public Services – a roadmap for embedding design in the Public Service. The new Action Plan provides a tangible, practical and comprehensive pathway for how Government will integrate design principles across the Public […]