Archive for : January, 2018

Minister Donohoe welcomes CSO figures pointing to strong employment growth

16th January, 2018

Employment in the third quarter of 2017 increased by 48,100 (2.2%) relative to the same quarter the previous year. Full-time employment increased by 113,900......

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Statement to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform and Taoiseach – Tracker Mortgages & Our Public Service 2020

16th January, 2018

      Firstly, I would like to thank you and the Committee for the opportunity to attend before the Committee to discuss the......

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Minister Donohoe signs EU Regulations into law to further protect consumer payments

12th January, 2018

  The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D. has today (Friday) signed regulations – the European Union (Payment Services)......

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Minister Donohoe welcomes solid 2017 Exchequer Returns showing continued strengthening and improvement in the economy

3rd January, 2018

Exchequer surplus of €1.909 billion. Year-on-year improvement of €2.927 billion. Underlying deficit of €1.525 billion giving an underlying year-on-year improvement of €1.093 billion. Tax......

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