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Paschal Donohoe

Last month
April 2025
Ireland to contribute €141m to World Bank's development institution - up 33.5% on previous commitment
Tariff negotiations between US and EU to begin on Monday
Finance Minister rules out wage subsidy scheme in response to US tariffs (for now)
Paschal Donohoe said the government will be engaging with Irish firms on an employer by employer basis.
Question mark now hangs over planned introduction of additional employee sick days as a result of tariffs.
He also dampened expectations that the planned rollout of health warnings on alcohol bottles will go ahead.
The minister said anything that impacts the competitiveness of Irish firms will have to be examined.
Cautious Budget on the cards as ministers rule out spending and tax decisions that create new risks
Here are the new changes to the Local Property Tax
‘Significant day in history of the world’: Income tax cuts in jeopardy, warns minister
Government plans property tax freeze for most homeowners and extension to energy bill VAT cut
March
March 2025
Ireland is the 'most exposed and most at risk' country in EU against US tariffs, says Chambers
Hundreds of children put through unnecessary hip surgeries, Dáil told
Tariffs imposed on the EU by the US could cost Ireland up to 80,000 jobs, says Finance Minister
Cost-of-living package ruled out of next budget despite looming inflation threat
Tax receipts of €13.5 billion collected in first two months of the year, up 12% on 2024 figures
This year
2025
Donohoe rules out Celtic Tiger style tax breaks for developers, putting him at odds with Taoiseach
State sells further 5% stake in AIB for €652m and could exit the bank later this year
Last year
2024
Simon Harris faces more questions over contact with RTÉ over carer clip
Donohoe says he's not 'friends' with Michael O'Leary and paid for his own dinner with Ryanair boss
Harris takes swipe at Sinn Féin while defending senator at centre of Dundalk assault controversy
An Post to begin immediate investigation into election material found in bin
Donohoe responds to Eoghan Murphy's claims his housing plans were derailed by senior figures
Simon Harris says Ireland will work with Trump, but must prepare for impact on economy and Ukraine
Public ethics watchdog SIPO could not probe undeclared donations to Paschal Donohoe last year
Calls for referendum to cap number of TDs after Dáil hears Parliament could grow to 240 by 2050
SNP points to Budget 2025 as an example of the ‘opportunities’ an independent Scotland could enjoy
Donohoe ’embarrassed’ by bike shed cost and ‘accepts responsibility’
Watchdog warns €9.1bn bonanza Budget ‘repeats Ireland's past mistakes'
Minister says there are measures in the budget for those with no children or a home of their own
Ministers play down reports of Budget rows as talks between coalition leaders continue
Record Government surplus of €25 billion expected this year
Largest funding allocation of €230m announced for sport facilities, with €97m going to the GAA
Multi-sports facilities get the next biggest allocation, followed by soccer clubs.
Largest funding allocation of €230m announced for sport facilities, with €97m going to the GAA
Asylum seekers with jobs should pay towards accommodation, Harris says
Budget cost-of-living measures will have to be rolled out by the end the year, minister says
Corporation tax boosts overall tax take for first half of 2024
Taoiseach says people with convictions should be removed from the Defence Forces
Ministers still at loggerheads over RTÉ funding as Martin says broadcasting tax not ‘palatable’
Overhaul of Ireland's mental health law further delayed despite Govt promises for progress
‘First of its kind’ procurement arrangement allows public bodies to buy remanufactured laptops
Coalition bullish and sticks the boot in, saying predictions of SF-led Govt ‘have been shattered’
Questions are being asked today around whether Sinn Féin has run too many candidates across the country.
This is NOT a photo of Paschal Donohoe skydiving
Budget surplus of €8.6 billion expected, but there would be a deficit without corporation tax