Minister defends Fine Gael’s oversight of spending and toilet upgrade costs of over €825,000
Peter Burke says money generally well spent but Michael Fitzmaurice says wasted public money in Ireland would ‘run a smaller country’
Peter Burke says money generally well spent but Michael Fitzmaurice says wasted public money in Ireland would ‘run a smaller country’
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Peter Burke says Government will work with new US administration and emphasise importance of trade and co-operation
Cabinet also expected to approve new AI strategy and will hear of reduction in waiting times to see consultant
Unions shift collective bargaining focus from transposition of EU directive due next month to action plan required in late 2025
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Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke also announces support scheme for flood-hit businesses in Cork
Bantry was worst affected, with shops and houses flooded in centre of village
Investment in facility supported through Government’s Capital Investment Scheme
Minister said he is reassessing pending changes to paid sick leave and sub-minimum wage rules
Budget 2025: Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald challenges Taoiseach to ‘bring it on’ and name general election date
Government criticised for not indexing minimum social welfare payments
Industry lobbyists have widely criticised Peter Burke’s failure to secure the tax cut
Connect delegates support call for €600 weekly limit to be increased to €1,015 in line with average wage growth since the current cap was introduced in 2004
Cork-based company currently employs 150 in Ireland
Minister for Enterprise warns data centres ‘very important’ to Ireland
Proposed changes to the retirement relief system would generate huge tax bills for family businesses
Other countries are trying to lure multinationals away from Ireland, tech giant told the Government in June
US drug giant also formally opens $800m expansion of obesity and diabetes medicines plant in Cork
Apple warned Government of ‘real threat to Ireland’ from countries trying to lure multinationals away
A Competition and Consumer Protection Commission spokeswoman said that it will now ‘consider all options to ensure consumer protection law is followed’
Part of the German Schwabe Group, the firm has had a presence in Little Island since 1978
Increases to minimum rates for permit-holding meat workers went ahead as planned despite misgivings from employers within the sector
Additional reforms urgently needed for Irish economy to remain competitive, says Excel Recruitment Group
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Low Pay Commission understood to have recommended 80 cent increase per hour to the current rate
Seen & Heard: Up to 10k apartments to hit the market, €100 million college football cash boost, 'high growth' firms support and sports stars back grinds school
Minister admits agencies claim pay packages that are ‘sometimes not competitive’ can deter applicants
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Minister for Enterprise will do well to make the necessary political connections system during conference season
Pontiff has been adamant bishops should avoid acting in a way ‘that is not pastoral’ and decline to ‘enter the political sphere’
Bantry parish priest would not give Colm Burke communion and told him ‘you have been excommunicated’
New initiative is a key element of the Government’s package of SME supports
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