THE SEANAD HAS PASSED the second stage of the Finance Bill, 28:21. The Seanad will meet again in the morning at 10.30am for further discussion on amendments to the Bill, before it passes back to the Dáil. The Dáil is due to convene tomorrow evening at 8pm, when it will take any recommendations generated in the Seanad. This morning, Taoiseach Brian Cowen confirmed that the Dáil will meet again on Tuesday before he goes to the Áras to seek its dissolution and confirm the general election date.
Finance Bill
# finance-bill - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Noonan: ‘There’s no money tree out in the back garden’
The Finance Minister said yesterday that there is no unidentified source that the government can tap for funding to help close the deficit.
# finance-bill - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Magdalenes, mortgages and Budget Bill
The Dáil will debate the Magdalene Laundries report, and begin debating the Finance Bill, later today.
# finance-bill - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Property tax: Seller faces €500 fine if they under-declare value of home
A buyer who discovers that the person who sold them the house under-declared its value when paying the tax will be required to inform Revenue which will then pursue the seller, the Department of Finance said.
# finance-bill - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Here are the new measures to be included in the Finance Bill
Much of the Bill gives effect to measures announced in Budget 2013 – but there are also some new parts.
# finance-bill - Saturday 5 January, 2013
Column: Ireland’s film industry is booming – and it’s about more than money
The film industry is one of our few economic bright spots, writes Simon Carty – so we should support it now more than ever.
# finance-bill - Thursday 16 February, 2012
Dáil approves Finance Bill by 93 votes to 45
TDs vote in favour of the last part of the 2012 Budget, though there is still time for amendments to be made to the Bill.
# finance-bill - Monday 13 February, 2012
Surge in Irish Green Cards expected as a result of Finance Bill
The Green Cards are not subject to a labour means test but are permitted for those occupations where there are skill shortages.
# finance-bill - Thursday 9 February, 2012
Turf cutters don’t want compensation offered by Finance Bill – TD
Luke Ming Flanagan said that the country “is on its knees” and turf cutters aren’t looking for the tax breaks offered in yesterday’s Finance Bill.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
The nine stories you need to know this morning – including Tallaght shooting, rent results, and the unusual things in the Finance Bill…
The stranger bits of Finance Bill 2012: from cricket to Islamic finance
Here are three of the more unusual elements of the Finance Bill 2012…
# finance-bill - Wednesday 8 February, 2012
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
In tonight’s Fix: What you need to know about the Finance Bill, latest on the Tallaght drive-by, and the man who’s betting on the Irish economy…
Noonan defends Finance Bill measures for foreign skilled workers
The Minister for Finance says that the new Special Assignee Relief Programme will only apply to people whose skills are not available in Ireland.
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Finance Bill 2012 published – here are the main points
Mortgage interest relief extended for first-time buyers and the threshold to qualify for the Universal Social Charge is doubled.
# finance-bill - Thursday 5 January, 2012
Mortgage holders told to ensure new interest relief is applied
The Department of Finance says lenders have been told to apply mortgage interest relief with effect from January 1st.
# finance-bill - Thursday 29 December, 2011
Recessions, downgrades and Super Mario – 2011: the year in money
2011 may be remembered in future as the year we sorted out the financial crisis – or the year in which it grew beyond our control.
# finance-bill - Wednesday 8 June, 2011
Civil partnership tax provisions ‘to be introduced by end of July’
A third Finance Bill of 2011 will be published in the coming weeks and enacted by the end of July, Michael Noonan says.
# finance-bill - Saturday 29 January, 2011
Seanad passes Finance Bill after late bankers’ bonus scare
The Finance Bill passes unamended through the Seanad, after a late scare for Fianna Fáil when the Greens jump ship.
Dáil unlikely to need summoning for Finance Bill
The Finance Bill will finish its passage through the Seanad today, allowing dozens of on-hold TDs to take Saturday night off.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Egypt’s under-fire president sacks his cabinet, woman dies in Dublin house fire, and why men are more likely to forgive cheating women…
# finance-bill - Friday 28 January, 2011
The week in photos
The week that was, in pictures.
Cowen confirms Dáil dissolution request for Tuesday
As the Finance Bill is sent to the Seanad, Brian Cowen confirms he’ll wait until Tuesday before going to the Park.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: More health insurance hikes, more debates about debates, but no more fanmail for Hitler’s former bodyguard…
# finance-bill - Wednesday 26 January, 2011
Reprieve for government as Finance Bill scrapes through
The government bags a crucial victory on the Finance Bill after independents offer support in exchange for big amendments.
THE CRUCIAL VOTE on the Second Stage of the Finance Bill is due in the Dáil in the coming minutes… but it looks like the government has been handed a last-minute reprieve after Michael Lowry released a statement indicating that the government had offered concessions on tax-deductible student registration fees, and to rush through an amendment levying a 90 per cent tax on bankers’ bonuses.
Independents could kill Finance Bill over banker tax
Lowry, McGrath and Healy-Rae want the 90% tax to be included in the Finance Bill – in a race against time for FF.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
The nine stories you really need to know as you sit down with the first coffee of the day…
# finance-bill - Tuesday 25 January, 2011
Take 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Michael Lowry and the Finance Bill: his statement in full
The full text of Michael Lowry’s statement on his opposition to the Finance Bill, which may now fail to survive the Dáil.
Finance Bill may fall after Lowry refuses to support
Michael Lowry says he can’t back the Finance Bill “in its current format” – meaning the Bill could fall tomorrow.
Poll: Does a mid-term election date bother you?
Some think having an election during the school holidays is a hindrance, others think it makes sense. What do you think?
The Finance Bill: The schedule in full
Here’s how the next week in the Dáíl and Seanad will pan out, in order to allow an election be held as quickly as possible.
Dáil prepares for final days before dissolution
The Dáil schedule is cleared to allow the Finance Bill to be sped through – and may be in on Saturday night to wrap up.
# finance-bill - Monday 24 January, 2011
Finance Bill deal agreed in time for Feb election
Three of the four opposition parties have reached a decision with the government on a timetable for the Finance Bill – and a 25 February election now looks likely.
# finance-bill - Sunday 23 January, 2011
Independents say Finance Bill support is “not guaranteed”
Michael Lowry and Jackie Healy-Rae put the Finance Bill in further jeopardy – saying they may not vote for it.
Gilmore demands Dáil to be dissolved by end of week: statement in full
Read the full statement made by Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore.
Lenihan to hold immediate meetings on Finance Bill
The Finance Minister will meet with opposition finance spokespersons tomorrow to arrange a timetable for passing the bill.
# finance-bill - Friday 21 January, 2011
Finance Bill delays property tax relief changes
The Bill also brings deadline for filing self-employed income tax and capital gains tax forward, and specifies cuts to tax relief on third-level fees.
# finance-bill - Thursday 16 December, 2010
Election might not happen until May, says Galway TD
Former minister Frank Fahey says he doesn’t think the ballot might take place for another four of five months.
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