Sinn Féin have finally come clean and admitted banks have “issues” with their housing plan.

Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central, Paschal Donohoe, has today (Monday) said that Sinn Féin’s Housing Plan, which was published this morning, will disadvantage those who wish to own their own home, will ultimately reduce rental supply and will tie the hands of those in need of state-supported home ownership.

Response to Parnell Square incident

“I want to thank the representatives of the residents of East Wall for meeting Minister O’Gorman and I.

I note the publication by the Department of Foreign Affairs of documents regarding the appointment of a Special Envoy for Freedom of Opinion and Expression.

Speaking this morning (Friday) following the announcement by National Westminster Bank plc (NatWest) that Ulster Bank Ireland DAC (Ulster Bank) is to withdraw from the Irish market, the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, said it is a difficult day from an Irish banking perspective, and also for the Ulster Bank staff who are receiving news of this development.

The Update takes stock of the changing international tax environment, outlines the significant actions Ireland has taken to date and the further actions that will be taken over the coming years.

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe T.D., today (Tuesday) welcomed the European Commission’s proposal on the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, which aims to provide financial support to the Member States and sectors most adversely affected by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today (Friday) encouraged businesses to avail of the range of support schemes in place to reduce the impact of new public health restrictions on their business.

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, T.D., has today (Wednesday) announced that the current rates of subsidy provided by the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) will remain in place until 31 March 2021, aligned with the extension of the rates of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). Both measures were agreed at Government today.