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# finance-minister - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
Noonan announces end of the Bank Guarantee
The Minister said that this marks a significant step in the normalisation of the Irish banking system.
# finance-minister - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Noonan: Europe now owes Ireland after ‘taking one for the team’
“As Ronald Reagan used to say, ‘We took one for the team.’ And I think the team owes us now.”
# finance-minister - Monday 28 January, 2013
Doherty asks Noonan to have “frank and open debate” on promissory notes
The Sinn Féin finance spokesperson said that he wants Minister Noonan to ‘come clean’ on the issue and appear before the committee as soon as possible.
# finance-minister - Friday 14 December, 2012
Noonan says pyrite homes will be exempt from property tax
Noonan said the government is aware of the “very real cost and difficulties” faced by people whose homes are affected.
# finance-minister - Monday 10 December, 2012
Poll: Should the Budget be moved to a different month?
Just five days after Budget 2013, there have already been calls to move next year’s Budget to a different month. What do you think – good idea? Bad idea?
# finance-minister - Sunday 9 December, 2012
Fine Gael TD calls for clarification on property tax for pyrite homes
Meanwhile, as he approaches his second Christmas in temporary accommodation, Priory Hall resident Liam Boland said he would refuse to pay.
# finance-minister - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# finance-minister - Thursday 22 November, 2012
How many Irish tax exiles have paid the ‘rich tax’ this year?
The tax was introduced in 2010 to target wealthy Irish exiles who earn more than €1 million a year and also have assets of over €5 million in Ireland.
# finance-minister - Sunday 7 October, 2012
Here’s how much money the government would raise if income tax went up
Fine Gael and Labour have repeatedly said that income tax won’t be increased in the Budget – but they’ve still crunched the numbers on just how much it could raise.
# finance-minister - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Germany, Finland and the Netherlands deliver blow to Ireland’s hopes for bank debt deal
The country’s three finance ministers issued a statement last night stating that the EU rescue fund would only deal with future problems.
# finance-minister - Saturday 15 September, 2012
Noonan confident about bank debt deal
The Finance Minister said the ECB seem to be “more eager” to move forward.
# finance-minister - Monday 10 September, 2012
IMF: We want property tax of 0.5 per cent. Noonan: Nope, not happening.
OH, IT’S ON (well, kind of. It’s all very civil).
# finance-minister - Friday 7 September, 2012
Michael Noonan set to meet with EU finance ministers
The Finance Minister is expected to discuss plans to ease austerity on bailout countries in meetings in Paris, Berlin and Rome next week.
# finance-minister - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Column: The Dept of Finance is either unable – or unwilling – to fix childcare
The Department of Finance is refusing to run the numbers on making childcare tax deductible. It’s not good enough, writes Stephen Donnelly.
# finance-minister - Saturday 14 July, 2012
Here is the week’s news… skewed
BREAKING via The Mire wire: Reilly for Finance Minister? Too warm a welcome for RTÉ’s new MD of news?
# finance-minister - Sunday 20 May, 2012
“I’m trying to stop contagion” – Noonan on ‘feta cheese’ remark
The finance minister says his comment about buying feta cheese was meant to illustrate Ireland’s economic distance from Greece.
# finance-minister - Friday 30 March, 2012
EU finance ministers meet to decide on size of bailout fund
The 17 eurozone finance ministers will meet in Copehagen for two days of discussions concerning the size of the bailout fund available to countries.
# finance-minister - Friday 20 January, 2012
# finance-minister - Saturday 17 December, 2011
One-third drop in tax take from alcohol sales in four years
The sale of spirits, beer and cider all dropped significantly between 2007 and 2010 – but we apparently still like our wine…
# finance-minister - Monday 12 December, 2011
Half of SMEs seeking loans from banks in past three months were turned down
Majority of those who answered ISME survey claim the Government is having no positive effect in making banks extend credit to SMEs.
# finance-minister - Tuesday 6 December, 2011
As it happened: Budget 2012 liveblog
Join us for live video and text commentary, as Michael Noonan tells us how he plans to raise €1.6bn in extra taxes next year.
Here’s Michael Noonan’s Budget 2012 speech… as a word cloud
A pictorial representation of Michael Noonan’s Budget 2012 speech, as delivered to Dáil Éireann this afternoon.
Budget Day (pt 2) – the main points from Michael Noonan’s announcement
Here are the main points of the taxation measures announced by the Minister for Finance in the Dáil today.
In full: Michael Noonan’s Budget speech to the Dáil
The full text, as prepared in advance, of Michael Noonan’s Budget 2012 speech to the Dáil delivered this afternoon.
# finance-minister - Monday 28 November, 2011
Discussions for potential bailout happened months before announcement
IMF’s Ajai Chopra tells Prime Time special programme tonight that discussions started in summer 2010.
# finance-minister - Thursday 24 November, 2011
Poll: How do you rate Michael Noonan as Finance Minister?
The Financial Times has given Noonan a mid-table ranking in its annual poll of 19 european finance ministers – what grade would you give him?
It’s official*: Michael Noonan is better than Brian Lenihan
*That’s according to the Financial Times’s annual ranking of EU finance ministers. But it’s not all good news for Noonan…
# finance-minister - Saturday 23 July, 2011
Noonan warns bailout rate change won’t ease budget cuts
The next budget will contain further cuts of around €4bn, despite the country saving millions on its bailout loan payments.
# finance-minister - Friday 24 June, 2011
Poll: Should we take Michael Noonan’s advice and spend spend spend?
The Finance Minister wants Irish people to loosen the pursestrings to get the economy moving. Will you be breaking out your savings (if you have some)?
# finance-minister - Sunday 19 June, 2011
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things to know as you start your Sunday…
# finance-minister - Thursday 16 June, 2011
EU Commission says it has received no Irish proposal on burning senior bondholders
A commission spokesperson says no plans have been put before it, even though the government says burning the bondholders has been in the pipeline for some time.
# finance-minister - Tuesday 14 June, 2011
Brian Lenihan funeral hears of “great young man cut off in prime of life”
Mourners in west Dublin hear of “cruel irony” that Lenihan became one of first home care patients of Blanchardstown hospice he helped get built.
# finance-minister - Monday 13 June, 2011
Hundreds gather at the removal of Brian Lenihan
President Mary McAleese was among those who joined the former Minister’s family for the removal in Dublin this evening.
# finance-minister - Friday 10 June, 2011
“One of life’s really good guys” – Public figures use Twitter to pay tribute to Brian Lenihan
Tributes pour in for former Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, who has died at his home at the age of 52
# finance-minister - Tuesday 7 December, 2010
Lenihan delivers most austere Budget in Ireland’s history
The main points of today’s Budget speech.
# finance-minister - Monday 6 December, 2010
Brian Lenihan voted worst finance minister in Europe
Lenihan failed to impress the Financial Times judges with his political and economic skills.
# finance-minister - Saturday 2 October, 2010
Dept of Finance denies Lenihan jeered in conference call Exclusive
Department says Telegraph story is “pathetic and inaccurate”.
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Noonan on emigration comments: ‘I am being quoted out of context’
The Finance Minister’s comments that emigration was in some cases “a lifestyle choice” have been heavily criticised by opposition parties.
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