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Financial bodies must come under scope of FOI - Labour News
26.11.2009 The Labour Party has called for the State’s financial institutions to come under the auspices of the country’s Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.Categories: LeadershipTags: Labour, Joan Burton, -
Criticism of expected AIB senior appointments News
17.11.2009 The expected appointment of senior AIB executive Colm Doherty as the bank’s new Managing Director and its current Chairman Dan O’Connor to the position of Executive Chairman on...Categories: Leadership -
Pay cap of €500,000 will apply to AIB’s Doherty - Lenihan News
17.11.2009 The Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan TD has said that in the case of senior AIB executive Colm Doherty the Government will not be breaching the guidelines of a cap of €500,000...Categories: Leadership -
Opposition strongly criticise pre-budget figures News
13.11.2009 The main Opposition parties have strongly criticised the Government’s Pre-Budget Outlook published yesterday.Categories: Leadership -
AIB’s plan for O’Connor comes under fire News
10.11.2009 Labour Party spokesperson on finance Joan Burton TD has expressed surprise at media reports of a plan by Allied Irish Bank (AIB) to appoint an Executive Chairman on an interim...Categories: Leadership -
NAMA Bill passed by Dáil News
06.11.2009 The Bill for the Government’s National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) was passed by the Dáil last night.Categories: Leadership -
Labour wants NAMA oversight committee to report monthly News
16.10.2009 The Labour Party has called for the establishment of a committee to oversee the Government’s National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) that would report to Dáil every 30 days on...Categories: Leadership -
Opposition calls for independent audit of NAMA plan News
15.10.2009 The Opposition parties are calling for an independent audit of the draft NAMA business plan published yesterday, before any payments are made to the banks involved in the scheme.Categories: Leadership -
Tax Commission members received daily fees of €700 News
25.09.2009 Members of the Commission on Taxation, whose report on reshaping Ireland’s tax system was published earlier this month, received daily fees of €700, with its Chairman Frank Daly...Categories: Leadership -
Government will over-pay for NAMA loans, says Burton News
08.09.2009 The Government’s determined attitude to avoid nationalising the banks under its National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) plan means it is likely it will end up over-paying for...Categories: Leadership -
Report will ‘frustrate’ taxpayers - Opposition News
07.09.2009 According to the Labour Party’s spokesperson on finance Joan Burton TD, the Commission on Taxation’s report, which was published today, is a “comprehensive, complex and detailed...Categories: Leadership, Magazines -
NAMA Bill will be ‘critical test’, says Burton News
21.08.2009 The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) Bill will be a “critical test” of Ireland’s political institutions, Labour spokesperson for finance Joan Burton TD said today.Categories: Leadership -
Anglo board ‘resolute’ in recovering all loans News
09.06.2009 The chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Donal O’Connor has told an Oireachtas committee today that the bank’s board is resolute in trying to maximise returns from its loan book, and...Categories: Leadership -
Senior Anglo staff have impaired loans with the bank News
09.06.2009 The chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Donal O’Connor has told an Oireachtas committee today that there are currently senior staff members working at Anglo Irish who hold significant...Categories: Leadership -
Withdrawal of mortgage interest relief slated by Opposition News
30.04.2009 Opposition members have strongly criticised the Government’s handling of the withdrawal of the mortgage interest relief, saying it had made a mess of yet another part of the...Categories: Leadership, Owner Manager -
IMF: Irish bank bailouts will cost most in developed world News
22.04.2009 Ireland will need to pay out more than any other developed country if it wishes to stabilise its banking industry, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.Categories: Leadership, Owner Manager -
Backdating of levies to be clarified by Department today News
16.04.2009 The Department of Finance is today expected to issue a statement on the issue of backdating the new income levies introduced in the supplementary budget, around which a storm of...Categories: Leadership -
Taoiseach defends budget News
10.04.2009 The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD stuck to his economic guns today, saying that while he regretted the fact that Tuesday’s supplementary budget would cause hardship for some, the...Categories: Leadership -
Dáil passes budget’s financial measures News
08.04.2009 The Dáil sat past midnight last night to debate the financial measures contained in the Government’s supplementary budget, which was presented by the Minister for Finance, Brian...Categories: Leadership, Owner Manager