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Limerick mayor blames âgross underfundingâ of local authorities amid property tax hike (opens the original)
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Mayor of Limerick John Moran has accused the Government of underfunding local authorities, meaning they must increase local property taxes to maintain services. Moran saw a proposal to increase Local Property Tax (LPT) in Limerick by 25 per cent for three years voted down by Limerick County and City Council this week; it instead chose to increase the levies by 15 per cent for next year. In a letter to councillors before the vote, Moran said there was a âgross underfunding of local government b
Lucinda Creighton lobbying firm admits âerrorâ in Dáil request for pharma client (opens the original)
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A lobbying firm founded by former minister of state Lucinda Creighton has admitted it made an âerrorâ in attempting to influence the Dáil schedule on behalf of a big pharma client. Vulcan Consulting last week wrote to the Dáilâs business committee â which decides the agenda for the house â asking that Dáil time be put aside to discuss cardiovascular screening, one of the areas its client MSD Ireland specialises in. The approach was unanimously rejected by the committee. It is unders
Gambling regulator warns reforms on remote gaming and black market stalled due to funding (opens the original)
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The gambling regulator warned it would have to stall key reforms due to a funding shortfall, including regulating âtotally unlicensedâ remote gaming and overseas-based black-market gambling. In a letter to Minister for Justice Jim OâCallaghan earlier this year, the newly established Gambling Regulatory Authority said it had been given just half the budget allocation it sought for 2026. It said the shortfall would have âa significant impact on the pace at which [it] will regulate gambling
Budget 2027: Staggered introduction of childcare fee reductions under review (opens the original)
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The Government is considering a staggered introduction of childcare fee reductions in 2027 as part of budget negotiations. The programme for government notes a reduced cost to households of â¬200 per child monthly, with senior Coalition figures repeatedly flagging significant progress in this budget recently. Negotiations on the size and structure of the package will intensify in the coming days, sources said. [ Budget 2027: All you need to knowOpens in new window ] Some Government figures said
Budget 2027 will not be able to address âall of the challengesâ facing Ireland, Minister says (opens the original)
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The Government will not be able to deal with all the challenges facing the country in the budget, the Minister for Social Protection has said. Dara Calleary said targeted measures would be brought forward on Tuesday week alongside tax cuts and investment in childcare. âWe wonât be able to deal with all of the challenges at the moment,â he told RTÃâs The Week in Politics on Sunday. âWe will have a budget on Tuesday that will reflect where people are at. Weâll try to answer where peop
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