Free contraception for under 25s was introduced this month. Only this month a new scheme introduced free contraception for women between the ages of 17 and 25. While this aimed to make it more accessible, there was much criticism that it did not extend beyond 25 year old women. It was then expected that […]
3 years ago
Everything you need to know about Budget 2023 and the emergency measures for the remainder of 2022… After much proclamation and prognosticating, Budget 2023 is finally here. As widely anticipated, it’s something of a ‘two for the wildly expensive price of one’ scenario, with business as usual applying to everyday Irish life, alongside once-off measures brought forth […]
3 years ago
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has described budget 2023 as a “cost-of-living Budget”. The eagerly awaited Budget 2023 has been announced on September 27, with a range of measures aiming to tackle the cost-of-living crisis we are now facing due to the war in Ukraine. Small businesses were evident throughout Minister Donohoe’s budgetary speech, “the […]
3 years ago
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has previously promised tomorrow’s budget will be about “putting more money in people’s pockets”. Energy credits worth €600 for all Irish households and free schoolbooks for primary school children are amongst the headline measures set to be announced in the budget tomorrow (27 September). Multiple news reports have suggested such measures are […]
3 years ago
This would be an 80c increase from where it currently stands. It is believed that Tánaiste Leo Varadkar will bring forward a memo to increase minimum wage from €10.50 an hour t0 €11.30 an hour this week. According to The Journal: “It’s understood that the proposed increase would take place from 1 January 2023, […]
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