National Issues
Credit Availability for SMEs
Monday, 31 August 2009 20:23
Minister for Finance welcomes announcement regarding Credit Availability for SMEs
The Minister for Finance welcomes the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment’s call for submissions from viable businesses that have been refused credit by banks. This is part of the ongoing work of the Government’s Credit Supply Clearing Group.
Easing of the immigration rules for redundant non-EEA migrant workers
Monday, 31 August 2009 19:52
The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan TD has welcomed the recent announcement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Dermot Ahern TD, regarding the changes in the way the immigration system deals with non-EEA migrant workers who are made redundant.
Condemnation of inaccurate claims about the National Minimum Wage
Monday, 31 August 2009 18:53
The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan TD has welcomed the announcement by Mr. Dara Calleary TD, Minister for Labour Affairs which clarifies the misleading claims that voting Yes for the Lisbon Treaty could reduce the minimum wage.
Launch of USI Rent Book
Thursday, 27 August 2009 20:53
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have launched a new Rent Book which has been welcomed by Minsiter for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan TD and by Mr. Michael Finneran T.D., Minister for Housing and Local Services.
Positive News On Exports
Thursday, 27 August 2009 20:27
The latest external trade figures which were released on 26 August, 2009 by the Central Statistics Office were welcomed by the Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, TD.
NAMA Legislation Draft Paper Statement
Thursday, 06 August 2009 18:08
Treasury Buildings in Dublin 2 where the NTMA operates from
Mr Brian Lenihan, TD as Minister for Finance, has published the draft text of proposed legislation for the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), which is being established on a statutory basis to deal with the negative impact on the economy resulting from deficiencies in the asset quality in the banking system. On its publication the Minister stated:
€250 million scheme to protect jobs
Thursday, 06 August 2009 17:56
Minister welcomes announcement of €250 million scheme to protect jobs
The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, T.D., today (6 August, 2009) welcomed the announcement by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ms. Mary Coughlan, T.D., of a €250 million scheme to protect up to 27,400 vulnerable jobs in the productive sector of the economy.
The scheme will provide a subsidy of €9,100 per employee over fifteen months to qualifying exporting enterprises in the manufacturing and/or internationally traded services sectors. Qualifying enterprises must be judged vulnerable in the current economic climate but viable in the medium to long term.
Commenting on the announcement, the Minister said:
Minister Lenihan welcomes 1,000 postgraduate places for jobless workers
Thursday, 06 August 2009 16:26
The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, T.D., today (5 August, 2009) welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Education and Science, Mr. Batt O’Keeffe, T.D., regarding details of 1,000 part-time postgraduate third-level places which will be made available for unemployed workers in September.
Commenting on the announcement, Minister Lenihan said:
Free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education scheme (ECCE) in 2010
Thursday, 06 August 2009 16:10
Free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education scheme (ECCE) in 2010
The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, T.D. today (5 August, 2009) welcomed the release of figures from the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA) which show that approximately 4,000 pre-school services have applied to enter the Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education scheme with a capacity to provide some 93,000 pre-school year places, well in excess of the places required.
HSE Pharmacy Update: Resumption of normal community pharmacy services
Wednesday, 05 August 2009 15:29
An announcement by the HSE on 12th August has been welcomed by the Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D. just as it is putting in place arrangements to ensure that the 470 pharmacies which had terminated their Community Pharmacy Contractor Agreement with the HSE can begin dispensing medicines under the State Drug Schemes as quickly as possible.
Announcement regards Dormant Accounts Funding
Wednesday, 29 July 2009 09:51
The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, T.D. today (28 July, 2009) welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr. Éamon Ó Cuív T.D., the Minister for Education and Science, Mr. Batt O’Keeffe, T.D., and the Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr. John Curran T.D., that the Government has approved the allocation of over €5.8m in Dormant Accounts funding.
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