Paschal Donohoe
TV licence should remain core part of RTE funding, says minister
No government should be involved in determining how much money a state broadcaster should get, Paschal Donohoe has said.
‘Essential not to lose focus’ on war in Ukraine, Varadkar warns
The Taoiseach said there was a need to ‘double down on’ political, military and financial support for Ukraine.
Budget allocation to health ‘mind boggling’, says Mary Lou McDonald
The Taoiseach rejected the Sinn Fein leader’s criticism and said funding to the HSE would reach record levels in 2024.
Donohoe says health service should be running within allocated funding
The Department of Health is already facing an overspend of around 1.5 billion euro this year.
Sinn Fein warns of ‘catastrophic consequences of underfunding health service’
HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster has said the amount allocated is not adequate to run the health service at the same levels as this year.
We’ve tried to get the balance right, minister says after post-budget phone-in
The ministers said they would like to deliver a fifth budget together next year.
Ministers holding off on signing budget plans ‘entirely normal’, says Varadkar
The Taoiseach said he was confident the final budget would be agreed by Sunday.
Donohoe: How we talk about politicians is part of antidote to gallows protest
The Dublin Central TD was speaking in relation to widely criticised demonstrations outside Leinster House.
Ministers sound note of caution on Budget plans
Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe acknowledged the risk of fuelling inflation with a giveaway Budget.
Mortgage interest relief will be considered in Budget discussions, says Donohoe
The minister for public expenditure said he appreciated the pressure many mortgage holders were facing.