Author: Practicenet

There’s no doubting that the referendum result in the UK earlier this year came as a surprise to many. But today’s budget plan lacks a key component – a better Brexit plan. Giving more resources to the Revenue Commissioners with a focus on customs and excise is a good idea, of course, as is giving […]

Rural job creation will form the cornerstone of a multi-million Euro plan to spread Ireland’s recovery throughout the country. And about 4,500 frontline staff, such as nurses, gardai, and teachers will be recruited in the coming months, as part of a far-reaching employment package announced in the budget. In addition, €52 million has been allocated […]

WITH the detail of the latest Budget still being examined, personal finance expert Sinead Ryan has a snap reaction on some of the measures that will benefit us financially: *OAPs getting fiver extra and a restoration of 85pc of their Christmas bonus. If they’re smokers, it’ll probably get spent though… *Anyone on housing assistance programmes […]

The Government has been accused of ‘ignoring’ Ireland’s renters and not properly addressing the property sector, which has suffered from increased prices and soaring rents in the imminent budget. Finance minister Michael Noonan is expected to announce a ‘help-to-build’ scheme later today that will see first time buyers receive a tax rebate or a grant […]

THE Office of the Revenue Commissioners is to get additional resources in Budget 2017 in light of the Brexit vote in the UK. The new resources come as Revenue conducts a review of the implications of Brexit with an emphasis on customs and excise and our border with Northern Ireland which is now Britain’s border […]

Older people will make the biggest gains from Budget 2017 as Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Independent Alliance chase the grey vote. In a last minute change to the Budget, it was agreed to reduce the maximum fee that over-70s pay for medicine by €5 a month. This comes on top of a €5 […]

The number of workers in Britain looking for jobs in Ireland has soared by a fifth since the Brexit referendum result, a major recruitment website has said. There was a huge spike in the 24 hours immediately after the vote, but latest analysis shows a sustained and rising interest from the UK in employment across […]

Just three months on from the suspension of water charges Irish Water is now looking to hire a debt collection company. The State agency has put out a tender for a firm to start collecting debts owed to it by businesses across the country. The tender also details the possibility of extending its responsibilities to […]

A Galway company has been convicted of ‘blagging’ personal information from the Department of Social Protection to help banks pursue private investigations. Glen Collection Investments and its director, Michael Ryan, pleaded guilty to offences under the Data Protection Acts for unauthorised access to personal data held by the Department of Social Protection. That information was […]

Preparations for the new EU General Data Protection Regulation are “well under way”, according to the Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon. The regulatory boss was speaking at a seminar on Europe’s upcoming data law which will introduce fines of up to €20m on companies which don’t comply with tighter data protection rules, known as GDPR. […]