Day: 5 August 2018

€1K 'Granny Grant' proposed for grandparents who help with childcare

05.08.2018

Grandparents who help out with childcare would receive a €1,000 annual payment under plans outlined by Independent ministers in Budget negotiations. The self-assessed payment would be available to all grandparents who care for their grandchildren for more than 10 hours per week. In their first negotiations with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe ahead of the Budget, […]

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TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has said there is “no evidence of a land bubble” in Ireland.

05.08.2018

His comments come after the Central Bank’s warning that the government needs to put buffers in place if Ireland is to avoid another boom-bust cycle. Mark Cassidy, director of economics and statistics of Central Bank, said the continued growth, which is broadly balanced between domestic and export activity, is to be welcomed, but he warned […]

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