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Over one million now dependent on State income support

21st April 2020

Over one million people are now either fully or partially dependent on the State for income support, according to the latest figures from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.  584,000 people are now receiving the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment introduced just over a month ago.  The latest figures indicate that 50,000 of those […]

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Construction resumes on social housing projects

21st April 2020

Construction is resuming on 35 social housing projects to ensure local authorities can deliver accommodation for people currently in emergency accommodation or at risk of homelessness during the current pandemic, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government confirmed. However, the Construction Industry Federation has warned members that if they do not comply rigorously with […]

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Construction resumes on social housing projects

21st April 2020

Construction is resuming on 35 social housing projects to ensure local authorities can deliver accommodation for people currently in emergency accommodation or at risk of homelessness during the current pandemic, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government confirmed. However, the Construction Industry Federation has warned members that if they do not comply rigorously with […]

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Over 45,100 employers registered for wage subsidy scheme

20th April 2020

There are over 45,100 employers registered with Revenue for the Covid-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, according to the latest figures from Revenue. Over 30,800 employers have already received subsidy payments under the scheme, and over 281,200 employees have already received at least one payment. Today, Revenue has generated further subsidy payments under the scheme worth […]

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Over 45,100 employers registered for wage subsidy scheme

20th April 2020

There are over 45,100 employers registered with Revenue for the Covid-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, according to the latest figures from Revenue. Over 30,800 employers have already received subsidy payments under the scheme, and over 281,200 employees have already received at least one payment. Today, Revenue has generated further subsidy payments under the scheme worth […]

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House prices stable in February, before coronavirus disruption

20th April 2020

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices increased by 1.1% nationally in the year to February.  The CSO said this compares with an increase of 1.1% in the year to January and an increase of 4.3% the same time last year. Today’s figures lag a coronavirus-related collapse in housing transactions.  […]

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House prices stable in February, before coronavirus disruption

20th April 2020

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices increased by 1.1% nationally in the year to February.  The CSO said this compares with an increase of 1.1% in the year to January and an increase of 4.3% the same time last year. Today’s figures lag a coronavirus-related collapse in housing transactions.  […]

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Fuel prices are falling while everyone’s at home

20th April 2020

The price of a litre of fuel has fallen significantly in recent weeks. However, with personal movement restricted to within a two kilometre radius of everyone’s home, the benefit of the price reduction is not being felt by many, other than those who need to carry out essential work. Why are prices falling and how […]

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Fuel prices are falling while everyone’s at home

20th April 2020

The price of a litre of fuel has fallen significantly in recent weeks. However, with personal movement restricted to within a two kilometre radius of everyone’s home, the benefit of the price reduction is not being felt by many, other than those who need to carry out essential work. Why are prices falling and how […]

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Irish economy well placed to rebound from Covid-19 – Davy

17th April 2020

A new report from stockbrokers Davy said that while the outbreak of Covid-19 presents significant challenges, Ireland’s economy should prove to be far more resilient relative to the rest of Europe than it did in the last downturn.  The stockbrokers noted that recent years have been characterised by a lack of credit demand, mainly due to […]

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