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About the Department
| Press Releases | Year 2010 ¦ 2009 ¦ 2008 ¦ 2007 ¦ 2006 ¦ 2005 ¦ 2004 ¦ 2003 ¦ 2002 ¦ 2001 ¦ 2000 ¦ 1999 ¦ 1998 ¦ 1997 |
Press Releases issued by the Department of Finance |
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| September 2010 |
| 03 September 2010 Press Release - Reestablishment of the Credit Union Advisory Committee |
| Press Release - Reestablishment of the Credit Union Advisory Committee [view more...] |
| July 2010 |
| 23 July 2010 Minister for Finance welcomes the outcome for the two main Irish banks of the EU wide stress test of Bank |
| Minister for Finance welcomes the outcome for the two main Irish banks of the EU wide stress test of BanksThe Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D., today welcomed the outcome for the two main Irish banks of the EU wide stress test of banks:“The Government is pleased to note the results of the EU-wide stress test of banks, which Bank of Ireland and [view more...] |
| 22 July 2010 Establishment of the Review Group on State Assets |
| Establishment of the Review Group on State Assets [view more...] |
| 15 July 2010 Approval of the Bank of Ireland's Restructuring Plan by the European Commission |
| Approval of the Bank of Ireland's Restructuring Plan by the European Commission The Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan TD, welcomed the approval of the Bank of Ireland's Restructuring Plan by the European Commission today [view more...] |
| 14 July 2010 Minister of Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, TD, Welcomes Assessment of the Irish Economy by the IMF |
| Minister of Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, TD, Welcomes Assessment of the Irish Economy by the IMF The Minister of Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan TD, welcomed the publication today (14 July 2010) by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of the Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation on Ireland. Today's IMF Staff Report sets out the detail of all of the issues which were previously presented in the Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission, published on [view more...] |
13 July 2010 Allied Irish Banks SME Lending Plan |
| 13 July 2010Quarterly Report from John Trethowan, Credit Reviewer - lending to SMEs |
| 13 July 2010 Lending Plans for Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank and Quarterly Report from the Credit Review Office |
| Lending Plans for Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank and Quarterly Report from the Credit Review Office The Minister for Finance and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation have today published the first quarterly report of Mr John Trethowan, the Credit Reviewer, and summary Lending Plans for Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank. [view more...] |
| 13 July 2010Bank Of Ireland SME Lending Plan |
| 08 July 2010 Minister for Finance announces Commission of Investigation into banking sector |
| Minister for Finance announces Commission of Investigation into banking sector The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D., today announced that Mr Peter Nyberg, former Director General for Financial Services at the Finnish Ministry of Finance, has agreed lead the Commission of Investigation into the banking sector. [view more...] |
| 07 July 2010 Government approves amended Terms of Reference for Commission of Investigation into the banking sector and terms of reference for review of macroecon |
| Government approves amended Terms of Reference for Commission of Investigation into the banking sector and terms of reference for review of macroeconomic policy issues by Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service [view more...] |
| 07 July 2010Draft COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION (BANKING SECTOR) ORDER 2010 |
| 06 July 2010 Press Statement by Hugh Cooney, Chairman of the Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt. |
| Press Statement by Hugh Cooney, Chairman of the Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt The Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt today (6th July 2010) published interim recommendations on measures to assist in dealing with the difficulties created by mortgage arrears. [view more...] |
| 06 July 2010 Press Statement by the Minister for Finance and Minister for Communication, Energy and Natural Resources on the Interim Report by the Mortgage Arrear |
| Press Statement by the Minister for Finance and Minister for Communication, Energy and Natural Resources on the Interim Report by the Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt Expert Group [view more...] |
| 06 July 2010 Press Statement by Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D. on NAMA Business Plan, Annual Statement and Quarterly Report |
| Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D. today (6 July 2010) notes the publication of the NAMA Business Plan, the Annual Statement for 2010 and the Quarterly Report to the end of March 2010: "I have always stressed the importance of openness and transparency in the... [view more...] |
| 02 July 2010End-June 2010 - Press Statement |
| End-June 2010 - Press Statement [view more...] |
| 02 July 2010Press Release - Chair Members of Implementation Body |
| Press Release - Chair Members of Implementation Body [view more...] |
| June 2010 |
| 30 June 2010 Press Release - CSO National Account Figures |
| CSO National Account Figures [view more...] |
| 30 June 2010 Minister for Finance announces intention to introduce a transitional VAT deductibility adjustment measure for the supply of housing by public bodies |
| Minister for Finance announces intention to introduce a transitional VAT deductibility adjustment measure for the supply of housing by public bodies including local authorities in certain circumstances [view more...] |
| 28 June 2010 Press Release. 28/06/2010. Minister for Finance Welcomes European Commission Approval for prolongation of the State Guarantee |
| Minister for Finance Welcomes European Commission Approval for prolongation of the State Guarantee [view more...] |
| 25 June 2010 Opinion of the European Central Bank of 17 June 2010 on the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010 |
| Opinion of the European Central Bank of 17 June 2010 on the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010 The Minister for Finance has welcomed the publication of the opinion of the European Central Bank (ECB) on the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010. The opinion follows an earlier opinion from the ECB dated 7 April 2010 based on the draft heads of the Bill. [view more...] |
| 24 June 2010 Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, TD, Welcomes Concluding Statement of IMF Irish Mission on the 2010 Article IV Consultation |
| Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, TD, Welcomes Concluding Statement of IMF Irish Mission on the 2010 Article IV Consultation The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan TD, today welcomed the publication today of the Concluding Statement of the IMF Irish Mission on the 2010 Article IV Consultation: [view more...] |
| 22 June 2010 SIGNATURE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN IRELAND AND HONG KONG |
| SIGNATURE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN IRELAND AND HONG KONG
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| 15 June 2010 Consumer Credit Directive |
| Consumer Credit Directive The Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Lenihan, TD, has signed into domestic law the Statutory Instrument which transposed Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit agreements for consumers [view more...] |
| 09 June 2010 Banking Reports Statement by the Minister for Finance |
| Statement by the Minister for Finance Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D., said: “The Government has now agreed that the Oireachtas consider these reports. In this context, I understand that Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service intends to invite the authors of both reports to appear before it and elaborate on their [view more...] |
| May 2010 |
| 31 May 2010 Banks Statement by the Minister for Finance – 31st May, 2010 |
| Banks Statement by the Minister for Finance – 31st May, 2010The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan, TD has confirmed today that an additional €2 billion is being made available to Anglo Irish Bank to support the capital position of the bank. This capital injection is in line with the Minister's statement to the Dáil on the 30th March 2010, when he pointed out that the bank would need further capital to cover future losses and accomplish the restructuring of the bank and its [view more...] |
| 26 May 2010 Appointment of Mr. Steven Seelig to the Board of National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) |
| Appointment of Mr. Steven Seelig to the Board of National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) The Minister for Finance has today appointed Mr. Steven Seelig to the Board of NAMA. Mr. Seelig has been available to provide advice, in a personal capacity to the NAMA Board since NAMA's establishment in December 2009. The Minister stated: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Seelig to the Board of [view more...] |
| 18 May 2010 National Treasury Management Agency Bond Issuance |
| National Treasury Management Agency Bond Issuance The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D. welcomed today's successful bond issuance by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA): "I welcome the National Treasury Management Agency's bond issuance today. The bonds offered in the auction were a 4 year and 10 year bond worth up to €750 million each and these bonds received bids of over 3 times the maximum amount on offer. Today's auction brings the total funds raised from the bond [view more...] |
| 13 May 2010 Allied Irish Banks plc Issuance of Ordinary Shares to the National Pensions Reserve Fund |
| Allied Irish Banks plc Issuance of Ordinary Shares to the National Pensions Reserve Fund The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D., today welcomed the issue by Allied Irish Banks plc (AIB) to the National Pensions Reserve Fund of 198,089,847 ordinary shares in lieu of the annual €280 million cash payment on the Fund's preference share investment [view more...] |
| 02 May 2010 Statement by the Minister for Finance on Programme to assist Greece |
| Statement by the Minister for Finance on Programme to assist Greece The Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan T.D., welcomed the agreement today by Eurogroup Ministers to endorse a three year programme of support, which has strong conditionality attached, to assist Greece." [view more...] |
| April 2010 |
| 29 April 2010 National Solidarity Bond |
| National Solidarity Bond The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D., welcomed today's announcement by the National Treasury Management Agency of the details of the National Solidarity Bond:“I am very pleased to launch the National Solidarity Bond, which I announced in my Budget 2010 speech. [view more...] |
| 25 April 2010 Minister for Finance welcomes Bank of Ireland's Announcement |
| Minister for Finance welcomed the announcement today that Bank of Ireland, intends to raise €3.4 billion of equity capital, subject to shareholder approval. The Government has agreed that the NPRFC will enter into a transaction with Bank of Ireland which will form part of this capital raising exercise. [view more...] |
| 22 April 2010 Technical Reclassification of the 2009 General Government Deficit |
| Technical Reclassification of the 2009 General Government Deficit The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D., noted the publication of the Maastricht returns by Eurostat today and said: “As a result of a technical reclassification associated with Government support provided to the banking sector, the headline deficit for 2009 is 14.3% of GDP. [view more...] |
| 22 April 2010 Information Note on Ireland's Reported 2009 General Government Deficit |
| Information Note on Ireland's Reported 2009 General Government Deficit.The underlying General Government deficit for Ireland for 2009 is 11.8% of GDP. However, for technical reclassification reasons associated with the banking sector, the headline deficit is 14.3% for 2009 as set out in the Information Note below. It is important to point out that there is [view more...] |
| 21 April 2010 Appointments to the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission |
| Appointments to the National Pensions Reserve Fund CommissionThe Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Lenihan TD, has announced the appointment of Mr Knut N. Kjaer and the re-appointment of Mr John A. Canning Jr to the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission. [view more...] |
| 12 April 2010 Opinion of the European Central Bank of 7 April 2010 on the Heads of the Central Bank Reform Bill |
| Opinion of the European Central Bank of 7 April 2010 on the Heads of the Central Bank Reform Bill The Minister for Finance has welcomed the publication of the opinion of the European Central Bank (ECB) on the heads of the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010. The Minister said today, “I welcome the publication of the ECB's opinion on the Government's legislation to reform the Central Bank and Financial Services Regulatory Authority [view more...] |
| 02 April 2010End-March 2010 Exchequer Returns Press Statement |
| March 2010 |
| 30 March 2010Credit Review Office - Information note |
| 30 March 2010 Banks Statement by the Minister for Finance – 30th March, 2010 |
| Banks Statement by the Minister for Finance – 30th March, 2010 IntroductionThis country has come a long way since we introduced the State guarantee 18 months ago. Back then, our banks were on the brink of financial collapse and our economy had gone into reverse. Revenue had fallen steeply and unemployment had risen sharply. [view more...] |
| 29 March 2010 Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Lenihan, TD, announces the extension of longer-term lending limits for Credit Unions |
| Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Lenihan, TD, announces the extension of longer-term lending limits for Credit UnionsThe Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Lenihan, TD, announces the extension of longer-term lending limits for credit unions under Section 35 of the Credit Union Act 1997. The extension requires to be underpinned by primary legislation and so an amendment to Section 35 is provided for in the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010 which the Government published today 30 March.The initiative [view more...] |
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