Tax cuts for landlords introduced in the Budget can be “further strengthened” to keep “good landlords” in the market, according to Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien.
Education Minister Norma Foley must be among those who meet the words “Leaving Cert” with a sense of dread. Her time in government has been challenged by running and reforming the state exams.
Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney pitched the sale of the Dowth Hall Estate in Meath to Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue before it was bought by the Department of Housing.
Council tenants who have previously engaged in anti-social behaviour or are in rent arrears are to be banned from renting out their spare rooms for up to €14,000 a year tax free.