43% of top Central Bank earners are women The Central Bank has more than 325 staff making in excess of €100,000 per year with just 43% of those high earners women. Business • 08 Nov 22
NAMA-appointed receivers paid €7m last year National Asset Management Agency-appointed receivers last year shared €7.085m in fees for their work with the agency. Business • 19 May 20
22% rise in Central Bank staff earning over €100,000 The numbers of staff earning over €100,000 at the Central Bank last year increased by 22%, or 46, to 256. Business • 06 Apr 20
Revenue warned Finance on capital gain tax exemption Department of Finance officials were warned that a five-year capital gains tax exemption for certain property funds would incentivise the funds to hoard property instead … Business • 22 Jun 17
IDA Ireland lobbied for tax break for Airbnb hosts IDA Ireland lobbied the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan to introduce a tax break for people who rent out their properties over the Airbnb website. Business • 07 Jun 17
Freedom of Information request backlog up by 30% The Information Commissioner has said he is concerned about a 30% increase in freedom of information requests that still had not been dealt with by … News • 08 May 15
HSE appoints 'tandem burial' liaison officer The HSE has appointed a liaison officer to deal with queries from concerned members of the public after it emerged today that a number of … News • 11 Dec 14
Time to look at FOI again The decision of the Government to do a U-turn on the issue of upfront fees for FOI requests has been widely welcomed. Special Reports • 04 Jul 14
Commissioner concerned over new Information Act The Information Commissioner has expressed concern that his office will have difficulty dealing with the anticipated increased demand for its services once the Freedom of … News • 07 May 14
Water muddied on Freedom of Information rules The inclusion of Irish Water under the Freedom of Information Act will be welcomed by all advocates of openness and transparency. Special Reports • 29 Jan 14
Hogan defends handling of Irish Water controversy Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has defended his handling of the controversy over expenditure on consultants at Irish Water. News • 15 Jan 14
Governance issues over Reilly assistant's request FOI documents show that the Secretary General at the Department of Health described as "completely unacceptable" a request for detailed information on primary care centres … News • 13 Dec 13
Committee considers FOI amendments The Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform has voted to consider amendments to the FOI Act. News • 12 Nov 13
'Devil in detail' of FOI legislation - O'Reilly Information Commissioner and Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has said the impact of new changes to Freedom of Information law would only become clear once information was … News • 25 Jul 13
FOI bill makes it an offence to destroy records A new Freedom of Information Bill published today will make it an offence to deliberately destroy a record that is the subject of an FOI … News • 24 Jul 13
US firms paid tax rate of 8% on profits in Ireland US corporations paid an average tax rate of 8% on their company profits in Ireland, according to a report compiled for US politicians. Business • 03 May 13
NUJ calls for FOI fees to be abolished The Secretary of the National Union of Journalists has told an Oireachtas Committee that the union wants fees for Freedom of Information requests to be … News • 06 Feb 13
Emily O'Reilly welcomes plans to extend FOI The Information Commissioner has welcomed Government proposals to extend Freedom of Information legislation to the gardaí, NAMA and other public bodies not previously covered. News • 26 Jul 12
Gardaí, Central Bank to fall under FOI legislation The Government has confirmed it will extend Freedom of Information legislation to all public bodies including the gardaí and the Central Bank. News • 06 Jul 12
Freedom of Information requests up by 8% in 2011 Freedom of Information requests to public bodies rose by 8% in 2011 compared with 2010, according to the annual report of the Information Commissioner. News • 30 May 12
