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Revised National Development Plan to give 'uplift'

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said that the revised National Development Plan will provide a "significant uplift", particularly in areas that need strategic investment such as water, energy, transport and housing.

Business • 15 Jul

In pre-budget discussions, Finance Minister Jack Chambers was briefed on Department of Transport proposals to reduce the rate that applies from 23% to 13.5%

Consumers wouldn't benefit from bike VAT cut - submission

Plans for a major cut in the VAT rate that applies to buying bikes was parked over concerns the savings would not be passed onto cyclists.

Business • 21 Jan

The AIB share buyback deal was announced on September 2 with AIB saying it represented 'another important milestone in the process of repaying the taxpayer for their support'

'Good time' for AIB share buyback deal - Dept of Finance

Department of Finance officials said it was a good time for a €500m AIB share buyback deal with the state set to get a strong price for their stake.

Business • 29 Oct 24

Ministers Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe are in the US this week

Donohoe and Chambers in Washington for IMF meetings

The President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe and Finance Minister Jack Chambers are in Washington today for the annual neetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.

Business • 23 Oct 24

Patricia Byron and John S Daly are to join the board of the National Treasury Management Agency for a five-year term

Two new appointments to NTMA board

The Minister for Finance Jack Chambers has appointed Patricia Byron and John S Daly to the board of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) for a five-year term.

Business • 22 Oct 24

Revenue closed 214 High Wealth Individual large cases in the first half of this year compared to 390 cases closed across the 12 months of 2023

Revenue yields €33m from High Wealth Individual cases

The Revenue Commissioners have yielded €33.14m from interventions in its Large Cases - High Wealth Individuals division for the first six months of this year.

Business • 04 Oct 24

Ministers Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe answered questions from the public on the Today with Claire Byrne show

Chambers says he would support inheritance tax revisions

The Dáil has voted through elements of Budget 2025, including excise on tobacco products and changes to value added tax, capital acquisitions tax and stamp duty.

Business • 02 Oct 24

It is the first in person meeting between Jack Chambers and Rachel Reeves since she was appointed to her position.

Finance Minister to meet British Chancellor Reeves

The Minister for Finance is in London today to meet Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Business • 02 Sep 24

The State's shareholding in the bank has fallen to 22.04% from 24.88% after today's transaction

State reduces its stake again in AIB to 22%

AIB has spent €500m buying back another tranche of shares from the State, with the State's shareholding in the bank falling to 22.04% from 24.88%.

Business • 02 Sep 24

€12.2 billion in corporation tax was collected in the first six months of 2024, up €1.6 billion or 15.4% on the same time last year

Tax take for first half of year up 9% - exchequer figures

The State took in a total of €44.7 billion in tax in the first six months of the year, up more than 9% on the same period last year, the latest exchequer returns show.

Business • 03 Jul 24

The State now has a stake of 25.5% in AIB after its latest disposal of shares

State reduces its stake in AIB to below key 30% threshold

The State has sold another 5% of its stake in AIB, bringing its shareholding in the bank to about 25.5% from around 30.5%.

Business • 27 Jun 24

Jack Chambers pictured with the Taoiseach in Áras an Uachtaráin receiving his seal of office from President Higgins (RollingNews.ie)

Jack Chambers formally appointed as Minister for Finance

Jack Chambers has been formally appointed as Minister for Finance, after having received his seal of office from President Michael D Higgins this evening.

Politics • 26 Jun 24

New Minister for Finance Jack Chambers pictured at Fianna Fáil's Ard Fheis earlier this year (pic: RollingNews.ie)

The questions facing Jack Chambers as he begins new role

Jack Chambers will take up his new job as Minister for Finance brimming with qualification but none of them are of the economic or business variety. However, will Mr Chambers be assertive enough keep a lid on pre-budget demands, writes RTÉ Political Correspondent Mícheál Lehane.

Politics • 26 Jun 24

The formal appointment of Jack Chambers as Minister for Finance will take place tomorrow

Jack Chambers named new Minister for Finance

Jack Chambers is the new Minister for Finance after Michael McGrath was nominated by the Government as Ireland's next European Commissioner.

Politics • 25 Jun 24

Minister of State at the Department of Transport Jack Chambers and Senator Gerry Horkan, a member of the Oireachtas Transport and Communications Committee

Dublin selected for major European transport summit

Dublin has been selected as the location for the biennial Transport Research Arena conference next April.

Business • 09 Jan 24

Mary Considine, CEO The Shannon Airport Group, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Jack Chambers and Niall Kerins, Airport Director Shannon Airport Group

€16.6m in funding announced for regional airports

The Shannon Airport Group has welcomed the allocation of €4.6m in Government funding for Shannon Airport in Co Clare.

Business • 30 Mar 23

Jack Chambers said there has been massive participation at grassroots for girls over the last 20 years (Stock image)

Plan to encourage girls to play sports - Chambers

Minister for Sport Jack Chambers has said there is a plan to capitalise on the achievements of Ireland's women sporting heroes to encourage girls to participate in sport.

Ireland • 09 Aug 22

Fiona Ryan and her fiancé Jonathan Mathis received death threats after appearing in a Lidl ad campaign

Twitter disputes claims over couple abused online

Twitter has disputes claims that it did not do enough to respond to racist and abusive content on its site which a mixed race couple in Co Meath said forced them to leave the country.

Politics • 09 Oct 19

Jack chambers