Grid Finance on course to double SME lending Grid Finance, a cash-advance lender to small businesses, says it intends to deliver up to €100m in lending to Irish businesses in the coming years … Business • 16 May 22
Support gap remains for SMEs - SME Recovery Ireland SME Recovery Ireland estimates that over 800,000 workers currently employed by domestic small, medium, and micro-enterprises in the SME sector, are not supported by a … Business • 12 Oct 20
SME Recovery Ireland sets out Budget wish list SME Recovery Ireland has set out its Budget Submission today, which is aimed at building long-term SME resilience and sustaining SME recovery. Business • 09 Sep 20
Saving SMEs after Covid-19 As government formation talks continued at the weekend, it seemed progress has been made around the economic recovery plan, agriculture and direct provision. Business • 15 Jun 20
Virus has deeper economic impact than financial crisis The former Europe Director at the Interational Monetary Fund, Ajai Chopra, has said the coronavirus is having a much deeper impact on economies than the … Business • 06 Apr 20
Govt needs to 'keep lid' on spending - ex-finance chief The Government needs to "keep a lid on current expenditure" in October's Budget to allow for the development of capital infrastructure, according to the former … Politics • 30 Jun 19
Public service pay demands 'dangerous challenge' The former secretary general at the Department of Finance has described public service union demands for accelerated pay as a 'dangerous challenge coming from a … Business • 16 Nov 16
Need for more business 'births and deaths' - Moran The secretary general of the Department of Finance says the Irish economy needs to see more “births and deaths” among companies as a sign of … Business • 30 May 14
Moran tells PAC of reforms at Finance Department The outgoing Secretary General of the Department of Finance has appeared before a sitting of the Public Accounts Committee to discuss the accounts of the … Business • 08 May 14
John Moran to step down from Finance Department John Moran, the Secretary General at the Department of Finance, has announced that he will step down later this year. Business • 07 May 14
Noonan 'disappointed' with inaction on mortgages Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has expressed disappointment that the banks have not dealt more promptly with the mortgage arrears crisis. Business • 08 Mar 13
Positive response from markets to notes deal Secretary General of the Department of Finance John Moran has said the promissory notes deal has significantly helped get Ireland to a position that by … News • 09 Feb 13
Moran says end of guarantee won't affect budget The ending of the government guarantee scheme for banks will not open up a hole in the public finances the Secretary General Of The Department … Business • 07 Nov 12
PAC Chairman disappointed by €3.6bn error reports The Chairman of the PAC has told the head of the Department of Finance that he was deeply disappointed with two reports into the €3.6 … Business • 07 Jun 12
