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Farrell calls for Government to establish investigation into rising insurance costs

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has called for the Government to establish an investigation into the insurance industry, citing the increase in insurance costs, particularly in the motor industry, as warranting such an investigation. “Consumer Price Index figures for April 2016 from the CSO have shown that, over the year from April 2015, there has been a…

Increase in pay packets for many on first pay day of 2016

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has said that the USC changes introduced in Budget 2016 will be evident to thousands of people who are getting paid today (Friday) for the first time in 2016. “Budget 2016 introduced a cut to the USC for low to middle income earners from 7% to 5.5%, reducing the tax rate to…

Tax equalisation will benefit self-employed people and create jobs in Dublin Fingal

Fine Gael TD, for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has said that new tax equalisation measures will benefit self- employed people in the North County, helping to create even more jobs.   “There are 323,000 self-employed people in this country, 73,600 of them in the Dublin region. The new €550 Earned Income Tax Credit will benefit many of these people when…

Retailers should remove minimum charge for card payments following 50% cut in fees

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell has said the reduction in fees for retailers accepting payment by debit and credit card will benefit both the retailers themselves and their customers. “I am pleased that the cost for retailers accepting card payments is being halved from yesterday (Wednesday), following its announcement by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan in…

Fine Gael to equalise tax treatment of self-employed in Dublin Fingal by 2018

Taoiseach launches Fine Gael Tax Calculator – www.finegael.ie An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, has said that Fine Gael is determined to equalise the tax treatment of self-employed workers in Dublin Fingal, by 2018. Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has said that the equalisation of the tax system is great news for all of the self-employed in the…

600 new Gardaí as Budget 2016 confirms Govt commitment to tackling crime

€67m in additional funding for Justice as part of Budget 2016. Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal and Member of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, Alan Farrell, has said that the announcement of 600 new Gardaí in Budget 2016 marks the Government’s commitment to increasing resources for an An Garda Síochána. “Budget 2016 announced the recruitment of an additional 600 Gardaí.…

Budget 2016 will support Dublin Fingal SMEs to grow and continue to create jobs

Budget begins equalisation of tax treatment between self-employed & PAYE workers Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has said that Budget 2016 will support SMEs in the North County to grow and continue to create jobs. “Budget 2016 will support SMEs to grow and continue to create jobs. The introduction of a €550 self-employed tax credit marks a…

Key Points from Budget 2016

The Department of Finance is projecting economic growth of 6.2% in 2015 and of 4.3% in 2016. 48,000 new jobs will be created in 2016, which will bring the overall number of people working in Ireland to just over 2 million. The Department of Finance has projected that national unemployment level will fall to 5% by the end of 2016,…