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# Michael McGrath

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# new normal
Budget 2021 will be revealed today - here's a look at how things will unfold
Today the biggest budget in the history of the State will be revealed – here’s what we know.
# Budget 2021
Just a few days out from the Budget, what can we expect?
All will be revealed on Tuesday.
# Michael McGrath
Minister says Covid-19 numbers are 'deeply concerning and the current trend is not sustainable'
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform said the government stands ready to act on any fresh NPHET advice.
# Budget 2021
Exchequer deficit for 2020 now €9.4bn as Finance Minister reaffirms pledge of no income tax increase in Budget
Overall, tax receipts have remained strong despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
# OCTOBER'S BUDGET
Budget will be based on the assumption of no deal Brexit, say ministers
Budget 2021 will be no windfall but will target those sectors impacted the most.
# memory lapse
Dáil approves €16,000 top-up payments for 'super junior' ministers amid criticism
Minister for public expenditure Michael McGrath “didn’t recall” his party, Fianna Fáil, trying to block the same allowances in 2017.
# Staycation
Extra bank holiday not ruled out as tourism industry says Covid-19 impact has been 'catastrophic'
Fáilte Ireland is calling for the VAT rate to be changed to 5% to help the tourism sector.
# Policy
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs to discuss forming coalition after leaders sign off on 'foundation document'
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath said today there’s “undoubtedly” different opinions in his party on going into coalition with Fine Gael.
# super sars
'To go to the very top with your club, nothing tops it' - through the years with Galway's Hopper McGrath
The Galway and Sarsfields great recently steered his beloved club – and his four daughters – to a first All-Ireland senior camogie title, having done it all as a player himself.
# teenage dream
'A bit surreal,' as four Sarsfields sisters and their dad finally taste All-Ireland success
19-year-old Siobhán McGrath clinched their first title and ended Slaughtneil’s four-in-a-row bid.
# Family affair
'I'd be happier if we won it for him' - seeking glory for Galway club with two-time All-Ireland winner Dad
Sarsfields are looking to dethrone the All-Ireland champions Slaughtneil in the senior camogie club decider.
# Michael McGrath
Government accused of 'washing its hands' of pledge to publish insurance claims database
The Central Bank is to publish its report on the database later this year – but it was meant to have been set up at the end of 2018.
# Housing Crisis
PTSB boss says it has 500 vacant properties on its books
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath described the figure as ‘extraordinarily high’.
# Vulture funds
Almost 7,000 loans in arrears held by 'unregulated loan owners'
Unregulated loan owners hold 17% of all mortgages in arrears over 720 days.
# season of giving
€5m fund means charities can claim VAT relief for the first time from January
Under the scheme, charities will receive a refund of their VAT costs based on the level of non-public funding they receive.
# High Court
Remaining motorists affected by Setanta Insurance collapse should get their money by Christmas
Motorists will receive 100% compensation, totalling €21 million.
# where's paschal?
'We own some of the banks, but we don't run the banks': Minister says government can't stop vulture fund sales
Questions have been mounting as to where Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is in the midst of this summer’s vulture fund sell off.
# sell off
'Where's Paschal?': Calls for political leadership as PTSB mortgage sale to vulture fund to proceed
The bank has confirmed that performing loans and customers who have engaged will also be sold off.
# sell off
Calls for Dáil to be recalled after PTSB sell thousands of home loans to vulture fund
The bank sold its controversial Project Glas loan portfolio to a so-called vulture fund for around €1.3 billion.
# sell off
PTSB sells thousands of home loan mortgages to vulture fund
A total of 7,400 are owner-occupier mortgages, while 3,300 are buy-to-let properties.
# Deja Vu
12 months on, Sarsfields' Sister Act and their dad seek All-Ireland redemption
Orlaith McGrath has captained the Galway outfit back to Croke Park where they face Slaughtneil in a repeat of the 2017 decider.
# Mortgage Arrears
Protesters deliver a coffin to the door of PTSB, as government agrees to regulate vulture funds
The Central Bank is to review their code of conduct for how financial institutions deal with those in mortgage arrears.
# Vulture funds
Minister concedes homeowners who engaged with PTSB may not have deals honoured
PTSB, which is 75% State owned, has been defending its plan to sell off a book of non-performing loans.
# political battle
'Many have made no payments at all for years': PTSB defends controversial €3.7 billion mortgage sell off
The proposed sell-off has become the subject of a political battle in recent days.
# chronic pain
Woman has lost over €100,000 since car accident affected by Setanta collapse
Lost income, medical expenses and legal fees have taken a huge toll on her life.
# tracker mortgage scandal
Tracker mortgage scandal could end up costing "in excess of €1 billion"
13,600 more trackers victims have been added to the growing number – it now stands at 33,7000.
# car insurance
Former Setanta policyholders worried they're 'personally on the hook' for outstanding claims
In May, the Supreme Court ruled that the Irish State must be held liable for the claims.
# paradise papers
'If famous people are not paying their fair share of tax, only ordinary people will suffer'
A huge leak of about 13.4 million secret documents has shed light on the tax affairs of the rich and famous.
# Tracker Scandal
Tracker mortgage motion which will ban bonuses for bankers to be backed by government
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath said the minister should give no approval for salary increases until redress is given.
# fighting words
'I found myself shouting at the radio': War of words between Doherty and O'Dea on pension motion
The Government looks set to lose a vote in the Dáil.
# no giveaway
Fianna Fáil on Budget 2018: Tax cuts will be 'modest' while social welfare increases 'won't be miserly'
Budget talks are going down to the wire between the two parties this weekend.
# tracker mortgage scandal
McGrath: 'How did the banks happen to make the same mistake that hurt their customers?'
Thousands of customers have been charged higher interest rates than they should have been.
# Don't Push It
Fine Gael warned a general election is 'inevitable' if it clashes with Fianna Fáil again
Michael McGrath warned Fine Gael that Fianna Fáil’s support for the government could waver in future.
# I'm out
Enda Kenny praises 'extraordinary' Noonan as he announces plan to step down
The Finance Minister says he will not be seeking re-election to the Dáil.
# braking point
Nearly 2,000 people refused a car insurance quote last year - just 53 were denied one in 2008
The sharp rise in refusals has been described as a “dramatic and worrying this trend”.
# YOUR BEST PRICE
'Why were only three bidders selected?': Call for investigation into Nama sale of Project Tolka
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath has called on the C&AG to investigate the sale of a Nama portfolio.
# Sister Act
Family affair as four Sarsfields sisters and their dad eye historic All-Ireland glory
Managed by their father ‘Hopper’ McGrath, the Galway side face Slaughtneil in the senior camogie club final.
# setanta insurance
Innocent motorists in serious road accidents 5 years ago still 'haven't seen a cent'
Some drivers who have been out of work since their accident have yet to receive their insurance payout.
# follow the money
Irish banks have frozen Al-Qaeda assets of over €1 million
Money from Iran, Syria, Somalia and North Korea has also been frozen by Irish banks.
# Michael McGrath
Fianna Fáil calls for punitive action after 10,000 customers 'wrongly denied' tracker mortgages
Reports suggest the final bill for the banks and other lenders could run to over €1 billion.