Chambers Ireland has issued a warning that the housing delivery targets set by the Government are inadequate, recommending a substantial rise in output to around 80,000 units per year by the decade’s culmination to ameliorate the situation. Representing in excess of 20 county and local chambers of commerce throughout the nation, the organisation also stated the country’s competitive stance is jeopardised by housing scarcities, sky-high energy prices, skills deficits, and planning system inefficiencies in developing critical infrastructure, as reported by Ian Curran.
Post the economic disaster of 2011, the government of the time instigated a cap of €250,000 on the remuneration of most CEOs in commercial state entities, while performance-related bonuses were prohibited. Nevertheless, documents of an independent body reviewing state sector salaries, as published by the Department of Public Expenditure, reveal that many state commercial companies are seeking enhanced leeway and elasticity in determining their top-level executives’ salaries, arguing the current terms are limiting. Martin Wall provides more insight.
If regularly employing a domestic worker for chores, childcare, or other services, homeowners might have unnoticed tax and legal responsibilities towards this individual, emphasises Fiona Reddan. Though typically those performing the service bear the burden of accounting for their own taxes, this convention shifts in the case of domestic workers.
The post-pandemic recovery of Ireland’s hospitality industry surpassed all projections, claim the operators of the iNua hotel firm. This led to a significant business rebound throughout 2022 notwithstanding climbing expenses, affirms Ian Curran. Recently disclosed financial statements for iNua Hospitality Plc, a parent company in the group running a portion of iNua’s 20 sites across Ireland, demonstrate that the Muckross Park Hotel & Spa operator observed a 60% surge in turnover throughout its portfolio in 2022, hitting €68.3 million, transcending pre-Covid figures and up from approximately €42.7 million in 2021 despite the industry’s near total shutdown due to the pandemic back in 2020.
The allure for marketers to over-concentrate and prioritise strategical campaigns over emotional messages is just a misstep away, pens Michael Cullen. It’s akin to taking up a crash diet; its effectiveness is short-lived. As British examiner Peter Field objectively questions, what form of advertising really sticks with you? The commercials that induce laughter, such as those by Maltesers or Specsavers or the ones that enumerate three reasons to buy?
Should the responsibility of future cash access lie on the shoulders of banks?