We see this productivity issue in #homecare too. This is the important nitty gritty of governing by ⁦Stephen Donnelly⁩ that doesn’t get as much credit as it deserves. We need more of this in areas like #housing, #planning and #infrastructure too. businesspost.ie/news-focus/we-…

Health budget on track to have doubled in the last decade new figures obtained by the Business Post show, from just over €13bn in Budget 2015, to nearly €26bn in planned health spending for Budget 2025. businesspost.ie/news/health-bu…

Eamonn Carey: My advice? Start that side hustle businesspost.ie/tech/eamonn-ca… via Business Post

Government says there’s a ‘record breaking’ building boom underway. New data suggests that’s overplayed. businesspost.ie/news/governmen…

House price-to-income ratios below 3

Something very strange is happening in the world of oil demand forecasting. Long-term predictions of oil demand from some of the most influential energy companies and institutions in the world have begun to diverge, and by significant margins. businesspost.ie/news/analysis-…

Looking into the trends across Europe from this data, Ireland is up at the top of the countries that have seen a drop in the market share of new EV sales Jan - July 23 vs 24 and above the EU average. acea.auto/pc-registratio…

Stephen Donnelly: Extra €1bn for health on top of announced funding ‘not a bailout’ businesspost.ie/news/stephen-d…

Analysis: Diverging oil demand forecasts signal uncertain future for energy investments businesspost.ie/news/analysis-…

Planned delay to pensions auto-enrolment alongside other labour rights delays, to support businesses under pressure. businesspost.ie/article/planne…

Exclusive: Michael Cawley, the former deputy head of Ryanair, is set to join the board of the HSE in an effort to drive productivity across Ireland’s health system. businesspost.ie/article/exclus…

Stephen Donnelly: Extra €1bn for health on top of announced funding ‘not a bailout’ businesspost.ie/news/stephen-d…

Major industrial relations talks will take place on moving hospital system to seven-day week businesspost.ie/news/major-ind…

Corporate taxes surge again in August as Chambers and IFAC both warn of extreme volatility. businesspost.ie/news/corporate…

In other news, IFAC tried to resuscitate brat summer today

Jack Chambers: Impact of labour reforms on businesses to be reassessed in budget businesspost.ie/news/jack-cham…

A new bill that would ban dynamic pricing of tickets is to be introduced by a group of Fianna Fáil TDs and senators, following outrage over the cost of Oasis tickets in Croke Park. businesspost.ie/article/fianna…

Labour Party says delaying ‘modest’ employee entitlements not the answer for struggling businesses businesspost.ie/news/labour-pa…

Revealed: How surging data centre demand has stalled renewable electricity progress since 2020. Ireland’s share of renewable electricity has fallen from 39 per cent in 2020 to 38.9 per cent in 2023 as data centre growth outpaces new renewable electricity businesspost.ie/news/revealed-…