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Economics Correspondent Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe will publish the Stability Programme Update later today which will set out new deficit and growth targets for the economy. RTÉ News understands it will project growth of 4.5% in the economy this year, with a budget deficit equal to 4.7% of Gross Domestic Product, but much of this will depend on the success of the vaccination programme. A separate measure for the domestic economy shows a lower growth rate this year but a higher rate for next year. The Stability Programme Update (SPU) is required under European budgetary rules. The D...

Cabinet Ministers will hold talks this morning over the latest setbacks to the vaccination programme.

Limerick's Live 95 Search By Live95 News Team Cabinet Ministers will discuss the latest setbacks for the vaccination programme when they meet this morning.  The Taoiseach is to be briefed by the HSE and the vaccines taskforce as work continues on redrawing the roll-out plan. Re-drawn plans to take account of the problems with the availability of the AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccines could be ready as early as today. But senior figures in the Department of Health were not expecting them to be finalised by the time the cabinet meets at 10am.  Tao...

Government forced to forecast through the fog of Covid-19 Cliff Taylor: Latest economic predictions set a baseline for public finances, but battles lie ahead about 4 hours ago   The Department of Finance is being forced to forecast while looking out through a fog. As prospects for the vaccine programme – vital for economic reopening – ebb and flow, it is impossible to predict the economic outlook with any certainty. But it is still important to try to set down some markers. As the Department’s chief economist, John McCarthy said at Wednesday’s briefing on the latest forecasts,as wel...

Share this article The latest setbacks to the State vaccination programme will be discussed by ministers at Cabinet this morning. Meanwhile, the Taoiseach is to be briefed by the HSE and the vaccines taskforce as work continues on redrawing the roll-out plan. Re-drawn plans to take account of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines could be ready as early as today; however, senior figures in the Department of Health were not expecting them to be finalised by the time Cabinet meets at 10am. Taoiseach Micheál Martin will be briefed by the HSE and the head of the vaccine taskforce Brian MacCraith, foll...