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The 2009 Irish budget was delivered on 14 October 2008, as the first budget in the tenure of Fianna Fáil's Brian Lenihan as Minister for Finance and the first of Taoiseach Brian Cowen's tenure. It was brought forward from its usual December date due to the 2007–2008 financial crisis .
The Irish government budget for 2009 was delivered on 14 October 2008, as the first budget in the tenure of Brian Lenihan as Minister for Finance and the first of the Taoiseach Brian Cowen's tenure. It was brought forward from its usual December date due to the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
Lenihan is a member of an Irish political family. [6] His father Brian Lenihan Snr, first elected in 1957, [7] was a cabinet Minister for over twenty-five years, Tánaiste, [8] MEP, [7] and a candidate for president in the 1990 election. [9] His grandfather was Patrick Lenihan, who followed his son into the Dáil, serving as a TD from 1965 ...
The government expected a €6 billion budget deficit for the fiscal year 2009. There were thus calls for the formation of a new board to identify areas for cuts in public expenditure. The Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, appointed an expert group to recommend cuts. [2]
9 December – Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan delivered the nation's Budget for 2010. ... 2009 All-Ireland Football season. Semi-finals: Cork 1–13 Tyrone 0–11;
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland dipped into one of Europe's few budget surpluses to fund higher-than-usual spending hikes and tax cuts, ease energy costs for firms and consumers and set cash aside in a ...
Brian Patrick Lenihan (17 November 1930 – 1 November 1995) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Tánaiste from 1987 to 1990, Minister for Defence from 1989 to 1990, Minister for Agriculture from March 1982 to December 1982, Minister for Fisheries from 1977 to 1979, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1989, 1979 to 1981 and January 1973 to March 1973, Minister for ...
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland will increase public expenditure by 6.9% in 2025, again breaking the government's own budget rule capping spending growth at 5% and eating into projected budget surpluses ...