Organisation: Pension Reserve Fund

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Income levy - Extra tax on rich alone is not realistic

Jack O’Connor, general president of SIPTU and President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) warned yesterday that growth is the only means by which Ireland can avoid default in the current financial difficulties.

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No Irish aid for Portugal

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ECB will continue funding banks

We will pay for raiding Pension Reserve Fund

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National Pensions Fund at €24.4bn

We’re like turkeys voting for Christmas when it comes to paying for metering scheme

Pension Reserve fund to be plundered again

THE National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) is being raided again by the Government.

Fri, 24 Dec, 2010

Reports of pension fund raid to pay for banks 'outrageous', says Hayes

Fine Gael says reports that €15bn from the National Pensions Reserve Fund is likely be used to recapitalise three of the country's banks are outrageous.

Sat, 27 Nov, 2010

Pension reserve funds to be spent on banks

UP to €15 billion from the National Pensions Reserve Fund, set aside when the Celtic Tiger was still roaring, is likely to be used to recapitalise three of the country’s banks.

Sat, 27 Nov, 2010

Pension Reserve Fund 5.1% return

Dublin: Ireland’s National Pension Reserve Fund earned a return of 5.1% in the first quarter, boosted by “advances in equity markets”.

Sat, 01 May, 2010

O'Connor: Govt 'plundering' pension fund

One of the country's leading trade unionists has accused the Government of plundering the National Pension Reserve Fund to appease zombie banks.

Sat, 06 Mar, 2010

NAMA loans transfer not expected to hurt taxpayer

THE country’s bad bank said the transfer of €77bn of bad loans from the banks should not prove to be a huge burden on the taxpayer, as experts have warned.

Fri, 08 Jan, 2010

Pension Reserve Fund dips in value to €19.4bn

THE National Pension Reserve Fund – worth €25 billion at its peak – was valued at €19.4bn on June 30.

Fri, 24 Jul, 2009

State under fire for use of pension fund

THE Government’s decision to use the National Pension Reserve Fund to recapitalise the banks has been severely criticised by the OECD.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2009

Labour leader outlines economic package

The leader of the Labour Party Eamon Gilmore says stimulating the Irish economy is the key to getting the country out of the current economic crisis.

Sun, 30 Nov, 2008

Lenihan: Bank recapitalisation a last resort

THE Government will only inject taxpayers’ money into Irish banks as “a last resort” Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said yesterday.

Mon, 24 Nov, 2008

Lenihan says Govt will not 'raid' pension fund

The Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has said that the Government has no intention of "raiding" the National Pension Reserve Fund.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2008

Pension Reserve Fund has 2.4% lift

THE National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF), which was set up by the Government to help address the country's pension requirements, achieved an investment return of 2.4% in the first three months of the year.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2005

Pension Reserve Fund losses ease to €332m

THE massive losses of the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) were substantially reduced in the first half of this year, according to the latest figures.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2003

For whom the infrastructure tolls

DRIVING by the new M50 toll bridge in Dublin recently, I wondered how the Government could be so blind to reality. This new bridge will merely serve as a carpark until such time as the real problem is addressed — the throughput of vehicles at the tollbooths. Investment in additional tollbooths would have provided a much better return.

Sat, 31 May, 2003