Bringing homes built since 2013 under the Local Property Tax (LPT) will raise more than €10m a year in the Dublin area alone, TDs have been told.

IRISH export performance impressed again in September with a 2% increase in value from August — while the country’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose by over €1 billion to €3.91bn.

IBEC and the IFSC have both weighed in on the debate over the prospect of Ireland having to raise its corporate tax rate in return for a bailout agreement, saying such a move would be “counter-productive” and “against basic EU policy”.