The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has said he is confident the Government and unions can achieve a deal on the Croke Park extension that is acceptable to everyone.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has promised that the Government will get rid of poor performers in the public sector, including bad teachers.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin is being urged to bring forward draft legislation on lobbying transparency, in the wake of major pressure on the government from the pharmaceutical sector.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has said that everybody in the public service will have to give more, along with the rest of the country.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is warning hospital consultants that they cannot pick and choose the parts of the Croke Park deal that suit them.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, has announced funding for a new 73-acre campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) at Grangegorman, according to Labour's Joe Costello.

Funding to good causes by the National Lottery hit a five-year low in 2011 as a result of the economic downturn, forcing consumers to spend less money on Lotto tickets and scratch cards.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has said a third, or €1bn, of proceeds of the sale of State assets will be available for re-investment in the economy.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has announced new terms governing pensions and severance for top level civil servants.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin is due to announce new terms governing pensions and severance for top level civil servants today.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, has announced pay ceilings for CEOs of semi-State companies and senior public sector posts.