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Establishing a new stand-alone bank for farmers is the only solution to the closure of the ACC Bank and the increasing dominance of AIB and Bank of Ireland in the State’s banking sector.

Farmers in Galway, struggling with poorer quality land, must have access to “worthwhile” schemes and grants in order to “make a reasonable living in the years ahead”.

Fine Gael Mayo TD John O’Mahony has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, not to introduce any changes to the pay and file regime for next year.

ON THE night of September 29 2008, the then Taoiseach Brian Cowen and minister for finance Brain Lenihan decided to guarantee Ireland’s banks – to the tune of €440 billion.

Fine Gael Mayo TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan that home renovation tax incentive scheme is being introduced to help families renovate their homes.

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring has said that the retention of the nine per cent VAT rate for tourism services will be a great boost to the tourism sector. Minister Ring has also warmly welcomed the scrapping of the air travel tax, as introduced by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, as part of Budget 2014.

The Minister for Finance is being urged to either retain the nine per cent VAT rate or introduce a lower rate in support of the hospitality and tourism sectors as well as retaining and creating jobs.

Over recent weeks, despite the happy distraction of the St Patrick’s Day festivities and the Easter break, Insider has detected a sense of worry in people’s demeanour created by a largely unexpected development that has truly shaken them out of any complacency.

A Mullingar councillor is calling on Westmeath County Council to support small local businesses by campaigning to have the fuel rebate scheme extended to small business owners and self-employed people.