Simon Harris: “the move was a common-sense decision which gives households and businesses greater certainty.”

These latest figures show that almost 49,000 households have now been supported through help to buy.

I look forward to substantive and cooperative engagement with MEPs as we move forward on our shared objectives.

You can see how quickly the global environment can change in four to six weeks. So we have to be humble, agile, and nimble enough to respond to things.

It will give our law enforcement agencies stronger tools, improve intelligence sharing across the State, strengthen oversight of emerging risks and ensure Ireland continues to meet the highest international standards.