Plan for savings scheme within four months, Simon Harris saysBy Cillian Sherlock, Press AssociationThe Tánaiste aims to bring a framework for an incentivised savings scheme to Government “in the first half of this year”. Simon Harris said he wants to develop the scheme for people who are “locked out” out of “meaningful participation” in investment. The Minister for Finance said: “I fully know there’s lots of families in Ireland under financial pressure, I fully get that. “But I also know alongside that, there’s about 170 billion euro on deposit in Ireland today. Mr Harris said: “We can’t be leading the charge on SIU without making sure that that’s relevant to people in Ireland and that Irish people can benefit from that as well.”

Source: Irish Independent February 16, 2026 17:03 UTC