People are not getting enough returns on their savings and should be offered better returns, the Tánaiste has said. Simon Harris, the finance minister, said there are not enough opportunities for people to make their savings work, adding that there should be “proper” investment opportunities for everyone. At a Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday, Mr Harris told TDs and senators that the Government will deliver a new strategy on investing to help savers get more out of funds they keep in the banks. Mr Harris told the meeting that individuals should be offered “better returns”. The Government has previously floated the idea of introducing a State-led savings scheme to help finance home building, with housing minister James Browne suggesting it as a possibility last year.

Source: Irish Examiner February 11, 2026 23:12 UTC