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# Budget 2014

Budget 2014: 455 extra resource teaching posts announced

The National Council for Special Education said the new positions brings this year’s allocation to more than 5,700.

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Oct 21st 2013, 1:44 PM

# Health Cuts

Nursing union warns patient care will be "severely compromised" by Budget cuts

Health Minister James Reilly has been under increasing pressure since confirmation last Tuesday that a further €666 million is to be taken out of the Health Budget in 2014.

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Oct 21st 2013, 7:58 AM

# Confidence

Hayes: I have absolute confidence in Minister Reilly's ability

The junior minister said Reilly is the most suitable person to tackle the health budget.

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Oct 20th 2013, 1:48 PM

Voices

Damien Kiberd: Health is not just Angola, it’s the original Heart of Darkness

What’s to become of the very sick who can’t afford insurance cover and who don’t qualify for medical cards? Does anyone – including Reilly – know?

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Oct 20th 2013, 8:45 AM

# Budget 2014

Money getting you down? A psychologist is giving free advice on how to handle stress

Psychologist Shane Martin is holding a free talk entitled “How to Cope with the Stress of Debt” this week.

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Oct 20th 2013, 8:30 AM

# Unemployment

Former Mountjoy governor: Dole cuts likely to push young people into criminality

John Lonergan told TheJournal.ie that the cut announced in the Budget is “a terrible indication of the value we place” on our young people.

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Oct 20th 2013, 8:15 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you in favour of free GP care for under-5s?

It will take away a costly expense for parents – but the high cost has been criticised. What do you think?

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Oct 19th 2013, 12:36 PM

# grey power

Pensioners urged to turn out for Dáil rally against Budget cuts

The protest is being timed for the fifth anniversary of the large scale protest that followed the 2008 Emergency Budget.

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Oct 19th 2013, 8:35 AM

# Medical Cards

Disability Federation calls medical card review "worrying"

The head of a federation for people with disabilities says that the proposed review of medical cards will force people with disabilities from the labour market.

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Oct 18th 2013, 8:42 PM

Voices

Column: Funerals are tough – and costs escalate quickly

One of the more perplexing cuts outlined in this year’s budget is the axing of the Bereavement Grant. People feel that they’re not safe from austerity, even in death, writes Geraldine Fitzgerald.

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Oct 18th 2013, 8:00 PM

# Corporation Tax

OECD approves of Irish tax rate, but change is coming says Noonan

The head of the OECD’s tax centre says there is no threat to the Irish corporate tax rate, but Michael Noonan wants to enhance the country’s reputation.

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Oct 17th 2013, 10:04 PM

# Budget 2014

8 things we learned from Brian Hayes's Budget 2014 Q&A on Twitter

… and a few questions the Minister didn’t want to answer…

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Oct 17th 2013, 4:57 PM

# dole cuts

Gilmore: "The place for any young person is not permanently in front of a flatscreen"

The cut in dole payments for young people dominated Leader’s Questions, following a Labour backbencher’s remark about young people ‘stuck watching flatscreens’.

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Oct 17th 2013, 11:59 AM

Voices

Column: The exploitation of young people has been cemented by this government

The cut in jobseeker’s allowance for those under 26 won’t nudge young people into “valuable training” in JobBridge or other schemes, it will push them into poverty and emigration, write Andrew Byrne and Dan Hayden.

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Oct 17th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Budget 2014

Silent protest outside Dáil today over childrens' cochlear implants funding

Parents are calling on the Health Minister to allocate funding for bilateral cochlear implants for children.

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Oct 17th 2013, 6:50 AM

# Irish Aid

Ireland falls farther behind on international aid commitment

For a sixth year in a row, funding for Irish Aid was cut bringing it down to €602 million.

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Oct 17th 2013, 6:45 AM

# Budget 2014

James Reilly promised to scrap the 50c prescription levy...now it's €2.50

Despite the pledge, the prescription levy is now five times more expensive.

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Oct 17th 2013, 6:30 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday

Everyone’s talking about the health budget, racial profiling and murder arrests.

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Oct 16th 2013, 10:57 PM

# defends cuts

Eamon Gilmore: ‘This is the last of the difficult budgets’

He said this budget will bring us to a point where Ireland will have control of “its economic destiny”.

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Oct 16th 2013, 10:55 PM

# Budget 2014

Health Budget measures could have “dangerous and unintended” consequences, GPs warn

The doctors’ group is warning that measures like the downgrading of medical cards for 35,000 pensioners could cause problems down the line.

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Oct 16th 2013, 10:53 PM

# Budget 2014

Cigarettes and lots of debt: 7 things in Budget 2014 that you may have missed

We’ve read the Budget documents so you don’t have to…

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Oct 16th 2013, 9:30 PM

# Budget 2014

US senators welcome Irish tax reforms

The two US senators, one a former presidential candidate, say that Ireland should “close the door” on tax abuses.

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Oct 16th 2013, 8:54 PM

# Labour Pains

Fine Gael and Labour social welfare cuts for youth criticised - by Labour Youth

The youth arm of the Labour Party called a measure approved by its own party “regressive” and “fundamentally unfair”, but the party rejected ideas that it had attempted to censor the statement.

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Oct 16th 2013, 7:45 PM

# Budget 2014

Reform Alliance critical of Budget measures but not united in opposing it

The alliance of Fine Gael rebels will not be taking a collective stance on the Budget but have already sharply criticised some measures being introduced by the government.

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Oct 16th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Budget 2014

Social welfare garda checks must not involve racial profiling - ICI

The Immigrant Council of Ireland wants Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton to outline safeguards against racial profiling in crackdown on welfare fraud.

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Oct 16th 2013, 4:53 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Oct 16th 2013, 4:50 PM

# Budget 2014

With the Air Travel Tax gone, Ryanair commits to a million more passengers

The airline says it wants to meet Irish airport bosses to discus growing its traffic in and out of Ireland by at least one million passengers a year from April 2014.

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Oct 16th 2013, 3:54 PM

# Youth Unemployment

"Employers have to become part of the solution"- Joan Burton

Incentives she said will come into place from the beginning of 2014 to offer employers a rebate if they employ someone who has been unemployed for six-months or more.

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Oct 16th 2013, 12:30 PM

# Seanie says relax

'You're an embarrassment on television!': Ceann Comhairle slams TDs amid angry Dáil exchanges

The Taoiseach was angry, the opposition were angry, and the Ceann Comhairle was angry.

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Oct 16th 2013, 11:57 AM

# Budget 2014

Reilly: €666 million adjustment "toughest challenge I've had to face yet"

The Health Minister’s been tasked with overseeing a programme that will include €268 million in pay-related savings and €113 million from a ‘probity drive’ aimed at medical card holders.

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Oct 16th 2013, 11:47 AM

# Leaders' Questions

'What did older people ever do to you?': Taoiseach quizzed over Budget 2014

Yesterday’s Budget announcement dominated Leaders’ Questions this morning.

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Oct 16th 2013, 11:37 AM

AS IT HAPPENED

Noonan and Howlin answer questions about Budget 2014

Ministers Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin are answering questions on Today with Seán O’Rourke now.

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Oct 16th 2013, 10:07 AM

Voices

Colm Keaveney: Hope has been driven out by cynicism in Ireland

“Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart”… Well, different groups in our society have had to endure different levels of sacrifice, writes Colm Keaveney.

Oct 16th 2013, 10:00 AM