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# Transparency

The ECB is going to let you in on why they're slashing interest rates

Those on tracker loans will hear the decision-making process of the ECB’s record-low interest rates.

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Nov 21st 2014, 7:45 AM

# Irish Water

No extra 4% bonus for 'exceptional' Irish Water workers

Irish Water workers can still get a bonus of 2.75% to 15% of their salary.

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Oct 30th 2014, 1:30 PM

# Cuts

'Budget 2015 needs to give struggling families the peace and security they're entitled to'

An alliance of charities are calling for cuts to be reversed before tax breaks are introduced.

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Sep 24th 2014, 6:15 AM

# budget 2015

Tax increases and expenditure reductions of €2.1bn won't be necessary - Howlin

He said that the government are not in the giving back phase just yet.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 11:19 PM

# not payback time

Ministers don't want to play "fast and loose" with Budget 2015

The Tánaiste said that the economic recovery needs to be cemented.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 12:53 PM

# Cuts

Don't go beyond €500 million in budget cuts - that's what Investec are telling the Government

Positive economic trends on nearly every front make for an easier budget.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 10:14 AM

# possible disruptions ahead

Industrial action threatened as Irish Rail plans to go ahead with pay cuts

The Transport Minister encouraged all employees to “reflect very carefully on the implications if Irish Rail is unable to secure its viability”.

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Jul 18th 2014, 1:18 PM

Voices

Opinion: Older people and Gaeilgeoirí are right to be indignant – this Cabinet doesn't care about them

The new Gaeltacht minister isn’t fluent in Irish and the de-prioritisation of older people’s issues has been rubber-stamped; whole sections of society are being disenfranchised.

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Jul 16th 2014, 7:30 PM

# ballot

Irish Rail staff to have their say on proposed cuts

The result of a SIPTU ballot is expected to be known on 11 July.

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Jul 6th 2014, 1:09 PM

# PNA

Clinicians brand mental health report as 'damning indictment' of minister's work

The Psychiatric Nurses Association say that the government’s roadmap for improvements in the sector needs to be overhauled.

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Jun 25th 2014, 9:51 PM

# budget 2015

Michael Noonan will do 'whatever it takes' to reach deficit targets

The Minister for Finance ruled out a €2 billion adjustment in Budget 2015

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Jun 19th 2014, 9:56 PM

# growing population

Warning of future nursing homes crisis if 'action isn't taken now'

Nursing home representatives believe more resources are needed to prevent future shortages.

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Jun 18th 2014, 10:41 PM

# Waterford

Bausch & Lomb express 'gratitude' to workers for voting in favour of cost cutting measures

The company said it was always their preference to keep the plant open and promised to invest in the plant.

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Jun 17th 2014, 11:23 PM

# Waterford

Bausch & Lomb staff vote in favour of cost cutting measures

SIPTU staff voted in favour of the measures. TEEU members will vote tomorrow.

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Jun 16th 2014, 10:53 PM

# NBRU

Union withdraws from Irish Rail talks as 'no serious attempts made to address concerns'

However, the National Bus and Rail Union said strike action is not yet on the table.

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Jun 14th 2014, 4:45 PM

# Support

Survey shows 4 in 5 carers badly impacted by cuts in recent years

This week is National Carers Week.

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Jun 9th 2014, 6:38 PM

# We Care Do You

Schools are campaigning against new plans for reviews of special needs assistants

A circular by the Department of Education outlines new guidelines that would see children with special needs subjected to reviews to keep their SNA supports.

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Jun 1st 2014, 8:45 AM

# Cuts

Bausch and Lomb staff receive letter stating redundancies are the "reality of the state of business"

The company, which is the biggest in Waterford, is seeking up to 200 redundancies.

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May 30th 2014, 10:27 PM

# Money Back

Senior civil servants want their pay cuts reversed, and they've made it their union's "primary goal"

As part of the three-year Haddington Road Agreement, salaries above €65,000 that were cut were due to be restored when it expired.

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May 9th 2014, 8:02 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should pay cuts in the civil service be reversed?

Unions are calling for pay rises ahead of tax cuts for the general public.

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Apr 25th 2014, 9:12 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Is it time to ease off on austerity?

Goodbody stockbrokers says it’s not but last week the ESRI said we could avoid budget cuts if growth continues. What do you think?

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Apr 15th 2014, 8:45 AM

# not welcome

Shatter not invited to GRA conference to avoid 'giving him a platform for spin'

The garda association decided not to invite the minister for the second year in a row as its members feel little has changed in the last year in terms of resources.

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Apr 15th 2014, 7:00 AM

Voices

Column: The Troika created a social experiment – and Ireland was the unlucky lab rat

Today MEPs voted to endorse the findings of a report into the Troika – but ultimately there will be no sanctions. Ireland is not yet free from economic shackles, writes Nessa Childers MEP.

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Mar 13th 2014, 1:00 PM

# tighten up

HSE launched over 640,000 medical card reviews last year

The HSE has also contacted 102,027 people to ask them if they’re still in the country.

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Mar 9th 2014, 8:30 PM

# recession aftermath

New collection of interviews shows the human impacts of austerity

Community Platform who represent 30 leading Irish national organisations said it’s time for politicians to stand up for struggling families and communities.

6.3k

Feb 26th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Banking

30 former AIB senior execs asked to take pension reduction

The news broke last year that senior executives were being asked to take voluntary pension cuts.

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Feb 9th 2014, 8:45 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know as you start your day.

8.9k

Jan 9th 2014, 8:49 AM

# Cuts

Apprentices to pay higher fees as budget cuts kick in

The costs are associated with registration fees paid to the institutes of technology attended by those in SOLAS/FÁS programmes.

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Jan 4th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Cuts

Catholic marriage service ACCORD to cut staff

ACCORD says the amount of money it has had no choice but to cut staff after the amount of State funding it receives was cut.

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Dec 19th 2013, 10:04 PM

# top-ups

HSE were sent reports stating a portion of salaries were being paid with lottery proceeds, says CRC

It was agreed that lottery funds would fund the difference between approved pay scales and contractually agreed contracts, and the HSE knew this, said the CRC.

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Dec 2nd 2013, 7:09 PM

# Older People

'Grants for the elderly have been cut to the bone by this government'

Fianna Fáil’s Barry Cowen said the number of grants reduced from 7,138 in 2010 to 1,739 so far in 2013.

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Nov 17th 2013, 1:41 PM

# Health Service

Hospital chiefs write to HSE saying cuts are threatening patient safety

A report on RTÉ’s Prime Time this evening claimed that hospital chief executives have warned of delays in cancer treatment due to budgetary reductions.

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Nov 5th 2013, 10:14 PM

# Budget 2014

Dáil passes Social Welfare Bill which implements Budget 2014 cuts

The bill now goes to the Seanad the week after next.

10.4k

Oct 25th 2013, 9:51 PM

# Jobswatch

Volvo slashes 2,000 jobs worldwide

The company said the cuts will be mainly in administrative and support roles in its 112,000-strong workforce.

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Oct 25th 2013, 8:52 AM

# Social Welfare Bill

Minister says welfare bill protects against poverty, TDs say it's 'mean and cruel'

A slight difference of opinion over Budget cuts in the Dáil chamber today…

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Oct 24th 2013, 1:49 PM

# Protest

Thousands join pensioners’ protest against Budget cuts

The crowd at Leinster House was predominantly made up of elderly people who oppose cuts to medical cards for over 70s and other measures announced in last week’s Budget.

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Oct 22nd 2013, 7:00 PM

Voices

Column: Budgeting our depression? Funding cuts are disastrous to mental health

Cuts to medical card allowances and social welfare payments have a direct impact on peoples’ the mental health – I know because I am one of those affected, writes Kate Bellamy.

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