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Spain set to release stress test results
The results will follow yesterday’s budget announcement of over €30 billion in cuts.
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The results will follow yesterday’s budget announcement of over €30 billion in cuts.
Thousands of protesters gathered near the parliament building in Madrid over the cuts.
Vote due this evening on Health Minister after Fianna Fáil proposes that Reilly’s performance has in power has resulted “in more chaos” across the health service.
Labour isn’t happy in Government and Fianna Fáil merely snipe, writes Aaron McKenna. Why shouldn’t our two historically opposed parties get together?
The Minister for Health said he deplored the fact that people had to stay up all night protesting because of the fear of service cuts.
The Minister for Social Protection said she has confidence in the health minister, and that reforming the health system is difficult.
The society says it was not contacted directly by the HSE about the changes, which would affect coeliacs under certain State schemes.
Fianna Fáil has asked why James Reilly is “nowhere to be seen”, while the HSE admits there are more announcements about bed closures to come.
The agency conceded that it is inevitable that the measures will have some impact on frontline service delivery.
The HSE has produced a report which proposes getting rid of all agency staff in three hospitals – but the plan has drawn harsh criticism.
A Dublin TD has said that reduction in ambulance services in Dublin could put lives at risk.
The charity said it is €500,000 behind target despite salary cuts across the board this year.
The Greek Prime Minister will suggest spending cuts be spread over four years instead of two in his talks with German and French leaders next week.
Councillor Peggy Nolan said we should be looking at wastage in the HSE and addressing the problems from the top down.
It was reported today that 500 troops are to be cut from the Defence Forces – but this has been denied.
However, Enda Kenny wouldn’t discuss what might be on or off the table for Budget 2013.
Pat Rabbitte insists the govt hasn’t “engaged” yet on the budget, but he personally wants to sit down for talks “without any red lines”.
Not all areas deserve equal cuts – but there ARE some things we could do without, writes William Campbell.
We can’t have our cake and eat it, warns NAMAwinelake – here are the areas where unpalatable savings will have to be made.
The allowance is given to the carer of children with severe disabilities who need close supervision. Opposition TDs say there have been significant problems with the payment recently.
The State-owned energy provider has asked for around 700 voluntary redundancies with the remaining 300 jobs cut over the next three years.
Reports emerging from Japan say that the company will cut the jobs over the next year as it tries to return to profit.
The company is looking for voluntary redundancies from its workforce of 1,100 people.
Hayes said a proposed €400million in cuts “would harm the economy” as it struggles to regain growth.
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The salaries of the top twenty presenters are to be cut by at least 30 per cent as part of a major plan to reduce costs, the Director General announced today.
Yes, we’ve got a deficit to deal with – but making ordinary consumers pay is hurting the wider economy as well as our wallets, writes Aaron McKenna.
Living with cerebral palsy, Michael McCabe relies on assistance even to lift a glass to his mouth. Here he writes about the impact of cuts on his existence.
We haven’t rebelled at cut after cut, writes Fergal Browne. So are Irish people really such pushovers, or are there more complex factors at work?
The government spent €3.4 million on communion and confirmation allowances to people who needed help last year – but has announced plans limiting the payment to €110.
New figures have shown that 3,500 personnel – the vast majority of them nurses – are due to leave the HSE by the end of February.
Cllr Declan Hurley said institutions making up the “backbone” of rural communities were now all under threat.
“The double-jobbing teacher”, “the leaflet pusher” – student guidance counsellor Pamela O’Leary has heard all the stereotypes about her profession but says cuts to the service will hurt vulnerable children most.
Minister Reilly approved the redrafted plan which outlines cuts to the health services budget on Friday.
The Minister of State has warned that pay cuts will be back on the agenda if Croke Park changes are not pushed through.
The hospital closed more than 30 beds on 29 December and will close the rest by the end of January, the INMO has said. The hospital has said that it is putting measures in place “with patient safety in mind”.
This week, the (not) Primate of All Ireland reflects on the needy and vulnerable of Ireland, including members of Government who now have to subsist on only several thousand euro a week…