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# Cuts

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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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Sep 28th 2012, 10:07 AM
Spanish police beat protesters after anti-austerity protest
Thousands of protesters gathered near the parliament building in Madrid over the cuts.
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Sep 25th 2012, 7:30 PM
James Reilly faces motion of no confidence today
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.
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Sep 19th 2012, 7:15 AM
Column: Let’s get real – Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil should be in coalition
Labour isn’t happy in Government and Fianna Fáil merely snipe, writes Aaron McKenna. Why shouldn’t our two historically opposed parties get together?
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Sep 8th 2012, 7:45 AM
Reilly denies U-turn on personal assistant service cuts
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.
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Sep 7th 2012, 8:23 AM
Minister Burton: Health Minister Reilly is "working flat out"
The Minister for Social Protection said she has confidence in the health minister, and that reforming the health system is difficult.
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Sep 6th 2012, 10:00 AM
Coeliac Society "seeking clarification" on product allowance cuts
The society says it was not contacted directly by the HSE about the changes, which would affect coeliacs under certain State schemes.
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Sep 4th 2012, 11:56 AM
Health Minister accused of 'going into hiding' as HSE makes cuts
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.
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Aug 31st 2012, 9:00 AM
HSE announces €130 million in cost-saving measures to meet Troika targets
The agency conceded that it is inevitable that the measures will have some impact on frontline service delivery.
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Aug 30th 2012, 5:49 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Aug 22nd 2012, 4:53 PM
'Grave concerns' over controversial HSE plan to fire hospital staff
The HSE has produced a report which proposes getting rid of all agency staff in three hospitals – but the plan has drawn harsh criticism.
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Aug 22nd 2012, 12:42 PM
Ambulance cuts "putting lives at risk"
A Dublin TD has said that reduction in ambulance services in Dublin could put lives at risk.
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Aug 16th 2012, 2:27 PM
More than half of ISPCC staff take unpaid leave
The charity said it is €500,000 behind target despite salary cuts across the board this year.
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Aug 15th 2012, 12:18 PM
Greece seeks austerity plan extension
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.
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Aug 15th 2012, 11:30 AM
FG mayor speaks out against disability cuts
Councillor Peggy Nolan said we should be looking at wastage in the HSE and addressing the problems from the top down.
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Jul 24th 2012, 1:18 PM
Reports that Defence Forces troops to be cut are 'speculation'
It was reported today that 500 troops are to be cut from the Defence Forces – but this has been denied.
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Jul 17th 2012, 11:30 AM
Taoiseach: Programme for Government pledges stand
However, Enda Kenny wouldn’t discuss what might be on or off the table for Budget 2013.
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Jun 26th 2012, 8:38 AM
Budget 2013: Minister refuses to rule out income tax increases and welfare cuts
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”.
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Jun 25th 2012, 8:37 AM
Column: End this ridiculous, wasteful culture of ‘salami slicing’
Not all areas deserve equal cuts – but there ARE some things we could do without, writes William Campbell.
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Jun 8th 2012, 7:00 AM
Column: 10 places where the Budget’s axe needs to fall
We can’t have our cake and eat it, warns NAMAwinelake – here are the areas where unpalatable savings will have to be made.
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Jun 6th 2012, 7:00 AM
Opposition TDs force Dáil debate on domiciliary care allowance
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.
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May 4th 2012, 9:29 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 In today’s 5 at 5: Man jailed for ‘road rage’ manslaughter; protest over care home cuts; no apology from D’arcy for ‘f-bomb’.
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Apr 23rd 2012, 4:50 PM
ESB staff vote in favour of cost-cutting plan with 1,000 job losses
The State-owned energy provider has asked for around 700 voluntary redundancies with the remaining 300 jobs cut over the next three years.
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Apr 11th 2012, 8:06 AM
Sony “to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide”
Reports emerging from Japan say that the company will cut the jobs over the next year as it tries to return to profit.
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Apr 9th 2012, 5:23 PM
O2 to cut 120 jobs in Ireland
The company is looking for voluntary redundancies from its workforce of 1,100 people.
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Apr 4th 2012, 3:13 PM
No mini-Budget planned this summer - Brian Hayes
Hayes said a proposed €400million in cuts “would harm the economy” as it struggles to regain growth.
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Apr 4th 2012, 9:09 AM
The Daily Fix: Thursday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as any of the bits and pieces you may have missed.
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Mar 29th 2012, 7:49 PM
RTE to cut top presenter pay by at least 30 per cent
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.
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Mar 29th 2012, 5:55 PM
Column: We need to stop taking money out of people’s pockets
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.
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Mar 6th 2012, 7:30 AM
Column: Disability cuts will change my life, and they don’t make financial sense
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.
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Feb 23rd 2012, 7:40 AM
Column: Athens is burning – so why are Ireland’s streets still quiet?
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?
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Feb 14th 2012, 7:30 PM
Gilmore: Communion allowance cut to stop 'lavish' spending
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.
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Feb 2nd 2012, 11:56 AM
Loss of nearly 2,000 nurses from HSE 'a major blow'
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.
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Jan 21st 2012, 12:59 PM
School cuts could lead to death of rural Ireland, councillor warns
Cllr Declan Hurley said institutions making up the “backbone” of rural communities were now all under threat.
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Jan 16th 2012, 6:31 PM
Column: Why we need career guidance counsellors - and why all the stereotypes are wrong
“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.
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Jan 15th 2012, 6:00 PM
HSE service plan to be revealed tomorrow
Minister Reilly approved the redrafted plan which outlines cuts to the health services budget on Friday.
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Jan 15th 2012, 12:08 PM
Public sector reforms need 'more urgency' to succeed - Hayes
The Minister of State has warned that pay cuts will be back on the agenda if Croke Park changes are not pushed through.
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Jan 12th 2012, 8:01 AM
Beds to be closed in Tallaght hospital
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”.
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Jan 6th 2012, 1:13 PM
Column: Cardinal Rules - On giving Brian Hayes a helping hand
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…
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…
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Dec 8th 2011, 8:32 AM
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