# public-sector - Friday 9 March, 2012
# One Year In
# One Year In
The government promised to cut public sector numbers, increase accountability and improve performance. What’s happened?
# public-sector - Saturday 3 March, 2012
# Wages
# Wages
…but average wages are still falling overall, new figures show.
# public-sector - Friday 2 March, 2012
# Retirements
# Retirements
Brendan Howlin says that the number of staff in the public sector has fallen by more than the target set for 2011.
# public-sector - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
# Retirements
# Retirements
More than 1,200 staff have retired from the civil service since January – almost twice the number expected in the whole of 2013.
# Opinion
# Opinion
Truly intelligent efficiencies would deliver more fulfilled workers as well as better services, writes Aaron McKenna.
# public-sector - Monday 27 February, 2012
# Whistleblowers
# Whistleblowers
The final legislation is expected to be published by Minister Brendan Howlin later this year.
# public-sector - Sunday 19 February, 2012
# Young Fine Gael
# Young Fine Gael
Young Fine Gael’s national conference has been taking place in Tullamore this weekend.
# public-sector - Wednesday 15 February, 2012
# Decentralisation
# Decentralisation
RTÉ reports that the closure of decentralised offices of FÁS, the Equality Tribunal, and the Department of the Environment has been given the green light.
# HSE
# HSE
The health minister said the HSE will have lost 4,200 staff, but insisted this would not lead to unsafe services.
# public-sector - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
# Health Service
# Health Service
Enda Kenny has given a detailed breakdown of the numbers expected to leave, after fears were raised over the impact on services.
# public-sector - Monday 6 February, 2012
# Gardaí
# Gardaí
Public sector retirements will see 61 vacancies in senior Garda ranks – and the government needs to act to fill these, the Opposition has said.
# Retirements
# Retirements
Enda Kenny says high-level special units have been established to make sure that retirements next month do not hit services.
# public-sector - Friday 3 February, 2012
# Retirements
# Retirements
The chairman of An Bord Snip Nua attacks the “very poorly designed” system which may leave the public sector understaffed.
# public-sector - Wednesday 1 February, 2012
# Public Sector
# Public Sector
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has admitted he can’t guarantee there won’t be individual problems caused by the exodus of public sector workers at the end of the month.
# public-sector - Thursday 26 January, 2012
# Public Service
# Public Service
The length-of-service increments will cost the taxpayer €90million in 2012 – down from €180million last year.
# public-sector - Saturday 21 January, 2012
# HSE
# HSE
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.
# public-sector - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
# Croke Park Deal
# Croke Park Deal
A survey carried out by a Fine Gael senator finds that two-thirds of FG and Labour councillors would back amending the deal.
# public-sector - Thursday 12 January, 2012
# Public Sector Reform
# Public Sector Reform
The Minister of State has warned that pay cuts will be back on the agenda if Croke Park changes are not pushed through.
# public-sector - Thursday 5 January, 2012
# public-sector - Monday 12 December, 2011
# Croke Park Deal
# Croke Park Deal
The communications minister says a torrid economy could well force the government to revisit the current public pay deal.
# public-sector - Friday 9 December, 2011
# Public Sector
# Public Sector
Public expenditure minister Brendan Howlin says around 9,000 staff will take advantage of a handsome pension deal and retire.
# public-sector - Monday 5 December, 2011
# Open Thread
# Open Thread
One Budget day down, one to go – and we’re looking for your thoughts about the proceedings so far…
# public-sector - Friday 2 December, 2011
# Big Mouth
# Big Mouth
The controversial ‘Top Gear’ presenter joked that striking public sector workers should be shot in front of their families.
# public-sector - Thursday 1 December, 2011
# HSE
# HSE
The HSE had said that it wouldn’t pay travel expenses to its staff – but reversed the decision following a meeting between the Minister for Health and the head of the HSE.
# public-sector - Wednesday 30 November, 2011
# United Kingdom
# United Kingdom
Public sector workers are striking, over government proposals to make staff work longer and pay more in order to earn pensions.
# public-sector - Thursday 24 November, 2011
# Opinion
# Opinion
Cardiff’s humiliation at the EU was a rare example of political transparency – something our civil servants are far from familiar with, writes Aaron McKenna.
# public-sector - Sunday 20 November, 2011
# Budget 2012
# Budget 2012
The government says cutting public jobs will save €2.5bn by 2015 – but the European Commission’s draft report is far less optimistic.
# public-sector - Friday 18 November, 2011
# Public Sector
# Public Sector
The government has been criticised for proposing to cut 23,500 jobs in the public sector over the next four years.
# public-sector - Thursday 17 November, 2011
# Public Sector
# Public Sector
The government has outlined plans which also include the merging of nearly 50 state agencies.
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# Public Sector
# Public Sector
The public service reforms to be announced will see less of a reduction in staff numbers in the public sector than had been pledged in the programme for government.
# public-sector - Tuesday 15 November, 2011
# Public Sector
# Public Sector
Figures to be published on Thursday will confirm that the public sector will have fallen under 300,000 for the first time in five years.
# public-sector - Saturday 12 November, 2011
# Public Sector
# Public Sector
However, administrative staff are paid less than those in corresponding jobs elsewhere in Europe.
# public-sector - Friday 30 September, 2011
# Public Pensions
# Public Pensions
Unions claim a new reform of pensions mean that new teachers will pay more into their pension funds than they’ll get back out.
# public-sector - Thursday 29 September, 2011
# Pensions
# Pensions
But one trade union has strongly criticised the reforms which it is estimated will save €1.8 billion per year.
