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Menu of Budget health cuts yet to be decided – James Reilly
The menu of cuts to affect the health service in next week’s Budget have yet to be signed off, Health Minister Dr James Reilly said today.
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Publicans looking for 15pc tax on drinks sold at off-licences
PUB owners are urging the Government to slap a 15pc tax on drinks sold at off-licences.
Budget 2013: Child benefit cut by €10 plus prescription fees doubled
FAMILIES are facing a €10 cut in child benefit and medical card holders will see a doubling of the charges they pay for prescription drugs in next week's Budget.
Crackdown on OAPs not eligible for medical cards
A NEW crackdown on medical cards for older people is under way after an audit found 7,000 have not had their eligibility reviewed for more than a decade.
Budget 2013: FG threatens to put dole on table for cuts
FINE Gael is threatening to press for a cut in the dole in next week's Budget, if Labour keeps pushing for tax increases on high earners.
Video: All ages united against the chill wind of austerity
Seven-year-old Amy Jones was all decked out for the occasion. The pretty little girl was sporting a jaunty red flower in her hair, and she was carrying a lifelike, cobwebbed gravestone made from foam, which bore the inscription: 'RIP Regeneration Project O'Devaney Gardens'.
Quinn needs €90m cuts to fund teachers
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has admitted that he now needs to cut €90m in his department next year because of extra pay-offs to retiring teachers and additional increments to young teachers, the Sunday Independent can reveal.
Kenny faces nightmare start to EU presidency after budget talks fail
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny faces the nightmare prospect of having to put together a deal on the highly contentious EU budget during Ireland's EU presidency next year.
Joe's Fiver Friday offers a Budget lifeline
BROADCASTER Joe Duffy's popular 'Fiver Friday' campaign will return next week in what he has described as a "happy coincidence" for Irish families ahead of the upcoming Budget.
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