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Funding of €15m to provide school book rental schemes for 400 schools
The Minister for Education said the new funding will benefit all primary schools who currently operate a school book rental scheme.
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Apr 17th 2014, 7:45 AM
Gross total expenditure for public service to amount to €53bn for 2014
Revised estimates are required to be published before the end of 2013.
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Dec 18th 2013, 7:26 PM
Students protest cuts to social welfare by eating beans on a couch at Leinster House
They also dressed as members of cabinet to highlight the differences in income between politicians and the unemployed.
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Nov 1st 2013, 2:36 PM
Vigil at children’s hospital to highlight medical card removal
Parents and supporters gathered at Crumlin Children’s Hospital this afternoon to protest revoking of cards for some chronically-ill children.
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Oct 26th 2013, 3:55 PM
Column: Pitting one section of the Irish people against another weakens us all
Budget 2014 hit the most vulnerable elements of society – not the young, the sick, the old, or pregnant alone. We need to show intergenerational solidarity and stand together against this injustice, writes Peter Kavanagh.
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Oct 25th 2013, 7:10 AM
Column: Nobody ever chooses to be homeless – this government is pushing people to the brink
Access to health services is key to leaving homelessness behind – which is why Budget 2014 is so damaging to the Government’s commitment to end long-term homelessness by 2016, writes Niamh Randall.
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Oct 24th 2013, 7:15 AM
VIDEO: Pensioners at today's protest believe the worst is yet to come
One worries that without the telephone allowance her emergency alarm will be cut off. Another wishes he had never moved back to Ireland.
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Oct 22nd 2013, 8:30 PM
Damien Kiberd: Health is not just Angola, it’s the original Heart of Darkness
What’s to become of the very sick who can’t afford insurance cover and who don’t qualify for medical cards? Does anyone – including Reilly – know?
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Oct 20th 2013, 8:45 AM
Money getting you down? A psychologist is giving free advice on how to handle stress
Psychologist Shane Martin is holding a free talk entitled “How to Cope with the Stress of Debt” this week.
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Oct 20th 2013, 8:30 AM
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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Oct 19th 2013, 12:00 PM
Column: Funerals are tough – and costs escalate quickly
One of the more perplexing cuts outlined in this year’s budget is the axing of the Bereavement Grant. People feel that they’re not safe from austerity, even in death, writes Geraldine Fitzgerald.
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Oct 18th 2013, 8:00 PM
Budget changes will affect 1.4 million health insurance customers
The cap on the tax relief on health insurance policies will increase the costs for customers.
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Oct 18th 2013, 12:13 PM
OECD approves of Irish tax rate, but change is coming says Noonan
The head of the OECD’s tax centre says there is no threat to the Irish corporate tax rate, but Michael Noonan wants to enhance the country’s reputation.
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Oct 17th 2013, 10:04 PM
The Gathering might return in five or seven years time, says Varadkar
The Gathering brought in more than 300,000 tourists, but he said it is not something that can be done too often.
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Oct 17th 2013, 11:32 AM
Column: The exploitation of young people has been cemented by this government
The cut in jobseeker’s allowance for those under 26 won’t nudge young people into “valuable training” in JobBridge or other schemes, it will push them into poverty and emigration, write Andrew Byrne and Dan Hayden.
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Oct 17th 2013, 7:15 AM
Eamon Gilmore: ‘This is the last of the difficult budgets’
He said this budget will bring us to a point where Ireland will have control of “its economic destiny”.
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Oct 16th 2013, 10:55 PM
Fine Gael and Labour social welfare cuts for youth criticised - by Labour Youth
The youth arm of the Labour Party called a measure approved by its own party “regressive” and “fundamentally unfair”, but the party rejected ideas that it had attempted to censor the statement.
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Oct 16th 2013, 7:45 PM
Noonan and Howlin answer questions about Budget 2014
Ministers Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin are answering questions on Today with Seán O’Rourke now.
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Oct 16th 2013, 10:07 AM
Colm Keaveney: Hope has been driven out by cynicism in Ireland
“Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart”… Well, different groups in our society have had to endure different levels of sacrifice, writes Colm Keaveney.
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Oct 16th 2013, 10:00 AM
Closing tax loophole won't 'adversely affect' multinational companies, says ACC
The American Chamber of Commerce and the IDA say that changes in Ireland’s tax residency rules will not affect Ireland’s competitiveness as a location for foreign direct investment.
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Oct 16th 2013, 9:02 AM
Damien Kiberd: Budget 2014 arithmetic not just iffy - it's scary
The figures are extraordinarily precise, writes TheJournal.ie columnist Damien Kiberd – as imaginary numbers often neatly are.
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Oct 16th 2013, 7:00 AM
How was it for you? Our Readers' Panel react, Part One
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of today’s budget. Here’s how they were affected, in their own words.
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Oct 15th 2013, 11:00 PM
How was it for you? Our Readers' Panel react, Part Two
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of today’s budget. Here’s how they were affected, in their own words.
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Oct 15th 2013, 11:00 PM
Wine, banter and turning on each other: Here's how Twitter reacted to Budget 2014
Cuts to maternity benefit and unemployment benefit for young people as well as the abolition of the bereavement grant were the hot topics.
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Oct 15th 2013, 10:00 PM
How the World Reacted: Budget 2014
What’s the rest of the world saying about us?
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Oct 15th 2013, 8:11 PM
Budget 2014 liveblog: As it happened
TheJournal.ie’s liveblog guided you through the Budget Day announcement – and let you know how it will affect YOU.
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Oct 15th 2013, 7:45 PM
Column: Cutting unemployment benefit to the under-26s is unjust and unacceptable
The plan is a further step towards the political disillusionment of young people, a drastic slash in living standards, and an even more polarised society, write Dan O’Neill and Fiona Dunkin.
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Oct 15th 2013, 7:30 PM
"This Budget gives young people one guarantee - emigration" - Sinn Féin reacts to the Budget
Sinn Féin felt that the Budget was an attack on young people, repeating the message that the Government have “made emigration a policy”.
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Oct 15th 2013, 5:37 PM
Higher rate of Invalidity Pension to be phased out
A higher level of payment offered within the scheme is to be cut for certain recipients.
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Oct 15th 2013, 5:23 PM
"Even the dead aren't safe from this Government" - Fianna Fáil reaction to the Budget
The treatment of elderly people was highlighted by two Fianna Fáil spokespeople today, with Seán Fleming asking what the Government “has against elderly married couples?”.
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Oct 15th 2013, 4:53 PM
IN FULL: Brendan Howlin's Budget 2014 speech
Medical cards, GP care for children, a levy on banks and more…
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Oct 15th 2013, 4:18 PM
The DailyEdge.ie Guide to blocking the budget
Prefer to keep your head in the sand? We’re here to help
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Oct 15th 2013, 4:00 PM
Lotto sale to fund children's hospital, a training centre, roads and more
Proceeds from the sale will fund a €200 million capital investment scheme, says Brendan Howlin.
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Oct 15th 2013, 3:52 PM
IN FULL: Michael Noonan's Budget 2014 speech
Did you miss the minister’s Budget 2014 announcement earlier? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
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Oct 15th 2013, 3:50 PM
Government to "strategically invest" €6.4 billion NPRF pot
The €6.4 billion discretionary account in the National Pensions Reserve Fund will be used to invest in employment schemes in Ireland, Brendan Howlin said today.
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Oct 15th 2013, 3:39 PM
No increases in VAT or income tax next year
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Oct 15th 2013, 3:24 PM
Cigarettes and pints up by 10 cent, wine up by 50 cent
If you smoke or drink, enjoy the price for the next nine hours or so – it is rising at midnight.
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Oct 15th 2013, 3:12 PM
Good news for airlines: Air Travel Tax to be scrapped next year
The current rate of tax means airlines have to pay €3 for every passenger departing from an airport.
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Oct 15th 2013, 3:03 PM
"Living City" designations to be extended to Cork, Dublin, Galway and Kilkenny
The pilot scheme, which was rolled out this year in Waterford and Limerick, will be extended to the other cities in the country in 2014.
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Oct 15th 2013, 2:54 PM
Michael Noonan's 13-second Instagram preview of the Budget
Watch him reading an autocue in EXTREME CLOSE-UP.
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Oct 15th 2013, 2:27 PM
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