Howlin: The HSE are going to live up to savings targets - they have to
The Public Expenditure Minister also said that there could be room in Budget 2015 for tax cuts.
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The Public Expenditure Minister also said that there could be room in Budget 2015 for tax cuts.
The Irish Medical Organisation and the Civil and Public Service Union become the latest to accept the pay plan.
The doctors’ union says the proposals on the table are “far from perfect” but that on balance, the deal is worth backing.
Instead of uniting against this draconian piece of legislation, the unions are operating under a ‘me fein’ attitude that will help no one, writes Kieran Allen.
The union says the new proposals don’t address its concerns about the broader economic effect of public pay cuts.
Public servants earning over €65,000 a year will have pay cuts from July 1 after this evening’s Dáil vote.
The INMO had rejected the Croke Park II pay deal but has said the new deal is the best available for its members
The Irish Federation of University Teachers says it has hired a senior barrister to examine the constitutionality of the proposed deal to see if it can be challenged in the courts.
The Irish Medical Organisation wants clarification on the nature of proposed talks to encourage junior doctors against emigrating.
Negotiations have “concluded” on the Haddington Road deal, said the junior finance minister, adding less favourable conditions will apply to those unions who reject it.
The ASTI and TUI say the ‘Haddington Road’ proposals aren’t sufficiently different from Croke Park 2 to change their minds.