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23/02/2009
Downturn Creates Billion Euro Deficit For HSE
The increased dependence on medical cards due to the mass job losses in recent months and loss of income from the health levy has left a billion Euro hole in the HSE's budget.
The Health Service Executive is to hold an emergency board meeting to discuss ways of making savings and to look at options for spending cuts, which are suspected to include cuts in overtime, allowances and non-core pay for over 113,000 staff.
However, the current slew of protests over the pension levy has seen health staff already protesting over the Government's planned cuts and any further reductions in pay could spark further industrial action.
The HSE board meeting comes ahead of a meeting of the executive council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) tomorrow. Ballots on strike action are expected to be on the agenda.
The council's considerations come in the wake of a massive protest march in Dublin on Saturday, attended by an estimated 100,000.
The HSE had a budget of over €14.5bn this year, and major cuts seem unavoidable with a deficit of €1.1 billion looming.
(DW/BMcC)
The Health Service Executive is to hold an emergency board meeting to discuss ways of making savings and to look at options for spending cuts, which are suspected to include cuts in overtime, allowances and non-core pay for over 113,000 staff.
However, the current slew of protests over the pension levy has seen health staff already protesting over the Government's planned cuts and any further reductions in pay could spark further industrial action.
The HSE board meeting comes ahead of a meeting of the executive council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) tomorrow. Ballots on strike action are expected to be on the agenda.
The council's considerations come in the wake of a massive protest march in Dublin on Saturday, attended by an estimated 100,000.
The HSE had a budget of over €14.5bn this year, and major cuts seem unavoidable with a deficit of €1.1 billion looming.
(DW/BMcC)
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A campaign against pay cuts by civil and public service workers has increased in intensity today as Health Service Executive workers announce a plan to extend industrial action this week. From 9am this morning until 1pm, HSE workers in the Dublin and northeast region will stop answering telephones.
HSE Workers Fight Pay Cuts
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5,000 HSE Staff To Go
The Minister for Health Mary Harney has announced that some 5,000 HSE jobs will go under a voluntary retirement scheme. Under the proposal, the Health Service Executive will seek 5,000 staff to leave voluntarily by the end of the year, while those willing are being asked to apply for the scheme by 19 November.
5,000 HSE Staff To Go
The Minister for Health Mary Harney has announced that some 5,000 HSE jobs will go under a voluntary retirement scheme. Under the proposal, the Health Service Executive will seek 5,000 staff to leave voluntarily by the end of the year, while those willing are being asked to apply for the scheme by 19 November.
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