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Further public sector savings to be known on Thursday

Public sector workers will be told on Thursday of government plans to fastrack savings from the C...
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18.17 9 Oct 2012


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Further public sector savings to be known on Thursday

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18.17 9 Oct 2012


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Public sector workers will be told on Thursday of government plans to fastrack savings from the Croke Park Agreement.

The Taoiseach is convening the meeting of the Croke Park Implementation Body to outline department-by-department savings.

It follows embarrassing climb-down by the coalition to tackle allowances and save €75 million.

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Instead a definite saving of just €3.5 million would have been made.

The day the Cabinet decided to scrap just 1 of 1,100 allowances the Taoiseach ordered each department to look at what savings could be fast-tracked under Croke Park.

A week later each department came back with what they believed could be archived.

It was also announced on September 20th that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Dáil was to scrutinise public service allowances.

PAC Chairman John McGuinness says the examination by the Committee will look at the process involved in the review of allowances carried out this year.

Mr. Kenny will chair a meeting with the Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin and the Croke Park Implementation Body.

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