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by Niall Shanahan

In other news, Martin Wall reports that two companies which received more than €1.5 million between them in contracts awarded by University Hospital Limerick without a competitive procurement process were owned or part-owned by employees at the facility. 

 

Finance minister Jack Chambers has claimed that an average worker should see benefits of at least €1,000 from income tax reductions and cost-of-living payments in the budget in October, while a leading recruitment firm has called on the Government to introduce a robust employee-vetting service to tackle what it claims is a growing trend of “litigious employees submitting bogus claims” against employers. 

 

Elsewhere, Fórsa will have a presence at the National Ploughing Championships over the next three days. Here's all you need to know if you're attending, while the Farmer's Journal predicts good weather.

 

Meanwhile, Danny McCoy (Ibec) writes that the next government must focus on "infrastructure, education, and, critically, an energy strategy that balances the need for decarbonisation with the demands of a competitive economy," as the Social Protection minister announces that the launch  of the landmark auto-enrolment scheme - designed to provide a pension plan for thousands of workers - has been delayed yet again until next year.

 

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Ireland rugby international Bundee Aki was one of 3,600 people who became Irish citizens yesterday in ceremonies taking place at Dublin's Convention Centre. 

 

Have a great day.

Niall

 

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