The three unions representing staff working in community and voluntary sector agencies funded by the HSE - Fórsa, the INMO and SIPTU - have confirmed the unions will attend the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on Monday 17th April. Unions are looking to improve the long-standing problem of pay terms for staff working in HSE-funded agencies providing health and care services. You can read our press release HERE which was picked up by RTE
New figures show that about €1.52 billion of the department’s capital budget went unspent between 2020 and 2022, including just over €1 billion intended for social and affordable housing.The figures were obtained in response to parliamentary queries by Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin. They show the department’s underspend in housing amounted to €92 million in 2020; €441 million in 2021; and €471 million last year.
Ireland’s ‘triple lock’ policy for deploying the Defence Forces overseas will be examined and debated at this summer’s National Consultative Forum on Ireland’s security policy according to the Irish Times. The 'triple lock' policy means troops will not be deployed without the approval of the Government and the Dáil and the backing of a United Nations resolution.
Analysis by Mark Coan of money advice and broker site MoneySherpa.ie estimates that close to 60,000 mortgage holders are now mortgage prisoners of the vultures. The Irish Independent leads with this story:
French unions will today mobilise hundreds of thousands of protesters in the latest day of action against President Emmanuel Macron's bitterly contested pension reforms.
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The biggest competition in golf starts today with Rory McIlroy looking to wear the famous Green Jacket on Sunday.
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