After the Budget – the following Welfare payments will be reduced by €8.30 per week from January 1st 2010 * Jobseeker’s Benefit * Jobseeker’s Allowance * Supplementary Welfare Allowance * One-Parent Family Payment * Prisoner’s Wife’s Allowance * Pre-Retirement Allowance * Farm Assist * Health and Safety Benefit * Widow’s and Widower’s (Contributory) Pension (under […]
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Budget 2009
Student Grants Reduced in Budget
The Budget on December 9th announced that from January 2010 the rates of student grants and scholarships will be reduced by 5%. It will apply to all existing and new grant-holders.
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Teachers Uncertified Sick Leave
A change to sick leave for teachers was announced in the 2010 Budget. From the start of the 2010/11 school year, the maximum number of uncertified sick leave days allowed in the school year for teachers in primary, secondary and community and comprehensive schools will be reduced to seven days. This is the same number […]
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Budget 2010 and Public Sector Pay Cuts
The 2010 Budget has announced the following reductions in Public Sector pay: Public Servants earning over 200,000 will have a 15% pay reduction. Public Servants earning from 165,000 to 200,000 will have a 12% pay reduction. Public Servants earning from 125,000 – 165,000 will see an 8% pay reduction. Other Public Servants with salaries under […]
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Prescription Charges for Medical card Holders
New Prescription charge of 50c per item for Medical Card Holders. Prescriptions are currently free to medical card holders. In the Budget 2010 a new charge was announced of 50 cent per item. This charge is subject to a monthly ceiling of €10 per family This charge is expected to save €25 million a year. […]
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