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Tuesday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories - - May 15, 2012
FinFacts 1 week ago

Salary The retirees who have returned to work include a wide range of staff, from 59 vets working for the Department of Agriculture as meat inspectors, to the chief medical officer in the Department of Social Protection, who was rehired on a salary of... Full Article at FinFacts
Large numbers of public service retirees rehired
Irish Times 1 week ago

NUMBERS of those who retired from the public service are being taken back by Government departments, according to replies given by Ministers in response to questions from a Fianna Fáil TD. The chief medical officer in the Department of Social... Full Article at Irish Times
Increase in BT Ireland's revenues
Irish Times 1 week ago

The company added a number of clients to its growing IT services division during the period, with contracts signed including the Department of Social Protection, Tourism Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The company also signed... Full Article at Irish Times
An Post defends rural branch closures
Irish Examiner 3 weeks ago

Ireland third out of 31 countries in Europe. An Post also has more customers than ever, with 1.7m visitors to its branch network every week. However, TDs and senators heard that regular mail now only accounts for 17% of An Post’s revenue. The single... Full Article at Irish Examiner
Taoiseach denies Government targeting autistic children
Irish Times 4 weeks ago

The Fianna Fáil leader referred to “a most insulting comment” in a letter a parent received from the Department of Social Protection. The letter said “the needs of your child are not greater than the need of any average six year old”. He claimed... Full Article at Irish Times
World Bank South-South Learning Forum 2011 - Framing the SP Agenda in LICs and Fragile States - 4
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Restaurateurs to call for 9% VAT rate retention
RTE Interactive 1 month ago

4,000 new apprenticeships over four years to tackle the shortage in chefs facing the industry. According to CEO Adrian Cummins, there are only 150 chefs in training in colleges annually, despite the potential vacancies of double or treble that amount. ... Full Article at RTE Interactive
Senior civil servants to face sanction for failing to manage staff
Irish Times 1 month ago

Overall, the number of civil servants who have completed the assessment process annually has been poor but is improving. In 2009, just 56 per cent completed it, rising to 69 per cent in 2010. Among the arms of the Civil Service where the fewest... Full Article at Irish Times
Exempt owners can be fined over charge
Irish Examiner 2 months ago

The Department of Environment last night confirmed that the two groups will face fines unless they register for their waivers. Some 18,988 people were in receipt of mortgage interest supplement at the beginning of the year, say the Department of Social... Full Article at Irish Examiner