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The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform today updated his colleagues regarding the introduction of Voluntary Redundancy Schemes (VR) in targeted sections of the Public Service...

The Government at the request of Mr. Brendan Howlin, T.D., Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, today (20 November 2012) invited members of the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to discussions on a new...

Mr. Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), today officially announced the closure of ...

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr. Brendan Howlin TD today, 31 October 2012, updated Government colleagues on the rationalisation of state agencies...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to appear before the Select Committee today and look forward to a constructive discussion covering the 2013 technical allocations for my Department’s group of Votes. I welcome this earlier interaction on...

It is alleged that the pay bill savings set out in the Implementation Body report are overstated. This is not correct. The pay savings from numbers reductions are based on the average pay of employees. We do not include overhead...

Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin today published the outcome of the review of public service allowances and premium pay following consideration by Government. The Minister has also published the business cases submitted to his...

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, T.D. and Minister of State with special responsibility for Public Service Reform and the...

The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD today (6 September 2012) announced the provision of free independent professional financial advice to borrowers in mortgage distress...

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr. Brendan Howlin T.D., today welcomed the agreement of Civil Service management and unions to introduce fundamental changes to the performance...