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Health Budget Fictions
Patrick Kinsella 22/05/2019
The new chief of the HSE has made cost-containment his top priority. Taking office in mid-May, Paul Reid’s first act was to order senior health service managers to live within their assigned resources: spending beyond budget is ‘no longer an option’. He gave department heads ten days to report to him with plans to stay on target. Reid told …
The Interesting Story on Irish People’s Health and Habits.
Paul Sweeney 02/11/2016
Paul Sweeney: Did you know that 23% of Irish people still smoke, in spite of the ultra clear evidence that it is deadly? More men (26%) than women …
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Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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