Tag: cutbacks

Thanks to Alan Shatter, the justice minister, we also know that the Government plans to take some money from its own pockets as well. In a heated government exchange last week the minister unexpectedly revealed he’s planning to shave 15.7%, or €340m, from his department’s budget over the next three years, according to the front page story in the Sunday Times.

Proposed spending cuts of €400m on education are among the key sticking points between Fianna Fail and the Greens in agreeing the upcoming Budget, The Sunday Business Post reports.