The IMPACT public service union gas welcomed the government’s acknowledgment that payroll savings delivered by the Haddington Road agreement will be worth around €500 million in 2014 – in the region of 20% of next year’s budgetary adjustment. The union also welcomed the signs of an easing of pressure on staffing. The government announced that a “reform dividend,” in the form of limited public service recruitment, was now planned. The union said it would aim to consult with the relevant departments to highlight areas where new recruitment was needed, including urgently demands in the health and social care professions, primary and mental health services, special needs provision and a number of other areas.
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