An Bord Snip Nua?

[clonycavanman]

Fine Gael has considerable faith that An Bord Snip will deliver swingeing cuts. On www.finegael.org - home the sixpoint plan for job creation and protection (dated 1-4-09) assumes one of the largest contributions from 'A Smarter and Leaner State' (total saving of 1000 in 2010, units of a million euros one supposes) will be 401 from the Bord Snip (ouch, that'll hurt).
FG does not itself name a single NGO that could be dispensed with, does not identify the Legal Aid budget as due a reduction.
The NGOs are actually self-serving taxpayer-funded professional lobbyists, with a huge output of 'reports' and published 'policy recommendations', and a disproportionate say in our national life; and no-one will take them on.
Certainly not Fine Gael. In the sixpoint plan not a vested interest is threatened; except CIE which will have it's subsidy cut. Bus drivers! You're a soft target.
Comment: The Job Creation Plan is a very faint-hearted document. Why don't they just join Fianna Fail?

[spidermom]

Lots of non-permanent staff have not had their contracts renewed such as local authority staff and special needs assistants.

and hospital staff who were on contract...6 months probation etc.....an awful lot...at hospital level not being replaced at all!!)(e.g nurses,physios,OTs,social workers.....12 NCHDs posts were dropped too)