IN NOVEMBER of 2010 the Law Society of Ireland established a task force to consider whether or not existing guidance and regulations relating to solicitors acting for both vendor and purchaser in property transactions were adequate to protect the public interest and to make any appropriate recommendations. It was chaired by Catherine Treacy, former chief […]
HSE cuts to hit services for the elderly and disabled
Cuts affecting the elderly and the disabled feature strongly in a €130 million cost-reduction package announced by the HSE today. Some 600,000 home-help hours are being cut, the second time this service has been cut this year, while €10 million will be saved through a reduction in personal assistant hours for the disabled. Another €1.7 […]