Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan’s speech is available to read here, or to watch here.
The Government’s summary of the measures announced in the Budget is available here.
Nurses at Beaumont Hospital are seeking urgent talks at the Labour Relations Commission after talks with management on overcrowding ended without a resolution.
The Irish Nurses Organisation says it is disappointed that management at the hospital does not appear to have made any progress in dealing with the matter.
They say the crisis that developed in the hospital's A & E department last weekend could happen at any time.
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