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.
A huge explosion rocked the central Palestinian prison in Gaza City tonight, Palestinian security officials said.
At least seven people were wounded, the local hospital said.
It was not immediately known what caused the explosion.
The prison is run by the Palestinian Authority, which is headed by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas.
The prisoners include criminals, suspected collaborators with Israeli intelligence and violators of the truce called by the three main Palestinian groups on June 29, halting attacks against Israelis.
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