Anyone with a query about extra tax owed by pensioners, following an under-calculation of their liabilities, is being asked to call a special helpline set up by the Revenue Commissioners.

A special Revenue phoneline will be made available between 9.30am and 4.30pm tomorrow for people with concerns about the tax they need to pay on pensions.

UNEMPLOYED people in Bandon are, on average, receiving just two minutes per month training and job seeking advice from Fás due to a failure by the state training agency to invest in the region since the downturn.

The Citizens Information Service says it has received more than 500,000 queries in the first six months of this year, as a result of the economic slowdown.

The issue of employment rights remains a significant problem in Ireland, according to a report published by the social services agency Comhairle.

There has been 75% increase in the number of calls to the Citizens Information Service in the past year.