Quarter of junior ministers to lose their jobs

Five of the Government’s 20 junior ministers are to lose their jobs after Easter in a cost-cutting reshuffle, the Taoiseach said today.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2009 - 16:53

Five of the Government’s 20 junior ministers are to lose their jobs after Easter in a cost-cutting reshuffle, the Taoiseach said today.

Speaking on the eve of the emergency Budget, Brian Cowen said all ministers of state will resign on April 21 but only three-quarters of them will be reappointed the following day.

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