Irish language and Gaeltacht areas
Costing
Increase capital budget of Údarás na Gaeltachta by 50%.
Cost €3 million
Increase funding to Foras na Gaeilge.
Cost €2 million
Increase funding for the implementation of the 20-year strategy on the Irish language.
Cost €1.69 million
Savings Measures Public Pay and Pensions
Costing
Reductions in public sector pay and pensions, including 15% reduction in public sector salaries between €100,000 & €150,000 and 30% on income over €150,000.
Oireachtas Pay and Allowances
Saves €23.02 million
Costing
Reductions in Oireachtas Pay and Allowances, including Taoiseach and Ministers reduced by 50% of everything over €75,000, and TDs and Senators reduced to €75,000 and €60,000.
General Government Expenditure
Saves €3.88 million
Costing
Reduce Professional fees and general department spend on travel and training by 10%.
Public expenditure
Saves €27.2 million
Costing Saves €107.29 million
End the State subsidy of private care in public hospitals.
Saves €21 million
2% reduction in branded medicines. Phased withdrawal of private school annual state subsidy over five years.
Saves €20.6 million
Wind-down JobBridge Scheme.
Saves €10.3 million
Cancel Gateway Scheme.
Saves €3.1 million
Greater use of JobsPlus.
Saves €15.2 million
Sinn Féin Alternative Budget - October 2014
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