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'A ruined planet cannot sustain human lives in good health'

The income of Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has fallen by €52 million in the space of only four years, which has partly led to the long-running dispute between it and the Department of Health (DoH) over the failure to remit staff pension-related deductions under the FEMPI Act, now estimated at more than €9 million.

By Gary Culliton.

By Gary Culliton.

Dear Editor, Your recent article (‘No new IMO CEO in place by AGM’, IMT, January 11, 2013, http://bit.

Éireann-go-Broke is no longer a refuge for reality-avoiders, says Dr Garrett FitzGerald, who believes it is inevitable that consultants’ pay and generous pensions are next on the Government’s chopping block.

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