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Gardaí remove students protesting against third-level fees as they attempted to block Minister for Finance Brian Lenihans car as he was due to chair a function at the Clinton Institute on the Belfield campus last night. Photograph: Eric Luke
- Greens criticise way medical card issue was handledGREENS:THE GREEN Party has criticised the way the Government, of which it is a party, had handled the medical card controversy but said it was working with its coalition partners to find a way of ensuring that the vast majority of people over 70 retained their cards.
- Legislation will prevent IMO from negotiating fees with GovernmentCOMPETITION LAW:THE IRISH Medical Organisation (IMO) will be prevented by competition law from negotiating a new fee structure for medical card holders over-70 with the Government on behalf of its members.
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Analysis: Laura SlatteryPackage of tax increases to hit middle income families hard
Analysis: Jim O'LearyTargeting of waste could have averted tax hikes
Analysis: Miriam LordLenihan's levy the headline act in day of few surprises
Comment: Colm KellyPolicies will need to reflect demands of a changed world
