- All social welfare rates reduced by up to 5 per cent saving €850 million
- Staff reductions of 6,168 across health sector and other service cuts saving €1.2billion
- Staff cuts of 6,930 across education sector and other cuts in services saving €746 million
- Reduction of 34 city/county councils to 22 local authorities saving €100 million
- Closure of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and other cuts saving €151 million
- Merging the regional offices of Enterprise Ireland, IDA and FÁS saving €87m
- Cutting 1,140 staff from agricultural agencies and cuts to farming schemes saving €305 million
- Reduction and standardisation of child benefit rate saving €531 million
- End to double welfare payments and other benefits saving €362 million
- Rationalisation of Arts, Sports and Tourism programmes saving €104
- Reduction in Defence Forces personnel by more than 500 and other cuts saving €53m
- Cuts to the Office of Public Works services and staff - €82.8m
- Rationalisation of CIE companies to achieve savings of €55 million
- Cuts to energy efficiency schemes run by Sustainable Energy Ireland saving €40m
- Rationalisation of embassies and overseas missions €15 million
- Cuts to pay and allowances for justice sector staff, including gardaí saving €65m
- Merging of Children's Ombudsman, Data Protection Commissioner with Ombudsman saving €500,000
- Single reduced funding stream for all science, technology activities saving €53m
Abandoning of pledge to spend 0.7 per cent of budget on overseas aid saving €14.8m
- Amalgamation of smaller primary schools €25m
- Discontinuation of the Family Support Agency saving €30m
- Cuts to road maintenance and regional air services saving €35m