4,000Number of posts that the HSE aims to cut this year
$60m
Amount of non-lethal aid the US has pledged to Syrian opposition fighters
1.85m
The number of people in jobs, a rise of 6,500 on three months earlier
$85bn
Size of the cuts in US government spending as a result of the sequester
26%
The year-on-year increase in calls received by the ISPCA relating to abused horses, ponies and foals
3.3%
Fall in the average price of residential property in the State in the 12 months to the end of January
80
The number of public service allowances that are being targeted for abolition under Croke Park II
€11,734
Cut to the salary of Ministers under Croke Park II, bringing the annual salary down to €177,625
