Several recent reports have pointed to a continuing shortfall in funding of the social care system, under which most councils restrict services to people whose needs are judged to be "substantial" or "critical".
And despite the continuing shortfall there is still plenty of good work going on, putting fences and guards around nuclear storage sites, helping to build the facilities where mouldering chemical shells can safely be destroyed, etc.
Moreover, the €2 billion that the policy could net may not be enough to offset a continuing shortfall, as a third year of recession eats into consumer spending and firms' profits.As for privatisation, more than 20 deals are supposed to have been completed by January, according to the latest EU-IMF agreement.
The IEA estimates that more than half of the gas produced in 2012 was "flared" or burned off, which it describes as "hugely wasteful given the continuing shortfall in electricity supply in Iraq".
"In a year of global discussions on development and climate change, these unprecedented levels of need and continued shortfalls in funding highlight the need to sustainably address the underlying causes and long-term impacts of crisis," said Sophia Swithern, head of the GHA programme.
And, facing a continuing funding shortfall of $210 million - needed for vital vaccines, training and logistics - the eradication initiative is again at a turning point.
But that could be the consequence of a continuing productivity shortfall.
A continuing financial shortfall is threatening the global supply of yellow fever vaccine and could result in the exclusion of the two countries from upcoming campaigns.
Despite these initiatives, Ireland continues to have a shortfall of physicians which has been projected to continue [ 10- 13].
That's partly because the industry continues to suffer a shortfall of skilled workers.
