Private practice may "prey on the needy" and doctors should question whether they can morally juggle it with NHS work, an expert argues in the BMJ.

Dr John Dean, who quit private medicine, describes it as "largely a con" in his opinion, as it does not necessarily lead to better care.
He believes it has a negative impact on the NHS - taking staff away from wards.
But the British Medical Association says there should be no conflict of interest between private and NHS work.
Dr Dean, who works at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, says he initially took up private practice to help put his children through private education and renovate his house.
But, according to the article, he grew increasingly uncomfortable with his career choice as it proved difficult to keep his private and NHS work separate.
"No matter how high I set my own moral and ethical standards, I could not escape the fact that I was involved in a business for which the conduct of some involved was so venal it bordered on criminal - the greedy preying on the needy," he says.
And from a patient's point of view, "the whole business is largely a con", he says.
While patients think they are getting higher quality medicine, in his view, the main advantage is jumping the NHS queue.
He warns: "Private hospitals are like five-star hotels but for the most part they are no place to be if you are really sick."
In his report he suggests privately-funded care could have a wider negative impact on the NHS.
Since a senior doctor cannot be in two places at once, time spent in the private sector "deprives the NHS of a valuable resource," Dr Dean says.
He says perhaps medics who choose to undertake private practice should not be allowed to do any more NHS work.
But commenting on the article, a spokesperson for the doctors' union, the British Medical Association (BMA), said: "There should be no conflict of interest between NHS and private work and this principle is contained in consultants' employment contracts.
"Consultants who want to do private work must first offer to do extra work for the NHS, ensuring NHS work is the priority."
According to the BMA, contracts in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland stipulate that before consultants accept private work, they must tell their clinical manager who can then request they work additional NHS hours before they embark on any private work.
Dr Peter King-Lewis from the Independent Doctors Federation, added: "If Dr Dean feels unable to provides private healthcare in parallel with his NHS commitments and personal life, then he has probably made the right decision.
"For those who can structure their lives to provide private healthcare without compromise, they will be able to practise medicine more independently of NHS targets and quotas and spend more time on one-to-one care of their patients."


People off sick for more than four weeks are to be offered advice to get them back to work more quickly under a scheme being set up by the government.

The Health and Work Service, which will cover England, Wales and Scotland, will offer non-compulsory medical assessments and treatment plans.
It will be run by the private sector and paid for by scrapping compensation to employers for statutory sick pay.
Ministers say employers will save money overall by having fewer staff off sick.
They said it may save companies up to Â£70m a year in reduced sickness pay and related costs.
Labour's shadow work and pensions minister, Kate Green, said: "Any help to cut number of days lost to sickness is welcome, but with the government's Work Programme helping just 5% of people on sickness and disability benefits into jobs, it is clear much more needs to done to help people get back to work."
The new scheme will not entail any change to existing laws.
At present, staff who are off work for more than four weeks are considered to be long-term sick and entitled to Statutory Sick Pay of almost Â£90 per week from their employers.
That will not change under the new arrangements - but the government wants the Health and Work Service to cut the number of people on long-term sick leave.
Under the scheme, employers or GPs will be able to refer employees for a work-focused occupational health assessment.
This is intended to identify the issues preventing an employee from returning to work and draw up a plan for them, their GP and their employer, recommending how the employee can be helped back to work more quickly.
This may include fitness for work advice, medical care, working from home or retraining.
The scheme is not compulsory. Workers will be allowed to refuse to be assessed or to follow any course of action or treatment recommended.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says it is intended that the service will start operating this year.
It will be run by the private sector, with the firms managing it decided by a tendering process.
The service will be paid for by scrapping the Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold Scheme (PTS), which gives some compensation to employers faced with high levels of sickness absence.
The government says PTS is "an outdated system which does nothing to promote or support active management of sickness absences by either the employer or employee".
Minister for Disabled People Mike Penning rejected suggestions that ending PTS was about the government saving money.
He said the compensation to employers under PTS amounted to only Â£10 a week on average for each employee.
"We think we can use that money much better," he said.
In return for losing that compensation employers would instead have access to an occupational health scheme.
He said employers should regard that as "a good investment".
The financial loss to business from ending PTS would also be offset by a reduction in lost working days, earlier return to work and increased economic output created by the new scheme, the DWP said.
It said small businesses, which do not generally have occupational health services, would particularly benefit.
Mr Penning said sickness absence had a "substantial impact" on workers, employers and taxpayers.
"As part of the government's long-term economic plan, we are taking action to get people back into work," he said.
"This is a triple-win. It will mean more people with a job, reduced cost for business, and a more financially secure future for Britain."
The Trades Union Congress said it supported anything that could help people get back to work when they are ill, and that being in a rewarding job with a supportive employer could be good for your health.
But it said care should be taken over how the scheme was implemented.
The TUC's head of health and safety, Hugh Robertson, said: "The focus of this service should be about getting them [workers] better as opposed to just back to work and the two are not necessarily the same."
The danger was that people would be forced back to work before they were well.
Mr Robertson added: "Also there is nothing which can force employers to do anything with the advice they are given [by occupational health experts]."
Pensions Minister Steve Webb denied that people would be forced back to work prematurely.
He said: "It is about sitting down and supporting people, saying What help and support do you need to make sure this sickness absence is not any longer than it needs to be."
About one million people in Britain are off work long-term because of illness, according to the government.
The rate of absence through sickness is among the lowest in Europe and has halved over the past decade.


An industrial-scale experiment in a Staffordshire forest will help fill gaps in knowledge about climate change.

The project has created an outdoor laboratory by encircling trees with 25m masts gushing high levels of carbon dioxide.
The site is surrounded by a 3m anti-climb fence, and silvery tubes snake along the forest floor in what looks like a sci-fi alien invasion.
The scientists behind the experiment want to find how forests will respond to the levels of carbon dioxide expected in the atmosphere by the middle of the 21st Century.
That means full lab conditions: no food and drink in the woods, and no relieving yourself behind a tree.
The role of plants in taking up CO2 is one of the known unknowns in climatology. CO2 is a plant fertiliser and researchers think that as levels increase the trees will fix more of it into their trunks, roots and organic matter in the earth.
But they believe the fertilizing effect will be limited over time by other factors such as lack of nutrients, lack of water and rising temperatures.
Humans and forests currently participate in a mutually beneficial exchange in which trees are fed by increasing CO2, and the trees in turn lock up carbon that would otherwise remain in the atmosphere, heating the planet.
Trees are estimated to be storing between a quarter and a third of the carbon produced by burning fossil fuels, and the earth is becoming greener as a result.
One of the great imponderables in climate science is how long forests will continue to buffer climate change as CO2 levels continue to spiral.
The lead scientist in the woodland, Professor Rob Mackenzie, from Birmingham University, agreed that scientists had previously under-estimated the amount of carbon trees would fix.
But he told BBC News: "We are confident that trees will continue to take in more CO2, though we are quite sure that there will be other things that will start to limit that.  Rising temperatures will (also) change the ability of plants (to absorb CO2) - they are adapted to current temperatures."
Some scientists argue that the tree fertilization effect offers a reason to be less pessimistic about the effects of increasing CO2.
But Professor Mackenzie disagreed: "Not at all, not at all. The land is providing us with a fantastic free service by taking up carbon, and there are uncertainties about how much carbon is going into the land… but there is no chance that will offset hazardous climate change."
The experiment he is leading will be one of four in different countries measuring the effect of CO2 on trees in the forest environment.
It is the first of its kind in Europe.
The woodland, named Mill Haft, is part of the former hunting ground of the Earl of Lichfield.
It covers 25 hectares and is thought to have been under continuous tree cover for more than than 300 years. The dominant species is the English oak, Quercus Robur, of around 160-180 years.
Experiments in the woods will also examine the effects of CO2 at 550ppm levels on the whole ecosystem including leaves, soil, insects and diseases.
Professor Mackenzie said: "The impact of changing CO2 should show up in the leaf chemistry of exposed trees within days, and in the soil within weeks.
"Within three years stem growth, canopy structure, and a host of other structural forest elements should be different in the patches exposed to elevated CO2.
"Continuing out to 2026, the 'push' provided by the elevated CO2 will pass through all the checks and balances of a mature forest ecosystem, allowing, as each year passes, increasingly better estimates to be made of the extent and capacity of the land carbon sink in 2050 and beyond."
He said his experiment might reveal other intriguing effects. So trees in a mature forest, in which intake and release of CO2 are in balance, might adapt to high CO2 levels by reducing their pores, which in turn would make them more tolerant to drought.
Professor Mackenzie describes the extraordinary site as "a scientist's dream… all my Christmases come at once."
Scientists say it is vital to obtain more certainty about how much CO2 rises will be buffered by the sea and land.
Optimists hope that the ability of the natural world to soak up carbon can buy time for humans to wean themselves off fossil fuels.
A recent study estimated that the growing season had been extended on 25%-50% of vegetated land, largely as a result of more available CO2.
One of the co-authors, Professor Ranga Myneni from Boston University told BBC News: "Experiments do indicate a fertilization effect (from CO2) and higher water use efficiency. The same experiments also indicate diminishing effects over time.
"We do not know how much of what we observe in experiments translates into the real world. Much of this has to do with how nutrient limitations would play out when CO2 becomes abundant.
"Personally, I would not buy the fertilization benefit for the price of global warming and all the impacts that this warming implies, including global warming, loss of sea-ice, rise in sea level, severe storms and loss of biodiversity."
The experiment site in Staffordshire has been funded by a Birmingham alumnus and philanthropist, Professor Joe Bradwell, who made money selling diagnostic medical kits developed at the university - mainly in the US.
Professor Mackenzie said Professor Bradwell calculated that to offset his carbon footprint he needed to plant 300,000 trees - and the research project was part of his commitment.
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Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe has so far failed to appear in a South African court over an assault case despite officials saying she would do.

South African police said in the late afternoon they did not know where Mrs Mugabe was.
A 20-year-old South African woman has accused Mrs Mugabe of hitting her on the head with an extension cord during a confrontation at a hotel.
She released an image of a face injury online. Mrs Mugabe has not commented.
Gabriella Engels accused Mrs Mugabe, 52, of hitting her after finding her with her two sons in a hotel room in Sandton, a plush suburb north of Johannesburg, the BBC's Pumza Fihlani reports.
The attack is said to have happened on Sunday evening.
Africa Live: Updates on this and other African stories
"The negotiations over the suspect handing herself over have not concluded and our investigations have not finalised," police spokesman Vishnu Naidoo told AFP news agency.
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula earlier said Mrs Mugabe had handed herself over to police but was not under arrest, and would appear in court early on Tuesday afternoon local time.
Hours later Mr Naidoo clarified: "The minister learned later that it just didn't materalise as it was supposed to."
In a phone interview for South Africa's News24 news site, she said she and a friend had been visiting the sons, Robert and Chatunga, at the Capital 20 West Hotel.
A bodyguard asked her and her friend to wait in a separate room, after which the assault occurred, she said.
"When Grace entered I had no idea who she was," she told News24.
"She walked in with an extension cord and just started beating me with it. She flipped and just kept beating me with the plug. Over and over. I had no idea what was going on. I was surprisedâ€¦ I needed to crawl out of the room before I could run away.
"Her ten bodyguards just stood there watching, no-one did anything, no-one tried to help me."
"There was blood everywhere," she added. "Over my arms, in my hair, everywhere."
In a statement, they confirmed that on Monday an unnamed 20-year-old South African woman had registered a "case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm".
She was "allegedly assaulted by a prominent woman at a hotel in Sandton," they said, without naming Mrs Mugabe.
She was due to be treated for an ankle injury, sustained during a road accident last month, according to Zimbabwean media.
It is not clear whether she was travelling on a diplomatic or a normal passport.
Mrs Mugabe is seen as a staunch defender of her husband, 93, and is the leader of the powerful women's league of Zimbabwe's governing Zanu-PF party.
Zimbabwean Information Minister Christopher Mushowe told the BBC he was unaware of the allegations against her.


Former England coach Graham Rowntree is set to join the British and Irish Lions staff for the tour of New Zealand.

Rowntree was forwards coach for the 2-1 Test series victory over Australia in 2013, and will join Steve Borthwick, Andy Farrell and Rob Howley in Warren Gatland's set-up this summer.
It means the team of four years ago has been reunited, with England forwards coach Borthwick an addition.
It is understood Harlequins have agreed to release Rowntree for Lions duty.
The 45-year-old former prop toured with the Lions in 1997 and 2005 and spent eight years as England's forwards and scrum coach before leaving in 2015.
Borthwick worked with Eddie Jones during Japan's 2015 World Cup campaign before joining the Australian's England staff, and Ireland defence coach Farrell was one of Gatland's assistants four years ago.
Interim Wales coach Howley was also part of the coaching staff for that tour and the 2009 series in South Africa, which the Lions lost 2-1.
3 June - Provincial union team (Toll Stadium, Whangarei)
7 June - Blues (Eden Park, Auckland)
10 June - Crusaders (AMI Stadium, Christchurch)
13 June - Highlanders (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin)
17 June - Maori (International Stadium, Rotorua)
20 June - Chiefs (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton)
24 June - New Zealand (First Test, Eden Park, Auckland)
27 June - Hurricanes (Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
1 July - New Zealand (Second Test, Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
8 July - New Zealand (Third Test, Eden Park, Auckland)


Farnborough: a small town in southern England; the birthplace of aviation in the UK and home for almost 70 years of arguably the world's most important air show.

It's an event that regularly sees a torrent of corporate deals, and has played a key role as a marketplace for Britain's aerospace and defence firms.
It is a showcase for a sector worth Â£55bn a year, the fifth-largest industry in the UK that employs 340,000 people.
Indeed, the last show in 2014 saw a record $204bn (Â£157bn) worth of orders being placed.
"Farnborough is a global shop window for the UK and Europe, for the entire world," Shaun Omerod, chief executive of Farnborough International, said ahead of this year's show, which starts on Monday.
"It connects UK small and medium-sized companies - who ordinarily wouldn't get this access - to the global market."
If Farnborough's own connection with flying starts in 1904 with the Army Balloon Factory and the first flight of an aeroplane in the UK (by the showman Samuel Cody in 1908), then the history of today's air show actually begins in suburban London.
In a bid to sell their wares the Society of British Aircraft Constructors (SBAC) organised a one-day exhibition at the annual RAF flying display at Hendon in 1932.
It was small by today's standards, with just 35 aircraft on display and only 16 companies taking part; this year there will be some 1,500 exhibitors.
After the Second World War the event was initially held at Radlett, moving in 1948 to Farnborough, the home of the Royal Aircraft Establishment - responsible for researching and testing experimental designs.
The show has been the stage for many of the high points of post-war aviation, from the wonderful to the whimsical, such as the Saunders Roe A1 flying boat jet fighter.
First flown in 1947 at the show it was an heroic but ultimately flawed attempt to marry a long-range fighter with a flying boat.
The idea was it wouldn't need to land on aircraft carriers as the Allies fought Japan across the Pacific Ocean, but the end of the war put paid to any use it might have had.
The 1949 show saw the truly massive Bristol Brabazon, then the world's biggest airliner. It was designed to conquer the transatlantic air routes for Britain's aircraft industry.
Driven by eight propellers it was so big that its construction was delayed while the runway at Bristol's Filton factory was extended so it could take off. Yet despite its size it only carried 100 passengers, and airlines thought it too big and expensive. Only one was ever built.
The same event also saw the UK introduce the world's first jet airliner - the DH Comet.
The Comet's pressurised cabin meant people could travel in comfort. It was a commercial success at first, yet the design hid a serious weakness.
Its square window frames contributed to metal fatigue, which led to a series of fatal crashes within a couple of years. The entire fleet was grounded for four years while the flaws were ironed out and the aircraft strengthened.
Later Comet models flew well - indeed the RAF used the Nimrod, a version of the Comet, until 2011 - but they were not as cost-effective as their American competitors. Many airlines switched to buying Boeing's new 707 and Douglas's DC8 passenger aircraft instead.
1952 was marked by the worst ever accident at a UK air show. A prototype de Havilland DH110 broke up in mid-air, killing the two crew and 29 spectators.
The tragedy led to changes in safety rules at such shows.
If the commercial crown was gradually passing to the US in the mid-1950s, spectators could still expect to be entertained by a host of British hardware.
It was a time of experimentation and exploration.
Witness the delta-wing Gloster Javelin; the Fairey Rotodyne, a helicopter with jets on its rotor-blades; the Fairey Delta, the first plane to fly faster than 1,000mph; and the jet and rocket-powered SR53 fighter.
1953 saw Britain's nuclear triumvirate, the Valiant, Vulcan and Victor V-Bombers, at the show for the first time - alongside a scarlet painted Hawker Hunter jet fighter that Neville Duke had flown to regain the world speed record for the UK.
Vertical takeoff and landing was one of the next milestones, with 1962 seeing two Hawker Siddeley P1127 prototype vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft at the event.
The aircraft would later become the Harrier, which is still in service with the US Marine Corps.
Perhaps the greatest aircraft never to make Farnborough was the revolutionary TSR-2, which first flew just after 1964's show in September that year - and was controversially cancelled by a Labour government just a few months later because of rising costs.
As aircraft designer Sir Sydney Camm famously said: "All modern aircraft have four dimensions: span, length, height and politics; TSR-2 simply got the first three right."
By the 1960s things were changing. The show itself became biennial in 1962, taking turns with Paris. And the rapidly escalating cost of aircraft development and increasing international competition led to consolidation in the UK's own aerospace sector.
With the merger of once proud rivals, just two big aircraft manufacturers remained - British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) and Hawker Siddeley. In 1977 these would join Scottish Aviation to form British Aerospace, now BAE Systems.
Farnborough was becoming more international, allowing in foreign aeroplanes so long as they had a British engine or components in 1966, and then by 1974 fully opening the doors to international aircraft.
1974 saw US firm Lockheed bring the biggest and the fastest aircraft to the show: the C5 Galaxy military transport plane and the high-flying SR-71 spy plane.
Britain's own Concorde made its first appearance at the show in 1970, and then at subsequent shows that decade; it was a brilliant technical Franco-British achievement, but one which failed to win orders from the world's airlines.
The Cold War may have reached a new intensity in the 1980s, but the decade also saw the first appearance of Soviet combat aircraft in the West, with two Mig-29 fighters at Farnborough in 1986 as well as the gigantic Antonov An-225 transporter.
Another memorable show for aerobatics fans came in 1990, when two Soviet SU-27 fighters performed the "cobra" manoeuvre.
This involves raising the noses of the aircraft to beyond the vertical position before dropping it back to normal flight, emulating the strike of the snake.
In recent years Farnborough has become a key marketing battleground for the world's two largest passenger aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing, allowing them to display their latest offerings and to announce new orders.
Airbus showed off its A380 double-decker airliner in 2006, an aircraft designed for mass market long-haul routes; while 2010 saw Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, promoted as the world's most fuel-efficient airliner.
So where now for Farnborough as it approaches its own 70th anniversary in 2018? Brexit may have clouded the immediate future, but many are robustly confident of their ability to ride out the changes.
"We may not be the manufacturing guru that existed in the days of the empire," says Phil Seymour of leading independent aviation consultancy IBA.
"But we still produce significant parts for aircraft - we have a huge service sector - and London remains the foremost centre of aviation finance and insurance. So the event attracts many thousands of people."
"Farnborough is one of the very few international trade events which is left on UK soil," says the show's chief executive Shaun Omerod.
"Many of the traditional ones have disappeared or moved to mainland Europe over the years.
"It truly is a jewel in the crown."
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Brazilian footballer Neymar wants to leave his Spanish club Barcelona to move to France's Paris St-Germain - but the move is set to cost a record-breaking  €222m fee.

At today's prices, one Neymar is worth £198m, or $262m, which could buy...
One Neymar could buy three Boeing 737-700 passenger planes, which cost $82.4m each.
If you wanted to upgrade to the snazzier 737-800 - the type of plane that makes up a large chunk of Ryanair's European fleet - you'd only be able to afford two, with about $65m left over for bells and whistles.
Alternatively, you could exchange your Neymar for a private jet - ranging up to about $100m - and then spend the rest on the (insanely high) running costs every year.
Our colleagues over on the BBC Sport live page were crunching #NeymarMaths all day, with the help of our diligent readers. Some gems from the submissions:
In the market for a different kind of striker?
Take your pick: an F-35 Lightning, the current darling of the US Air Force, would set you back $94m, and the (no longer available) F-22 Raptor was some $150m when it stopped production.
And for the more budget-conscious shopper, one Neymar could be traded for about 10 Russian SU-24s - a formidable strike force.
Or in the US, skip the soccer, as they say, and switch to the great American pastime: baseball. You could pay for a year's play from the whole New York Yankees main team - a bargain at just $155m for the active squad, according to player valuation database Spotrac.
And with the leftover cash, why not pay for the injured players, retained contracts, and minor squad, too? It will still only total $223m.
The entire New England Patriots team - Super Bowl winners, 2017 - has a payroll that is even cheaper, at $171,705,615. Bargain.
If you have one Neymar, you would be able to match the entire economic output of one of six of the world's smaller nations.
Take your pick from Tuvalu, Montserrat, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Palau - all have a GDP output ranging from about $33m to $258m, according to United Nations data from 2015.
(or a teeny, tiny fraction of the US debt)
If you were feeling philanthropic, Neymar's mammoth fee could wipe out the national debt of a small nation … like Tonga ($28.3m), Fiji ($72.4m) or Vanuatu ($82m) - or, stretching a bit, even Haiti ($234m).
Those countries, of course, just have low debt. They don't have the highest debt-to-GDP ratios, arguably a better sign that a nation has a debt problem.
So, if you wanted to help, say, the United States with its massive debt problem, a Neymar would knock off just 0.001% of the US national debt (which is almost $20 trillion at the time of writing).
Congratulations!
If you save $1,000 a day, every day, you should be able to make your payment for one genuine Neymar in… 718 years.
Get saving.


Iran's currency, the rial, fell as much as 18% on Monday to a record low against the US dollar, according to media reports.

It dropped to as much as 35,000 to the dollar, according to agencies citing currency exchange sites in the country.
The currency has reportedly lost 80% of its value since the end of 2011.
The fall suggests economic sanctions imposed over its disputed nuclear programme are hitting economic activity ever harder.
The US state department called them the "most punishing sanctions" ever amassed against Iran.
"From our perspective this speaks to the unrelenting and increasingly successful international pressure that we are all bringing to bear on the Iranian economy," spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
"It's under incredible strain."
The rates were not available on the exchanges' websites later in the day. The BBC's Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher suggested the figures had been blanked out because of the extent of the fall.
The latest slide appears to have been triggered by a government move to supply dollars to importers of certain basic goods at a special rate in an attempt to rein in the currency slide, but the move has had the opposite effect.
By Sebastian UsherMiddle East analyst, BBC News
The Iranian rial is in freefall.  The collapse was so precipitous that Iranian currency websites blanked out the rate.
International attention may be focused on the country's alleged ambitions for a nuclear bomb, but for ordinary Iranians it is the economy that is the real issue.
Inflation is raging, making some basic foodstuffs prohibitively expensive. Economic sanctions, led by the US and European Union,  have played a key role. Iran has been all but frozen out of the global banking system, with its oil exports slashed.
But government mismanagement  has also played its part. A government exchange centre undercutting the black market rate,  launched just last week, has only made things worse. Opposition websites are castigating the authorities, with one website  accusing the central bank of being incapable of getting the situation under control.
Iran is all but frozen out of the global banking system as a result of largely US-led sanctions designed to discourage what it says is Iran's attempts to build a nuclear weapon.
Tehran says its nuclear programme is for purely peaceful purposes, such as energy and producing medical isotopes.
The sanctions, which are backed by the European Union, include a ban on the trade of Iranian oil.
The US has threatened to take action against foreign firms and institutions dealing with the Iranian central bank.
It means it is unable to sell its valuable oil assets to most other countries. Analysts suggest it may also have to accept lower prices from countries still willing to trade with it.
Opposition MP Elyas Naderan said last week that the government "was not doing anything to control the market", according to anti-government Iranian news service Rahesabz, quoted by BBC Monitoring.
The Fars news agency also carried an open letter from "Iranian technological analysts" calling on the president to tackle the "dangerous economic situation".
According to the report, also translated by BBC Monitoring, the analysts said that most of the country's economic problems had been caused by the weakness of the currency - as imported raw materials used by manufacturers need to be paid for in hard currency.
A weaker domestic currency makes imports more expensive and is expected to raise prices for people inside Iran.
Latest figures indicate that inflation is running at an annual rate of 24% in Iran.
Dramatic currency falls can also lead to uncertain markets as dealers hoard the harder currency in the hope that it will gain even more in value.


Mae Neil McEvoy AC wedi dychwelyd i grŵp Plaid Cymru yn y Cynulliad.

Yn gynharach y mis hwn, cafodd ei wahardd o'i rôl fel cynghorydd wedi i dribiwnlys ddod i'r casgliad fod sylwadau y gwnaeth wrth swyddog gyfystyr â "bwlio".
Yn dilyn hynny, cafodd waharddiad o'r grŵp Cynulliad wedi iddo fethu cytuno ar eiriad datganiad gydag arweinydd Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood.
Dywedodd Mr McEvoy yr wythnos diwethaf nad oedd o'n disgwyl dychwelyd i'r grŵp cyn yr etholiadau ym mis Mai.
Ond mae nawr wedi dychwelyd, wedi iddo gytuno ar ddatganiad sy'n cynnwys ymddiheuriad i'r swyddog dan sylw.
Yn y datganiad, dywedodd Mr McEvoy: "Dwi wedi ystyried dyfarniad y Panel Arfarnu.
"Dwi'n dal at fy mhenderfyniad i amddiffyn mam sengl a merch sy'n wynebu cael eu gyrru o'u cartref yn ddiangen.
"Dwi'n dal i ddweud nad oedd fy sylw wedi ei gyfeirio at swyddog y Cyngor, ond rwyf yn cydnabod ei bod wedi dweud bod fy sylw wedi achosi gofid, ac am hynny dwi'n ymddiheuro.
"Roedd cwyn ddiweddarach gan gynghorydd Llafur, a dwi'n dal i ddweud bod rhesymau gwleidyddol tu ôl i'r gwyn amdana' i.
"Gyda fy nhîm cyfreithiol, dwi'n chwilio am ganiatâd gan yr Uchel Lys am adolygiad barnwrol o benderfyniad y Panel Arfarnu. Byddaf yn parchu dyfarniad yr apêl."
Dywedodd grŵp Plaid Cymru mewn datganiad bod hyn yn cloi'r mater.


Firefighters are continuing to tackle a huge blaze in southern California, with several of them describing it as the most ferocious they have ever seen.

An evacuation order has been issued for an area home to more than 82,000 people, just east of Los Angeles.
The Blue Cut fire, as it has been named, has destroyed homes and disrupted transport links between California and Nevada.
Some people have been running for their lives just ahead of the flames.
On Thursday morning California fire authorities assessed that the Blue Cut fire had grown overnight by almost 5,000 acres (2,025 hectares), and is only 4% contained.
The fire is continuing to grow again, as temperatures increase throughout the day.
The blaze first ignited on Tuesday in a drought-ravaged mountain pass and spread at an "explosive" pace, authorities said.
The flames have advanced, out of control, despite the efforts of over 1,500 firefighters.
Authorities are urging people to evacuate from more than 34,000 homes, but fear that up to half of them have not heeded their advice, a US Forest Service spokeswoman said.
Commander Mike Wakoski said he had never seen such extreme conditions in 40 years of service.
"There will be a lot of families that come home to nothing," said San Bernardino County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig.
"It hit hard. It hit fast. It hit with an intensity that we hadn't seen before," he added.
There are no known fatalities but dogs are searching the ruins for bodies.
Authorities have been unable to say how many homes have been destroyed, but some fear it will be in the hundreds.
Wrightwood, a tourist resort surrounded by pine trees in the San Gabriel Mountains, feels like it is besieged by fire. Huge flames whipped by a strong breeze are advancing down a mountain ridge and along a forested valley towards the town.
Although it falls within the mandatory evacuation zone some residents have remained, keeping one eye on their homes and another on the fire.
There is no sense of panic here. The Grizzly Cafe is open and serving food to police officers and journalists.
Half of the sky is a beautiful blue but in the other direction it is ominously thick with smoke as the Blue Cut Fire rages over vast tracts of forest and desert plains.
Even for California's firefighters, experienced in tackling wildfires, this blaze - or rather series of blazes - is proving very difficult to tackle. With temperatures high and humidity low, nothing here is safe from this massive fire.
"No joke, we were literally being chased by the fire," said a tearful April Christy, sitting in a van with her mother Vi Delgado at an evacuation car park in Fontana.
Moments after first smelling the smoke, she said the flames were suddenly surrounding them.
"You've got flames on the side of you. You've got flames behind you," she said.
They grabbed their four dogs but were stopped by police from trying to rescue nine more shelter dogs and three cats, because there was no time.
Her escape involved a harrowing race down a mountain road, led by one police patrol car in front and one behind her, with firefighters battling flames alongside her.


Alicia Blagg and Rebecca Gallantree produced a stunning final dive to win England their second gold medal on the opening day of diving at Glasgow 2014.

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They overcame a sluggish start to overhaul Canada's Jennifer Abel and Pamela Ware in round five to win the women's synchronised 3m springboard.
Earlier, Jack Laugher, 19, eased to victory in the men's 1m springboard.
That followed England's Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch's silver in the women's synchronised 10m platform.
Blagg and Gallantree's forward three-and-a-half somersault in their fifth and final dive scored 72.54 to give them a winning total of 300.24.
"I just can't believe it," Blagg said. "To do that dive and then see the scoreboard ranked first it was the best moment of my life. Just disbelief."
Gallantree added: "To do it in that situation, last dive, when it really mattered, and to do that to get the gold is just amazing."
Australia's Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith scored a five-dive total of 294.72 to take bronze.
While 17-year-old Blagg, from Wakefield, and Chelmsford's Gallantree, 29, secured their gold in dramatic fashion, Laugher's gold was rarely in doubt.
The 19-year-old from Harrogate had dominated in qualifying to top the leaderboard, which meant he went last in Wednesday's final.
However, he kept his nerve and was excellent in all six of his dives to win with a total of 449.90.
"It's amazing to come away with gold. I'm ridiculously happy," said Laugher.
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Australian pair Matt Mitcham (404.85) and Grant Nel (403.40) took silver and bronze respectively.
Laugher's compatriot Chris Mears, 21, just missed out on a medal at Edinburgh's Royal Commonwealth Pool as he finished fourth with a six-dive total of 396.20.
Scotland's James Heatly, the 17-year-old grandson of three-time Commonwealth champion Sir Peter Heatly, finished ninth with England's Freddie Woodward 10th.
Plymouth pair Couch and Barrow, both 25, were in first position going into the final round of dives of the women's synchronised 10m platform competition but they were overtaken by Canada's Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion, who won with a total of 310.65 points.
Pandelela Rinong Pamg and Nur Dhabitah Sabri, 15, of Malaysia took bronze.
Couch and Barrow moved into first position after the second of five dives, but let their lead slip when they were outscored on their back two-and-a-half somersault with one and a half twists.
The England duo, who were fifth in the 2012 Olympic Games final, finished with 307.92 points with the Malaysians totalling 300.12.
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Couch said: "We were competing against silver medallists, bronze medallists and the fourth-best placed duo in the world. We actually thought we might come fifth so are really pleased with a silver medal."


Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to protect the landmark Paris agreement, which aims to curb climate change and fossil fuel emissions.

He made the promise in a phone call with incoming French President Emmanuel Macron, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement.
US President Donald Trump is still deciding whether to withdraw from the accord - an election campaign promise.
Climate experts worry such a move would throw the agreement into chaos.
A White House meeting to discuss the topic on Tuesday has been postponed, amid reports of divisions among senior Trump advisers.
It is the second time the meeting has been cancelled. No new date has been given.
The current disagreement within the White House over whether the US should withdraw from the Paris climate agreement is a prime example of the much-reported palace intrigue within the Trump administration spilling out into a policy debate.
In one corner you have senior officials like strategist Steve Bannon and Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt, who are on record calling for an exit from the accord. Others, like Energy Secretary Rick Perry, have been noncommittal. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said the US should keep a "seat at the table" and presidential adviser/daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner are pro-Paris.
Donald Trump, while he did once tweet that global warming was a Chinese conspiracy, has largely avoided extended discussions on the subject. While his administration is steadily driving to roll back many Obama-era regulations, environmental issues as a whole seem of little interest to him.
Any White House meeting to hash out a coherent policy on the Paris agreement is destined to be contentious and with a decidedly uncertain resolution. A battle no-one is convinced they will win is one that is ripe for delay - again.
Mr Xi told Mr Macron China and France "should protect the achievements of global governance, including the Paris agreement", according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
Under former President Barack Obama, the US and China issued several joint statements on climate change, even announcing together they would sign the Paris agreement. The two countries are the world's biggest polluters.
For his part, when Mr Macron received his congratulatory phone call from the US president he told him he would also seek to defend the climate deal.
Speaking on Tuesday at a conference in Milan, Italy, Mr Obama said the US and China had to "lead the way" in the fight against climate change.
"The good news is the private sector has already made a determination that the future is clean energy," he said.
"Those things are locked in now, into the energy sector. Because of the debates taking place in the current administration the steps may be taken more slowly than they would have been done, but I'm confident," he added.
The latest comments come as climate negotiators meet in the German city of Bonn to discuss how to put the Paris agreement into practice.
Almost 200 countries have backed the agreement, which aims to keep global temperature increases "well below" 2C.
It also seeks to shift the world economy away from fossil fuels in an effort to limit floods, droughts and rising sea levels.
President Trump has previously said he believes there is no evidence that humans are responsible for climate change.
He has called for more drilling, fewer regulations and the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.


Four men have pleaded guilty to engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.

Zahid Iqbal, Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, Umar Arshad and Syed Farhan Hussain admitted facilitating, planning and encouraging travel overseas contrary to Section 5 of Terrorism Act 2006.
The men were arrested following a series of anti-terror raids in Luton, Beds, last year.
All four, aged between 21 and 31, were due to stand trial next month.
Woolwich Crown Court heard that Iqbal, of Bishopscote Road, Arshad, Hussain and Ahmed downloaded computer files containing practical instruction for an attack.
The men purchased survival equipment and collected funds for terrorist purposes. The offences took place between January 2011 and April last year.
Following their guilty plea, further charges of possessing documents including the al-Qaeda magazine Inspire will be ordered to lie on file.
The men were charged with possessing copies of a manual written by Anwar Al Awlaki, a radical American Muslim cleric of Yemeni descent who was killed last year in a US drone strike, called 44 Ways to Support Jihad.
Ahmed, of Maidenhall Road, and Arshad, of Crawley Road, were also said to have held a copy of 21 Techniques of Silent Killing, while the latter was claimed to have been in possession of The Al Qaeda Manual.
Hussain, of Cornel Close, was alleged to have possessed The Book of Jihad and a copy of The Explosives Course 2.
Mr Justice Wilkie adjourned the case for sentencing on 15 April.


A federal court in Michigan has blocked the deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqis living in the US who have been targeted in recent immigration raids.

US District Judge Mark Goldsmith expanded an order he issued last week, initially halting the removal of 114 Iraqi nationals from the Detroit area.
He sided with immigration advocates who argue the detainees face persecution or death if returned to Iraq.
The move comes as the US Supreme Court reinstated parts of a US travel ban.
Judge Goldsmith ruled in favour of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which said those being deported - many of whom are Chaldean Catholics, Sunni Muslims or Iraqi Kurds - faced physical danger in Iraq.
"Such harm far outweighs any interest the Government may have in proceeding with the removals immediately," he wrote in a seven-page opinion and order.
The judge last Thursday ordered a hold in the deportation of Iraqis in Michigan for at least two weeks while he considered whether he had jurisdiction over the matter.
But on Monday he granted a request from ACLU lawyers to expand the order to apply to Iraqi nationals nationwide who face final orders of removal from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The decision applies to some 1,444 Iraqi immigrants who have been issued deportation orders for overstaying a visa, or due to a criminal conviction.
But only 199 of those Iraqis were detained during recent immigration raids, federal prosecutors said in court on Monday.
Many of those detained had convictions for serious crimes like rape and kidnapping, according to ICE.
The decision gives those facing deportation at least until 10 July to find legal representation to appeal against the orders, according to the judge.
America's highest court on Monday partially lifted a block on President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travellers from six Muslim-majority countries and on refugees.
Iraq was removed from the list of countries after the government reached a deal with the White House in March.
More than 100 Iraqi nationals in Michigan were detained following Iraq's agreement with the Trump administration to accept deportees in exchange for removing the country from the travel ban.
Some of those affected by the sweeps came to the US as children and committed their crimes decades ago.
They had been allowed to stay because Iraq previously declined to issue travel documents.


The Paralympic Games will take place as planned next month, but face major budget cuts, the International Paralympic Committee has announced.

The cuts will be made to venues, the workforce and transport.
Delayed travel grants will now be paid to athletes, but 10 countries may struggle to get teams to Rio.
"Never before in the 56-year history of the Paralympic Games have we faced circumstances like this," said IPC president Sir Philip Craven.
With 19 days to the start of the Games, the IPC says Rio's organising committee has not raised enough money to fund the Paralympics.
This is due to Brazil's struggling economy and the fact that only 12% of available tickets have so far been sold for the Games, which start on 7 September.
It meant organisers were three weeks late in paying 8m euros (£7m) in travel grants to help athletes get to Rio.
But Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes has secured an additional £36m of funding and £24m in sponsorship from state-run companies after an injunction was lifted that had blocked further state aid for the Games.
However, security forces currently in place for the Olympics will remain for the Paralympics.
Craven added: "These cuts are on top of the ones we, together with the International Olympic Committee, have already made in the last 12 months and are likely to impact nearly every stakeholder attending the Games."
Organisers were meant to pay travel grants to all 165 participating countries by the end of July. The grants, paid to national Paralympic bodies, cover the travel costs for athletes and officials.
The first instalments will now be paid but the IPC is concerned that the delay could threaten some countries' participation.
"Currently we have around 10 countries who, even if the grants are paid, may struggle to cover the cost of their travel to the Games," said Craven.
The IPC also said only 290,000 tickets have been sold and it did not expect to see full venues in Rio.
Despite the problems Craven said the Games would "act as a catalyst to positive social change in Brazil and Latin America".
He added: "We are working desperately hard to protect athlete services, especially within the field of play.
"They have dedicated their lives to reaching these Games and we will do our utmost to try to maintain the service levels and scope that they expect at a Paralympic Games."
The British Paralympic Association says it is "worried" about the situation.
In a statement it said: "The news about the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games is worrying given the obviously constrained budgets and significant reductions in service levels for venues, transport, provision for the media and other stakeholders.
"London 2012 proudly showed the world what was possible and we want Rio to be the next stage of that positive journey. The IPC's announcement makes clear that there is major risk to that."
Richard Lane, from disability charity Scope, added: "It's incredibly disappointing to hear that disabled athletes are being short-changed and face competing in empty stadiums.
"With more than two weeks to go, we hope the organisers can address these issues and ensure the Games are a success."
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, who has won 11 Paralympic gold medals, on BBC Radio 5 live:
"As much as London was amazing, we really hoped Rio would be another step up. They have successful teams, media sponsorship, but when they bid for the Games they were in a different financial and political position.
"Part of me thinks the IPC has been quite bold in going public to put pressure on the government to step up and deliver the Games they want to deliver.
"But what really worries athletes is events running on time and transport to the venues.
"Those are the bits they need to concentrate on right now to make sure it happens.
"Where we are really lucky in the British team is having the resources and set-up to mitigate much of this. It's desperately disappointing for athletes who potentially can't get there. Maybe some of the better-off countries can step in and do whatever we can."


One of Europe's oldest department stores, Austins, in the centre of Londonderry, has gone into liquidation.

Fifty-three staff were told at a meeting on Tuesday that they had lost their jobs.
The business was established in Derry in 1830 by Thomas Austin.
In November 2014, the building was sold to the City Hotel Group. The receiver then sold the trading side of the business.
In a statement, the group said they were not notified of the closure.
"It is with regret that the directors of the City Hotel have learned from media reports of the closure of the business operated by the trading company known as Hassonzender Ltd.
"We would point out that the City Hotel Group have no involvement in the trading business conducted by Hassonzender Ltd.
"We were not consulted about, nor did we have any notice of this closure."
Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle, Ronan Duffy, of McCambridge Duffy LLP, confirmed he had been appointed liquidator of the company.
"It's a very sad day for the city and for most of us," he said.
"Austins has been an iconic feature of city life for many years.
"It's no secret that retailers of many guises have had difficulties down through the years and Austins was not immune in experiencing that.
"I'm aware they went through some difficulties previously and restructured several years back, but it just hasn't proven to be enough."
Staff are due to meet the liquidators during the week to organise redundancy payments.
"There was a meeting first thing addressed by management and myself and, as you can imagine, it was fairly emotional," said Mr Duffy.
"It was a shock and it's a very painful process for everyone involved.
"We just want to deal with the employees as a priority and they will get paid by their redundancy payment service," he said.


A second inquest into the death of Cpl Anne-Marie Ellement, who was found hanged, has found the effect of an alleged rape by two serviceman and bullying by colleagues were factors in her taking her own life.

Her sisters believe the Army should have done more to protect her.
"Anne-Marie was begging for help and support and no-one listened to her," says Khristina Swain.
Her other sister, Sharon Hardy, said the family were completely shocked when they were told their "happy, confident and bubbly" sister had taken her own life.
"We had no idea she was in such a very dark state of depression, but somebody in the Army would have known about that," she said.
Cpl Ellement had alleged she was raped by two soldiers while drunk during a posting in Germany in 2009.
The 30-year-old, from Bournemouth, alleged she was then bullied by other female soldiers. She was found hanged at Bulford Barracks near Salisbury, Wiltshire, in October 2011.
Ms Swain described how her sister had hoped to travel to Arizona and had long-term plans to become a paramedic.
"We've read her diaries - she was a private person and the last thing she wanted to do was worry her family," she added.
"What upsets us now as a family is that if we had known, we could have helped."
She added: "She felt so isolated - she felt she couldn't go to the canteen, she was stuck in her room. She didn't get any support at all."
The sisters maintain she was also "constantly drained" from excessive hours at work and was frequently called in on her days off.
Mrs Hardy said that after Cpl Ellement sought medical help for depression, information should have been more effectively shared with other units by her superiors and the family should have been made aware of the extent of her mental health problems.
"They didn't take it seriously - nobody seemed to want to take any ownership," she said.
During the inquest, Mrs Hardy said her sister "could not believe" that the two men she said had attacked her would not be charged.
"She was 110% certain what had happened to her," she added.
A first inquest in March 2012 recorded a verdict of suicide. A new inquest was later ordered by the High Court after her sisters argued the initial hearing did not look at the rape or bullying allegations in any depth.
The RAF Police, supported by the civilian Bedfordshire police force, is currently conducting a fresh probe into the rape allegations.
The second inquest was told that Cpl Ellement's colleagues had openly discussed the rape allegation.
A female soldier, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denied calling her a "liar" and a "slag" and insisted there was no co-ordinated campaign against her.
Human Rights organisation Liberty, which represented Cpl Ellement's family, has launched a wider Military Justice campaign.
It said the system had "failed" and raised questions over the Royal Military Police's investigation into the alleged rape.
Calling for an independent ombudsman, Emma Norton from Liberty previously said: "Only independent oversight of military investigations and greater civilian involvement will help ensure this never happens again."
The Service Complaints Commission (SCC) was set up to oversee complaints of discrimination and harassment after the deaths of four soldiers at Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Surrey.
It has repeatedly concluded procedures are not working "efficiently, effectively or fairly".
Its 2012 report said service personnel frequently have to wait for a year to have problems resolved.
In 2012, 525 new complaints were made to the Army, an increase of 7% from 2011.
SCC Commissioner Dr Susan Atkins advocates her office being replaced by that of a military ombudsman to "more effectively hold the services to account for the just and fair treatment of personnel".
Retired Colonel Peter Walton, board member of the UK National Defence Association which campaigns on armed forces issues, described Cpl Ellement's death as "an absolute tragedy".
However, he dismissed the idea of an independent ombudsman, which he said could undermine military discipline.
"You can't have interference from different places - you have to accept that where people's lives are at risk, the buck has to stop with the commanding officer.
"The fact is the pressures on a young recruit can be very powerful. You need to have a system of discipline supported by good people in command who can spot where a problem is evolving and take steps to deal with it."
He rejected the idea of a bullying culture within the armed forces.
"You can't go ahead with people being bullied into doing things. I'm not saying bullies don't exist. Sometimes the worst bullies in peacetime turn out to be the best soldiers - its a judgement on how you deal with that and that's why you need an effective commanding officer."
Last year the House of Commons defence committee found personnel were reluctant to make complaints about their superior officers.
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said it had a "a zero tolerance approach to all forms of bullying, discrimination and abuse".
"Any allegation of rape is taken extremely seriously, thoroughly investigated and appropriate action will be taken.
"We recognise that it takes great courage for any individual to come forward and report a sexual offence," he added.
He said the MoD had worked to improve service personnel's knowledge of how to report concerns and what support is available.
For Ms Swain, the inquest is a chance to offer hope to other service personnel.
"Anne-Marie was begging for help and support and no-one listened to her. If one person had listened to her, my sister would be here today.
"I'm hoping no other family will have to go through this."


Bill Gates says he is hopeful that President Trump's administration will take the necessary steps to be able to respond to a global pandemic or act of bio-terrorism.

17 February 2017 Last updated at 15:26 GMT
Mr Gates believes the world is currently not prepared to cope with such an event.
He has said that the ability to cope with a pandemic requires government investment, co-ordination and planning among a variety of agencies including academia and the military.
Mr Gates met Donald Trump to discuss these issues in December.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's World Tonight programme he also said he would continue to speak out about the safety of vaccines.


Three former Tesco executives have denied charges in relation to a £326m accounting scandal at the supermarket.

They are Christopher Bush, ex-managing director of Tesco UK, Carl Rogberg, ex-UK finance director, and John Scouler, who was UK food commercial director.
The men are charged with one count of fraud by abuse of position and one count of false accounting.
At a hearing Westminster Magistrates' Court their lawyers indicated pleas of not guilty to all charges.
The former executives were released on bail and must appear at Southwark Crown Court on 20 October for a plea hearing.
Mr Rogberg, of Chiselhampton, near Oxford, Mr Bush, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Mr Scouler, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, were charged earlier this month by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
It is alleged they failed to correct inaccurately-inflated income figures for the supermarket, which were published to auditors, other Tesco employees and the wider market.
The SFO said its investigation into Tesco "remains ongoing".
Tesco uncovered a £250m overstatement of first-half profits in September 2014, which led to the suspension of eight senior members of staff including Mr Bush, Mr Rogberg and Mr Scouler.
However, the profit overstatement, discovered three weeks after Dave Lewis took over as chief executive from Philip Clarke, was later raised to £263m.
Later, that figure was revised upwards to £326m when Tesco included previous accounts.


A council decision to withdraw a bulky household waste removal service in a Powys town has been slammed as "going against common sense".

Powys council started the Saturday morning service in Machynlleth after shutting its recycling centre in 2015.
Councillor Mike Williams said residents would have to make long trips to other recycling sites to dispose of bulky items such as old washing machines.
A report said residents were using the service to dispose of black bag refuse.
Since the service began, three-weekly refuse collections were introduced in Powys, leading to more black bags being dropped off on Saturday mornings which was undermining its "effectiveness", according to the report.
The cabinet agreed to reduce the service to fortnightly for three months from June and ban black bag refuse disposal before closing it down from September.
Running the service cost Â£78,000 so withdrawing it would help to reduce an overspend in the authority's waste and recycling budget, said the report.


Everton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is fit to face Watford after a two-match absence with a thigh strain.

However, goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg is out of Friday's game because of a groin problem.
Watford's Jose Holebas and Ben Watson are available after recovering from respective foot and groin injuries.
Tom Cleverley is ineligible to face the Toffees under the terms of his loan deal, while Miguel Britos and Craig Cathcart are still out.
Steve Bower: "Only Liverpool and Chelsea have won at Goodison Park in the Premier League since Ronald Koeman arrived, and the Everton boss will want that record in tact after their final home game of the season.
"A win would see Everton record their highest points tally at home in 27 years and end a run of one point from nine before they embark on their summer recruitment drive.
"Having lost five consecutive away games without scoring a single goal, Watford don't look one of their more problematic opponents.
"The season has faded away for Walter Mazzarri's side and, with Chelsea and Manchester City still to play, they will be thankful that their points are already on the board."
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Everton manager Ronald Koeman on Ross Barkley's future: "The board is already working for a while to persuade him to stay but it's up to the player.
"We need an answer before the end of next week or we will sell the player.
"If you need so much time then you have doubts.
"I like to work with players who like to stay. We're already trying to get players who want to play in the front positions for next season."
Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri on his side's recent poor form: "West Ham lost five in a row, West Bromwich Albion lost four; these periods can happen. Of course, I hope for it to not happen, and I don't like it.
"Let's not forget, when we had a complete squad, we reached seventh in the Premier League. We were 10th for the majority with a fully-fit side.
"In some seasons unexpected things can happen. We reached 40 points with six games left, and now we will see how well we finish."
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Coventry City fans staged a pitch invasion before Sheffield United's Billy Sharp consigned the Sky Blues to a sixth straight defeat in League One.

The Sky Blues, who are 21st and on their worst run for 43 years, looked to have earned a draw when Dan Agyei equalised Sharp's first-half opener.
But there was a late twist after home fans protesting at City's owners Sisu had held up the game for six minutes.
When play resumed, Sharp hit a late winner to lift the Blades to second.
The visitors led when Sharp pounced on the loose ball from Jordan Turnbull's clearance to drill a low, angled right-foot shot into the right corner - his first goal in six games.
Andre Wright powered a volley just over for the home side as half time approached and, within six minutes of the restart, Coventry were level from Agyei's deflected left-foot shot.
The Blades' Caolan Lavery twice curled shots against the right post, either side of Marvin Sordell shooting just wide at the other end.
Then came the pitch invasion which stopped the match and forced referee David Webb to take both teams off.
After a public address system announcement pleading with fans to leave the pitch while respecting their "right to protest", the game restarted.
Shortly afterwards Sharp blasted home from close range after his first effort was saved to give Chris Wilder's side all three points.
It is more than two years since Coventry returned to the Ricoh Arena after a season in exile in Northampton, thinking their troubles were over. But they are now a club in crisis.
They do not own their ground, their academy has been taken over by their Ricoh landlords Wasps and they are in danger of a return to the Football League's basement for the first time since 1959.
And Coventry fans' protests against Sisu, the club's owners for the past nine years, have become increasingly hostile this season.
They co-staged a plastic 'pigs might fly' protest with Charlton fans, then held a mock funeral procession at their last home game against MK Dons.
This time, after a peaceful anti-Sisu carol singing protest outside the stadium, with witty, adapted lyrics, the mood became more ugly inside.
There was constant loud whistling from the first minute, followed by an intimidating mass procession in the direction of the pitch-side stewards, with a lone fan getting on the pitch in the first half and briefly stopping the game - all to a constant backdrop of chants of 'We Want Sisu Out'.
Coventry interim boss Mark Venus told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:
"The pitch invasion had no bearing on the result. They had more quality but we matched them up until the last few minutes. It is 90 minutes, then we came back on and it didn't happen for us. But we have to be more street wise in both boxes.
"We worked really hard and the longer the game went on the more threat we had. But to give a late goal away says where we are at the moment. Everything seems to go against us.
"The football club needs a manager to take the team forward and we will work hard to get that person in before January. The boys have to pick themselves up, dust themselves down and keep working hard.
"Everyone could see the effort. Everyone gave it their best shot. But we didn't get over the line with a point, we got over the line with nothing."
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"That's twice that's happened to us, at Charlton, now here. It was all set up that something was going to happen. It's disrupted the game. It's poor.
"I have a bitter sweet taste in my mouth. We're talking about stuff that's off the pitch, in the stands, which is a sad day.
"We haven't played well. The opposition can count themselves unlucky not to get a result. This has been our least impressive performance in this run.
"But the heart and desire to go and win was immense. We're lucky we've got someone like Billy Sharp to get us a result."
Match ends, Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 2.
Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 2.
Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
Chris McCann (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Marvin Sordell (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Mark Duffy.
Attempt blocked. George Thomas (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Goal!  Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 2. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Foul by Gael Bigirimana (Coventry City).
Caolan Lavery (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Hand ball by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
Attempt saved. Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Jordan Turnbull (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jordan Turnbull (Coventry City).
Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. John Fleck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner,  Sheffield United. Conceded by Chris McCann.
Caolan Lavery (Sheffield United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Attempt missed. Marvin Sordell (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Leon Clarke replaces Paul Coutts.
Foul by Gael Bigirimana (Coventry City).
John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Coventry City. Ruben Lameiras replaces Andre Wright.
Jordan Willis (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
Caolan Lavery (Sheffield United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Attempt blocked. Chris McCann (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Chris McCann (Coventry City).
Caolan Lavery (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Coventry City. George Thomas replaces Daniel Agyei.
Attempt missed. Daniel Agyei (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Gael Bigirimana (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
Foul by Mark Duffy (Sheffield United).


Police investigating the murder of a man in County Armagh have been given extra time by a court to question a suspect.

Marcell Seeley, 34, was found dead in his flat at Dingwell Park in Taghnaven, Craigavon on Tuesday.
Police now have permission to continue questioning a 24-year-old man who was arrested in Craigavon on Wednesday.
It is understood Mr Seeley's body had been in the flat for a number of days and that his mother discovered him.


Photobomb, selfie and onesie are just some of the words that have been added to the new print edition of the Collins English dictionary.

They've also added the word adorkable after it was voted in by Twitter users and have described the meaning of the word as "socially inept or unfashionable in a charming or endearing way".
The new edition of the dictionary contains 722,000 words and is the largest single volume dictionary in print.
al desko - (a meal, esp lunch) at one's desk at one's place of work
Bitcoin - a system of open source peer-to-peer software for the creation and exchange of (payment in) a certain type of cryptocurrency.
meme - an idea or element of social behaviour passed on through generations in a culture, esp by imitation


Sam Allardyce has left his post as England manager by mutual agreement with the Football Association after one match and 67 days in charge.

It follows a newspaper investigation claiming he offered advice on how to "get around" rules on player transfers.
Allardyce, 61, is also alleged to have used his role to negotiate a deal worth £400,000 to represent a Far East firm.
An FA statement said Allardyce's conduct "was inappropriate" and Gareth Southgate will take temporary charge.
"He accepts he made a significant error of judgement and has apologised," the FA said.
"This is not a decision that was taken lightly but the FA's priority is to protect the wider interests of the game and maintain the highest standards of conduct in football.
"The manager of the England men's senior team is a position which must demonstrate strong leadership and show respect for the integrity of the game at all times."
Allardyce succeeded Roy Hodgson in July following England's disastrous performance at Euro 2016 in France and becomes the national side's shortest-serving full-time manager.
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The Daily Telegraph said Allardyce had a meeting with undercover reporters posing as businessmen before he took charge of his first England training session.
During the meeting, which was recorded on camera, it is alleged Allardyce said it was "not a problem" to bypass rules on third-party player ownership and claimed he knew of agents who were "doing it all the time".
It was further alleged that a £400,000 deal was struck for him to represent the company to Far East investors and to be a keynote speaker at events.
In the meeting, Allardyce also referred to Hodgson as "Woy", making fun of his predecessor's manner of speaking, and criticised Gary Neville, one of Hodgson's assistants.
Allardyce met FA chairman Greg Clarke and chief executive Martin Glenn on Tuesday to offer what he called a "sincere and wholehearted apology for my actions".
He explained it had been "a great honour" to be appointed England manager in July and that he was "deeply disappointed at this outcome".
"Although it was made clear during the recorded conversations that any proposed arrangements would need the FA's full approval, I recognise I made some comments which have caused embarrassment," he added.
"As part of the meeting, I was asked to clarify what I said and the context in which the conversations took place. I have co-operated fully in this regard.
"I also regret my comments with regard to other individuals."
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Clarke told the BBC he had not been sacked, but they had agreed his position was "untenable".
In an interview on the FA website, Glenn said Allardyce was "distraught" but that "discussing a range of issues from potential contraventions of FA rules through to personal comments frankly just don't work when you're the manager of England".
However, Glenn did add that it was a "really painful decision" as the FA believed Allardyce was "a great fit for England manager and we think could have been extremely successful".
Former Blackpool, Notts County, Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn, West Ham and Sunderland boss Allardyce won his only game in charge of the national team last month.
An injury-time goal from Liverpool's Adam Lallana gave England a 1-0 win over Slovakia in the first of their 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Allardyce was due to announce his squad for the next round of qualifiers on Sunday but now Southgate will be in charge for four matches against Malta at Wembley (8 October), Slovenia away (11 October), Scotland at home (11 November) and Spain in a friendly (15 November) as the FA searches for a successor.
Southgate ruled himself out of the running for the England manager job prior to Allardyce's appointment but the current bookmakers' favourite may become a contender, depending on results in his caretaker spell.
Bournemouth's Eddie Howe, Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew and former Hull City boss Steve Bruce are also among the possible candidates.
Third-party ownership occurs when investment companies take a stake in the economic rights of players.
It was described as a form of "slavery" by Michel Platini, the former president of European football's governing body Uefa.
The practice was banned by the FA in 2008 and by Fifa in May last year.
BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty
Sam Allardyce never made a secret of his desire and suitability to be England manager - so he will be heartbroken that the dream he harboured throughout his career is over in 67 days.
The Football Association will be equally dismayed at being plunged into uncertainty so soon after appointing the man it believed would signpost a bright future towards the World Cup in two years after the debacle of Euro 2016.
Sadly for Allardyce, the lack of judgement and loose-tongued approach that saw him caught in a Daily Telegraph sting meant events at Wembley on Tuesday were always heading towards an inevitable conclusion.
Some may have sympathy for Allardyce, gone after one victory in Slovakia and brought down by non-footballing matters, but the FA's statement spoke of the need for strong leadership and respect for the integrity of the game, and it clearly felt his behaviour was unbecoming of an England manager.


Everything which could have gone wrong with the renovation of a landmark building has, the developer has said.

Work began on the Crescent in Buxton, Derbyshire, in 2003, with an initial completion date of 2007 now pushed back to 2019.
The budget to restore the Grade I 18th Century spa complex has also more than doubled to more than Â£50m.
The current Duke of Devonshire said once finished, the building will be the "jewel in the crown" of Buxton.
Developer Trevor Osborne said the project had faced rotten timbers and multiple protected springs.
The Crescent had stood empty since 1992 when Mr Osborne took it on, intending to convert it into a five-star hotel.
He said there had been huge problems - a lot of the building had rotted so it was being reinforced with steel and new timbers.
"I think when I agreed to take this project on I must have been young and foolish," he said.
"It was difficult to come up with designs which would safeguard the water.
"When I took the project on I was advised there were three springs - we found at least 23.
"We have had just about every difficulty you could have with a building project like this."
Source: Derbyshire County Council
The huge budget leap has been borne by the lottery, development grants and Mr Osborne's own company.
"That hurts a bit, but long ago I ceased to think of this as a commercial venture," he said.
The current Duke of Devonshire, whose ancestor built the Crescent, said: "He and his wife had spent a lot of time in Bath and I think he tried to emulate that.
"I'm afraid when it was built by my ancestor, it was not built to a very high standard, so (the developers) have had to put that right.
"I think it will be the jewel in the crown, and that's some crown, Buxton's a really wonderful place. I think it'll put Buxton and Derbyshire even more on the map."
An event was held in the Crescent's Pump Room on 20 June to mark the joint launch of both the Buxton Crescent & Thermal Spa Heritage Trust and the Friends of the Crescent group to support the regeneration and the future of the building.


Iran and Saudi Arabia have failed to resolve a row over the Hajj pilgrimage and Iranian citizens will not travel to Mecca this year, Tehran says.

Iranian Culture Minister Ali Jannati blamed "obstacles raised by the Saudis". Saudi Arabia blamed "unacceptable" Iranian conditions.
Hundreds of pilgrims died - many of them Iranians - in a stampede at the Muslim pilgrimage last year.
But the rivals are split on many other issues, with relations cut in January.
Mr Jannati said that "after two series of negotiations without any results because of obstacles raised by the Saudis, Iranian pilgrims will unfortunately not be able to take part in the Hajj" in September.
The Iranian Hajj Organisation said: "Saudi Arabia is opposing the absolute right of Iranians to go on the Hajj and is blocking the path leading to Allah."
It blamed the Saudis for failing to meet Iranian demands for "the security and respect" of Iranian pilgrims.
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Visa issues and flights to Saudi Arabia were thought to be key problems.
Some 60,000 Iranians attended last year.
The Saudi Hajj ministry insisted it had offered "many solutions" to Iran's demands during two days of talks that ended on Friday.
The Saudi foreign ministry said Iran's Hajj conditions were "unacceptable".
Islam requires devout Muslims to perform the Hajj pilgrimage at least once if they are able.
In January, Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric.
The Saudis executed Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others after they were convicted of terror-related offences.
In response, Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran, setting fire to the building.
Shia-dominated Iran and predominately Sunni Saudi Arabia are long-standing regional rivals who back opposing sides in the conflicts in Syrian and Yemen.


Although I'd met the Brazilian president on a couple of previous occasions, including a very agreeable dinner for foreign correspondents at the Alvorada Palace, her official residence, I'd almost given up hope on a one-to-one interview with Dilma Rousseff.

Two appointments in recent years had been cancelled by her office at the last minute. Given the recent political turmoil in Brazil, an extended interview with the leader of one of the world's biggest democracies was one of those goals, as a reporter based in Brazil, that I'd just about given up on.
So, much to my surprise and thanks to some seriously hard lobbying by colleagues, the news came through this week that we were "on".
I wasn't about to ask "Why now?" especially as this could be the start of her last week as president.
I certainly think there's some truth in the observation that members of the foreign press corps in Brazil have been less hostile in covering President Rousseff's battle against impeachment than some more partisan reporters within Brazil - the openly misogynistic and hostile nature of the debate in the lower house of Congress last month was a revealing window on the brutal nature of politics here.
The first thing that struck me was that, given the upheaval of recent weeks, Ms Rousseff appeared relaxed and confident. There seemed to be an acceptance of her immediate fate, that when the Senate probably votes to begin a full impeachment trial, she will be suspended from office for as long as 180 days.
However, along with the acknowledgement that she might have to spend six months in political purdah while her deputy, Michel Temer, occupies her office in the Presidential Palace, there seemed to be a similar air of inevitability that she would return, vindicated, to finish the last two years of her term in office.
I really can't fathom where that conviction comes from. As Brazil's economy has dived acutely into recession, inflation has risen and people have lost their jobs, hostility to Dilma Rousseff and her government has steadily grown on the streets of Brazil.
Most observers concur that the principal reason for the impeachment process against the president has much more to do with widespread economic and political dissatisfaction than the official charges: that she illegally manipulated ministerial accounts to conceal the size of the deficit.
Nonetheless, I found Ms Rousseff almost immune to the scale of the nationwide discontent. As she's done before, she reminded me of the 54 million voters who'd returned her to office for a second term only two years ago.
She told me: "What's going on is just a disguise for indirect elections, where Congress appoints the president, as opposed to votes from the ballot boxes, cast by the population."
Dilma Rousseff is clearly convinced that a handful of powerful members of Congress and political opponents have taken advantage of the economic crisis to try to force her out.
Her nemesis, the man she believes is almost personally responsible for her downfall, is Eduardo Cunha. He's the powerful, well-connected congressman from Rio de Janeiro who, as president of the lower house, initiated and pushed through the motion of impeachment.
Ms Rousseff told me that she was a victim of Mr Cunha's spite and revenge.
"He's notorious, known to have foreign accounts and is charged with corruption, but it's only because we refused to give him the votes he needed in the congressional ethics committee, that he's done this."
Mr Cunha has denied the allegations.
There was a small crumb of comfort for Ms Rousseff with the news that Mr Cunha, a politician even more unpopular than the president in the country at large, had been suspended from Congress. The Supreme Court ruled that he tried to obstruct a corruption investigation against him and had intimidated other lawmakers.
The irony of these events, which I put to the president, was that had she "played by the rules" and made the kind of deals that her predecessors had always done, she might have avoided the impeachment process altogether.
But Dilma Rousseff, perhaps to her own detriment, says she's not interested in deals, especially the kind of political bartering that amounts to nothing more than corruption.
On a personal note, she has many regrets, among them the sexist nature of the campaign against her and what she calls the "betrayal" by some former colleagues and coalition allies.
The woman who could soon be unceremoniously deposed as Brazil's president is also notably slow to blame herself or to take responsibility for the country's remarkable turnaround in fortunes.
When Brazil was awarded the Olympic Games, back in 2009, the economy was booming, millions had been brought out of poverty and had become wage-earning consumers. Almost everyone was happy.
The contrast today could hardly be greater. As Dilma Rousseff welcomed the Olympic Torch to Brasilia this week, she admitted to me it was a bittersweet moment.
It's almost certain now that she'll play no formal role in the Games when they open in Rio on 5 August. Instead, the man she referred to as "the usurper", Michel Temer, is likely to step in. It's clearly something that, as someone who's championed Brazil as the first South American country to host the Olympic Games, really irks Dilma Rousseff.
After all that she's gone through - torture as a political prisoner under the former dictatorship, serious illness and now political humiliation - Dilma Rousseff still calls herself a fighter.
"I'm going nowhere," she replies as I ask her, after our interview finishes, if it will soon be over. But that's a decision that may already be out of Dilma Rousseff's hands.


Check out our video of the crab invasion that has taken over Cuba!!

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Each spring, millions of red, yellow and black land crabs march for days to get from the forests on the Caribbean island down to the sea.
They get everywhere!
They climb up walls, sneak into houses and shops and they cover the roads, making it hard for cars to drive around them.
But why are so many crabs heading for the sea?
Well, the adult crabs lay loads of eggs in the waves before the babies hatch at sea and then return to their parents in the forest.
Not so creepy after all!


Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable older people struggle to get by with little or no care because of cuts to care in England, a charity says.

The Age UK review said some people could not even wash, dress or feed themselves and yet were being left to fend for themselves by councils.
And the charity warned that the whole system was close to collapse in some areas with services closing.
It comes after the government said it was looking to solve the problems.
Last week, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt pledged action on social care, which covers care homes and help in the home.
That has prompted a growing expectation that a rescue package will be announced in the Budget in early March.
Care is funded by either councils or individuals themselves - although growing numbers are also relying on family and friends to support them.
The Age UK review looked at existing data and concluded there were nearly 1.2 million people who were not now getting the care they need - a rise of 48% since 2010.
This included:
The charity said this had been caused by cuts to council budgets which had led to a rationing of services.
Last year, fewer than half of the people who requested help from councils were given it.
You stay in your own home while getting help with everyday tasks such as washing, dressing and eating.
average amount of care provided per week, by your council
average paid per hour by your council, 2014-15
average paid per hour in your region if you pay for your own care, 2016
You live in a care home that provides round-the-clock support with everyday tasks.
TBC pay for their own care
You live in a care home which provides round-the-clock support for everyday tasks and nursing care. Depending on your medical needs, the NHS may contribute to your costs.
TBC pay for their own care
Savings, investments and income are assessed, along with the value of your home - unless you or a close relative live there.
As well as reducing the numbers of people they help, councils have also started to squeeze the fees they pay agencies that run care homes and home help services.
A report by market analysts Laing Buission earlier this year that estimated councils were paying £100 less a week than the going rate for a care home place.
The Age UK review said half of councils had seen a care home provider cease trading in their area, while a third had seen a home care agency fold.
Age UK director Caroline Abrahams said: "Our new report makes for frightening reading because it shows just how fragile older people's social care now is.
"We think there is a real risk of collapse in social care in the worst affected areas."
Izzi Seccombe, from the Local Government Association, which represents councils, said the review was "deeply disturbing".
"Genuine new government money is now the only way to protect the services."
Councils spent £16bn last year on services for elderly and disabled people. It comes after funding from central government was cut by a third in real terms during the last Parliament.
Councils protected social care by making big cuts elsewhere but still had to reduce the amount they spent on social care by 6%.
Ministers have given councils the ability to ring-fence council tax increases for care services in the coming years and have used NHS money to invest in services, but the LGA predicts by 2020 there will still be a £2.6bn shortfall.
In an interview with the BBC last week, Mr Hunt pledged the government would address the pressures in the social care system.
A Department of Health spokeswoman said it was not all about money, but added ministers were "working to find a long-term, sustainable solution".
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Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has apologised to sex abuse victims "let down" by the IRA during the Troubles.

Mr Adams was speaking in the Irish parliament where the case of Belfast woman Maíria Cahill was discussed.
Ms Cahill claims she was raped as a teenager by a suspected IRA member and said she was later interrogated by the IRA who covered up what happened.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny described Ms Cahill as "a force to be reckoned with".
Mr Adams said the IRA had sought to deal with some cases of abuse when asked to do so by families and victims.
"While the IRA volunteers were acting, in my opinion, in good faith, the IRA was ill-equipped to deal with such matters," he said.
"IRA actions against such sex offenders failed victims and that is a matter for profound regret from me and other republicans.
"So I'm acutely conscious that there may be victims who were let down or failed by the IRA's inability to resolve these cases.
"I want to apologise to those victims. Those who wish should come forward now and report their complaints to the appropriate authorities."
However, Ms Cahill said Mr Adams' apology was "not enough".
"I do welcome the fact that he has apologised to other victims out there," she told the BBC.
"He has yet to apologise publicly to me. Previously years ago, he did apologise privately on behalf of the republican movement.
"At this point, after being dragged through the media all week, and effectively being defamed and called a liar, I now expect that he apologises not just to me, but also to my wider family who he has hurt deeply with his stance on the issue."
Earlier, Mr Kenny described Ms Cahill as a very courageous woman after meeting her in Dublin.
He said Ms Cahill's story involved the leadership of the IRA.
"The most powerful people in the IRA conspired in this and I think it is reprehensible that a young woman of this courage and bravery should be kicked about in the last week," he said.
He said a number of other alleged victims of IRA abuse had contacted Ms Cahill with their stories.
Mr Kenny compared the IRA's handling of abuse cases and moving suspected abusers to other jurisdictions with past practice in the Catholic Church.
"These very much mirrored in what has happened here with IRA sexual abusers," he said.
He challenged Mr Adams to reveal if IRA members who were believed to have carried out abuse were exiled to the Republic of Ireland.
"Are those people still here? Is this true? Do you know of any activities they are involved in now?" he said.
"These are the most serious matters for everybody. Sexual abuse was rampant in many sectors in Irish society, not alone in paramilitary organisations, but you have responsibility for this, but we need to know."
On Tuesday, the Public Prosecution Service announced a review into three court cases linked to Ms Cahill's claims.
Charges were dropped against those said to have been involved in the IRA inquiry and the alleged rapist was acquitted.
Earlier this month, the Belfast woman waived her right to anonymity to speak to BBC Northern Ireland's Spotlight programme.
She said that in 1997, when she was 16, she was subjected to a 12-month cycle of sexual abuse, including rape, by a man who was believed to be a member of the IRA.
Ms Cahill described how the IRA questioned her repeatedly, often several nights a week, for months about the abuse allegations, before summoning her to a meeting with her alleged abuser in early 2000.
Ms Cahill later went to the police, and a case was brought against Martin Morris.
All charges were dropped and Mr Morris was acquitted after Ms Cahill withdrew her evidence.


The retail industry's so-called "Black Friday" marketing campaign led to a 12% rise in online spending that day, say retail analysts IMRG.

They estimate that this led to a total of £1.23bn being spent online that day.
Taking the whole week, from Monday 21 November to Monday 28 November, online sales rose to an estimated £6.5bn.
IMRG said that more than before, spending had been spread over the entire week as retailers staggered the start of their sales promotions.
"Over the past few years Black Friday has consistently demonstrated a remarkable capacity for shifting in terms of size and scale," said Justin Opie, managing director at IMRG.
On Tuesday department store chain John Lewis reported record sales for last week of just under £200m, a rise of 6.5% on the same week last year.
"It was the biggest ever week in John Lewis's trading history, and also included our biggest ever day on Friday 25 November," said a John Lewis director Dino Rocos.
Black Friday is a marketing ploy of the retail industry, imported from the US in 2014.
That year there were fights among huge crowds of shoppers at some supermarkets and stores around the UK.
In response to those scenes, the annual discounting event has swiftly become a more emphatically-online event.
As a result there were no reports of frenzied shopping in shops and stores this year.
In fact it went wrong in central London when a power cut blacked out the Soho area during the evening.


The Irish National Teachers Organisation has said a vote by its members clears the way for industrial action, including a strike.

The INTO is protesting about cutbacks which could mean 500 teacher job losses and 1,000 support staff going.
The teachers' union says the result of its ballot shows the anger of its members against what it calls the "cuts agenda".
It said the profession was being ripped apart to balance the Stormont budget.
Just over 34% of members voted and 79% opted for strike action.
The union has almost 7,000 members in Northern Ireland.
The teachers will be called out to strike on Friday 13 March and to attend demonstrations against the cuts, organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
The INTO's northern executive will meet on Monday to decide on other action, but a spokesman said that could involve actions which do not harm children's education, such as targeting the Department of Education.
Unison, which represents health workers, has also announced that its members will go out on strike on 13 March.
The union is due to meet with employers on Friday to discuss emergency cover.
Other unions are expected to announce their intention to strike in the coming days.


At least 16 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, officials say.

Another 40 were injured in the attack on a crowd of people protesting outside the office of the provincial governor.
Protesters have been demanding that acting Governor Jabar Naemi resign over corruption allegations.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, which left an MP injured. The Taliban who are active in the province said they did not do it.
Khost borders Pakistan and is one of Afghanistan's most volatile provinces.
Thousands of people fleeing a Pakistan army offensive against the Taliban have arrived in the province in recent months.