Hospitals face nearly €250m in cuts under HSE planComprehensive reviews of eligibility for medical cards planned for this yearFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
Acute hospital funding to be cut by €200mFacilities will face a budget reduction of around 4 per cent on averageThu Jan 30 2014 - 16:18
Reilly says 12 month out-patient waiting lists unacceptableMinister says insurers should do more to control their costsThu Jan 30 2014 - 12:12
Government to hold first talks with GPs on plan for free medical care for under 6sHSE to web publish draft contract for doctors working in free healthcare arenaThu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Ten senior managers in one Rehab division share €900,000 in salariesFigures given to PAC show employer pension contributions just over €81,700Thu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Number of sectors covered by joint labour committee reducedReform of committees for determining pay and conditions followed reviewWed Jan 29 2014 - 19:16
Report calls for new consultants to have pay parity with colleagues within 5 yearsIMO warns Government policy is forcing doctors to seek work elsewhereWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Quinn: Government needs time to absorb ‘significant implications’Amnesty hails ‘hugely important victory’ for human rights of all children in IrelandWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Number waiting more than a year for hospital consultant treatment falls by 95%Waiting list for oupatient appointments with specialists falls by 25%Wed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Children’s emergency centres to open at Tallaght, BlanchardstownNew facilities will act as satellite centres for new national children’s hospitalTue Jan 28 2014 - 16:36
Funding cuts not in patients’ interests, warns HSE directorPlans to invest in key areas have been put on hold due to reduced level of HSE fundingTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Reilly seeking proposals on a revised pay structure for hospital consultantsHSE suggested new pay scale for senior doctors with greater experienceMon Jan 27 2014 - 07:15
Re-think on hospital consultants’ pay poses challenge to Haddington Road dealHSE accepts problem of retaining senior doctors in public system now existsMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:06
Public hospitals to feel pressure of extra deliveriesReilly says falling birth rate means demand on existing services not excessiveSat Jan 25 2014 - 06:33
HSE proposes higher pay rates for more experienced consultantsDirector general Tony O’Brien tells Government that action must be taken to retain medical graduatesSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
State refuses to take over Mount Carmel hospitalMore jobs under threat as Ulster Bank announces transfers to BritainSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Government considered buying Mount Carmel300 jobs at risk as court appoints liquidators to Dublin maternity hostpialFri Jan 24 2014 - 12:59
Conlan approached Mater about abating public service pensionPerson brought back cannot earn more than original level of remunerationThu Jan 23 2014 - 01:01
James Reilly says former CRC chief Paul Kiely should return retirement packageHSE chief Tony O’Brien says money could have shortened waiting times for CRC clientsSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Funds paid to ex-CRC executive could have cut waiting list, says HSEGilmore shocked by pension payment and concerned at impact on fund-raisingFri Jan 17 2014 - 14:17
HSE takes legal advice on payments to ex head of CRCConcerns over whether board adhered to company law with payment of €740,000 retirement package to Paul KielyFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Kiely received total retirement package of over €740,000 from CRCFormer chief executive and board member unaware of the scale of the paymentsFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
St Vincent’s Healthcare group says it will ‘swing around into compliance’ with pay rulesGroup chief executive to be paid exclusively from private funds in futureThu Jan 16 2014 - 22:46
Taoiseach describes CRC revelations as appallingPAC hears charity paid former head a secret €742,000 retirement pay-offThu Jan 16 2014 - 21:41
Former CRC chief says donations were not transferred directly to executive salariesSt Vincent’s indicates it could “adapt” current pay arrangements for top managersThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:01
HSE raises fresh concerns over ex-CRC chief's pensionHealth authority says arrangements at variance with evidence given by CRC boardThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
HSE says it will not be possible to meet all growing demands placed on servicesReilly says if €108 million in pay savings not realised, Government will revisit issueWed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00
HSE chief raises prospect of further cutbacks in health serviceO’Brien tells Oireachtas committee it will not be possible to meet fully all demandsTue Jan 14 2014 - 18:40
Department of Health says no evidence power lines cause adverse health effectsReilly made representations to Ministers on underground power cables in constituencyMon Jan 13 2014 - 07:38
Public sector wages fall by average of €47.88 a week over past four years, report findsPublic service staff experienced deeper wage cuts than those in private sector, Institute of Public Administration report saysMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
Siptu says review of ambulance response times has to look at resources providedHIQA to examine performance of ambulance serviceMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
St Vincent’s group considers plans for chief executive to be paid fully from private sectorBoard to seek assurances from HSE on operation of its private hospitalSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:01
St Vincent’s to consider new proposals on top-up paymentsOne option would end practice of group CEO receiving pay from public and private sectorsFri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00
Vincent’s claims to be in compliance with pay policyDublin hospital group defends top-up payments made to senior executivesThu Jan 09 2014 - 17:28
Firms in rush from defined-benefit pensions - LRC chiefImplemention of Haddington Road deal among big industrial relations issues ahead, Labour Relations Commission chief executive saysMon Dec 30 2013 - 01:46
Wage demands to challenge recovery, warns LRC chiefKieran Mulvey says too many employers “are in a rush to abandon defined benefit pension schemes”Mon Dec 30 2013 - 01:00
75 per cent of pharmacies hit by crimePharmacists call for more visible Garda presence and tougher sentencesSun Dec 29 2013 - 17:07
St Vincent’s chief executive receives €292,669 pay dealFigures indicate Nicholas Jermyn is highest-paid health service administratorTue Dec 24 2013 - 11:20
Staff at disability facility to have suspensions lifeted but are moved to adminstrative dutiesInvestigators at Stewartscare say there is prime facie case to continue with investigationsTue Dec 24 2013 - 01:02
Hospital consultant group says it has not signed up to Haddington Road agreementIHCA ‘gravely concerned’ at working conditions in public hospitalsTue Dec 24 2013 - 01:00
St Vincent’s chief executive earning €292,669 per yearHospital group informs HSE Nicholas Jermyn in receipt of €136,951 ‘privately-funded payment’Mon Dec 23 2013 - 21:39
50 healthcare projects sought by HSE shelved due to lack of fundingProjects set out in draft service plan but not published in final version of documentFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:01
Reilly seeks information on €1m drug fraud allegationsSenator claims to have documents relating to VHI money ‘fraudulently taken’Fri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
Asti ballot result a relief for GovernmentAll public service groups have now signed up to the accord aimed at saving €3 billionThu Dec 19 2013 - 18:23
Mater denies getting €600,000 fee from CRC for pension schemeDepartment to introduce new rules on top-up paymentsThu Dec 19 2013 - 10:02
Reilly warns Vincent’s of 'serious consequences' over top-upsMinister was speaking after hospital declined to provide details of allowances to senior staffThu Dec 19 2013 - 09:34
St Vincent’s refuses to provide allowance details for senior staffHSE audit into top-up payments shows senior staff in 13 hospitals received extra payThu Dec 19 2013 - 07:03
HSE service plan raises further questionsIssues surrounding pay and pension lump sums present risks to the viability of the planWed Dec 18 2013 - 16:33
Fine Gael and Labour squabble over victory in battle for medical card spendingHSE said €113 million target would have involved policy changes on medical cardsWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:26
Health insurers ‘cherrypick’ customersInsurance regulator says firms are using differential pricing for targeted groupsWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00
