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
State refuses to take over Mount Carmel hospitalMore jobs under threat as Ulster Bank announces transfers to BritainSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
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
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
Siptu says review of ambulance response times has to look at resources providedHIQA to examine performance of ambulance serviceMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
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
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
HSE looks to pay and pensions to save €619 millionHospitals will have to implement €56m cost containment programmeWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00
Extra €47m funding approved in HSE service planHealth agency asked in Budget to make savings of €666 millionTue Dec 17 2013 - 16:39
Healthcare insurers urged to query billsInsurers should query inpatient claims where cheaper options exist, report saysMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
HSE takes over CRC after board resignsInterim administrator appointed to run Central Remedial Clinic after top-up payments controversySat Dec 14 2013 - 06:53
St Vincent’s may be next to face Public Accounts CommitteeTD raises concerns over payments to senior staffSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
All CRC board members resign with immediate effectHSE appoints interim administrator to run organisation after top-up payments controversyFri Dec 13 2013 - 23:10
CRC’s former chief executive repays HSE excess salaryBrian Conlan’s pay was at least €40,000 above official salary guidelinesWed Dec 11 2013 - 09:36
Twelve staff at Stewarts disability care facility suspended pending inquiryStewarts says it is working with Hiqa to address issues raised over Palmerstown centreWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
Numbers covered by health insurance fall by 62,000 last yearThe number of people covered by in-patient health insurance plans has fallen by 250,000 since 2008Tue Dec 10 2013 - 16:09
Former CRC chief will not appear at Oireachtas committeeBrian Conlon was in receipt of a salary significantly in excess of that approved by the HSETue Dec 10 2013 - 09:22
CRC’s appointment process turned spotlight on Brian ConlonHSE said clinic’s process to appoint chief executive ‘highly irregular’Tue Dec 10 2013 - 01:01
