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
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
Former chief executive of CRC says charities should be fully open on how all funds are spentLabour TD says board should answer questions satisfactorily or resignTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Ten staff at care facility suspended pending investigationStewarts Care says external investigation team is examining abuse allegationsTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Chief executive of Central Remedial Clinic resignsBrian Conlon appointed in controversial circumstances earlier this yearMon Dec 09 2013 - 16:57
HSE to seek additional €199m funding for 2013Health Service Executive set to record overall net deficit of €219m for 2013Mon Dec 09 2013 - 06:46
Hospital says patients unaffected by delays in getting genetic test resultsAll affected patients now contacted by Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital CrumlinFri Dec 06 2013 - 19:07
Over 500 schools could close if ASTI dispute escalatesSupervision and Substitution duties to become unpaid and mandatory in JanuaryFri Dec 06 2013 - 16:22
Investigation into intellectual disability services bodyConcerns of neglectful or abusive practices raised by students on placement at StewartsFri Dec 06 2013 - 10:31
Nearly 70 patients not told of cardiac disease test resultsCrumlin hospital employee suspendedFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
CRC warned twice over chief executive’s appointmentHSE sets a salary scale of €83,252 for the roleWed Dec 04 2013 - 07:55
Government to seek deadline extension for Central Bank authorisation of VHIExtension from the European Commission would allow the VHI achieve required level of solvency without injection of exchequer fundsWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
HSE warned CRC it was considering withholding funds in appointment rowSerious dispute over recruitment and salary of chief executive was ‘unprecedented’Wed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
Board did not sanction CRC top-ups, says ex-FF ministerCriticism of charity by Ministers described as a ‘political stunt’, says Vincent BradyMon Dec 02 2013 - 08:16
Government abandons plans to seek €100 million in payments from health insurersReilly says gap in HSE budget would be addressed in supplement estimateMon Dec 02 2013 - 01:01
Ministers warn top-up payments could lead to cuts in State funding for hospitalsTaoiseach describes use of donations to fund exective pay at CRC as ‘unacceptable’Mon Dec 02 2013 - 01:01
New charges to push health insurance premiums upInsurers claim Government plan to increase private patient fees will cost them €100mMon Dec 02 2013 - 01:01
Health chief says medical card cuts ‘against HSE advice’Letter to Reilly seen as attempt to deflect blame for proposed cuts from HSESat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
CRC admits five senior staff still get top-up paymentsGovernment urged to investigate use of charitable funds to supplement salariesFri Nov 29 2013 - 07:45
Many questions remain to be answered on top-up payments in the health sectorPublic Accounts Committee likely to quiz hospital boards about paymentsFri Nov 29 2013 - 01:01
