HSE management and admin appointments outpacing clinical staff hires, says DPER Numbers in management and administrative grades have grown by a third in recent years, DPER warned Department of HealthTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Budget-busting HSE continues to make money men bristle despite efforts to rein in spendingDepartment of Health told it was ‘imperative’ spending remained within allocation – but there was little surprise when it didn’tMon May 20 2024 - 20:32
Provision of tents to homeless asylum seekers by NGOs is in conflict with Government approach, says TánaisteMicheál Martin says there is a ‘fundamental issue of a lack of sanitation and safety around the pitching of tents, in any kind of location’Wed May 15 2024 - 14:37
‘I have been threatened’: Paschal Donohoe says that he has experienced abuse in public lifeSome 94% of politicians and 72% of political staff reported some form of threat, harassment, abuse or violence, new survey has foundWed May 15 2024 - 12:17
Sipo investigation into Robert Troy to go ahead next monthFormer Minister of State resigned in August 2022 over failing to register all his property interestsTue May 14 2024 - 21:01
Biden administration urges US companies in Ireland to ‘embrace’ unionsUS special representative for international labour affairs says the right to unionise is an enabling right for other labour rightsTue May 14 2024 - 20:52
Nearly 100 gardaí and prison staff are currently suspended, new official figures showMinisters reveal personnel at Department of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Office of Public Works also facing disciplinary investigationsMon May 13 2024 - 20:23
Minister accused of ‘political stunt’ over review to determine need for second midwest EDHSE says only a third of consultants at Limerick hospital are working on new contractual terms put in place last yearFri May 10 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí, military, fire and prison staff say they face years without their full pensions after retirementCoalition of representative bodies seeks Government to re-introduce supplementary pension to bridge gap until State pension ageWed May 08 2024 - 19:34
Health spending €500 million over budget in first four months of the year, Oireachtas committee hearsRobert Watt says about 75 per cent of budgetary overspend was in acute hospital sectorWed May 08 2024 - 10:51
Key children’s hospital positions not filled permanently as opening date loomsConstruction of hospital expected to be completed this year with first patients treated from summer 2025Tue May 07 2024 - 06:00
Broadcast moratorium before elections is ‘ripe for manipulation’ by bad faith actors, says Darragh O’BrienCoimisiún na Meán tells Minister review of existing ban on broadcasting election-related issues to be finalised in OctoberTue May 07 2024 - 06:00
Dublin Bus complains it is held to higher punctuality standard than rail servicesCity bus service says it would qualify for incentives rather than penalties if more generous 10-miniute window was permittedMon May 06 2024 - 06:00
Donnelly contends HSE recruitment controls ‘failed’ as health service waits to be given its numbersHealth chiefs want Minister to set out a top-line figure for staffing this year and believe there should be no vagueness about itMon May 06 2024 - 06:00
Coalition leaders to intervene in ‘standoff’ between HSE and departmentHSE will not agree to make appointments to many replacement positions until Minister authorizes figure for the total number it can have on the payroll following criticism of recruitment levels for last yearMon May 06 2024 - 06:00
Bruce Arnold, journalist and author, dies aged 87Former political columnist was targeted by the Haughey government in the phone tapping scandal in the 1980sFri May 03 2024 - 12:44
Spouses of those with employment permits and on intra-company transfers could be permitted to work Government has agreed in principle that a single application procedure for employment permits and immigration permissions should be developedMon Apr 29 2024 - 19:00
HSE chief executive warned of ‘grave consequences’ if senior official’s exit package was not approvedNewly-released files reveal disagreement behind the scenes over package to Dean SullivanMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
HSE attempts to pay substantial exit package to former top executive led to Government rowMinisters and office of Taoiseach became involved in issue surrounding departure of ex-deputy director general, files showMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Patients could have to wait longer for scans in the community as HSE ‘rebalances’ GP-run schemeMore diagnostic tests will be carried out this year, but fewer diagnostic imaging scansWed Apr 17 2024 - 06:00
‘Productivity challenges’ must be overcome following hospital activity report, says DonnellyMinister of Health says investments in health funding and staff has already resulted in falling waiting listsMon Apr 15 2024 - 16:41
Hospitals are getting more money but why is this not resulting in more activity?Productivity report likely to lead to calls for reforms but health chiefs advise against finger-pointingMon Apr 15 2024 - 05:00
Billions in extra health funding not leading to higher activity in hospitals, report finds New report published along with plan to achieve savings of about €550m and boost productivity in health sectorMon Apr 15 2024 - 05:00
Sinn Féin is watching the polls and beginning to panic, says Stephen DonnellyMinister for Health suggests party wants early election as it sees Government making progress in key areasThu Apr 11 2024 - 18:56
Dáil told cancer outcomes worsening because of Government underfundingTánaiste rejects Sinn Féin claims in Dáil that Ireland is a ‘laggard’ in treating diseaseThu Apr 11 2024 - 17:23
Government wants new children’s hospital to be open next yearConstruction has begun on facility to accommodate families of patients at the new hospitalThu Apr 11 2024 - 13:00
HSE forked out €2.8m in interest to suppliers for delays in paymentEnfer Laboratories received more than €70,000 in prompt payment interest in 2021, official figures showTue Apr 09 2024 - 06:00
Head of Defence Forces to be promoted to four-star general rank if successful in bid for EU postThe Government will appoint Lieut Gen Seán Clancy as a four-star general should he prove successful as Ireland’s candidate for the post of European Union Military Committee chair.Mon Apr 08 2024 - 06:00
Concern at ‘sustainability’ of health spending after 15% increase in first quarterHealth service argues there has been a further increase in demand for hospital services while measures to tackle expenditure are under wayMon Apr 08 2024 - 06:00
Former Baggot Street Hospital is surplus to requirements and on register for disposal, says HSEBuilding is not considered suitable for delivery of public healthcare services in future, HSE tells Department of HealthThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:15
HSE severance payments exceed €3.1m over the past five yearsHealth authority confirms 17 people received exit packages in the years 2019 to 2024 inclusive, with amount aggregatedTue Apr 02 2024 - 18:57
Women outperform men in getting senior jobs in Civil Service, report finds Top Level Appointments Committee concerned at lack of diversity in senior positionsSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s top civil servants: who they are and what they earn Departmental secretaries general run much of the country’s public administration - on salaries ranging from €230,000 to almost €300,000Sat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Highly paid, but highly scrutinised - the top civil servants at the helm of Government departmentsMost of the top mandarins running Government departments were educated in public schools, with some attending college at night or later in their careerSat Mar 30 2024 - 05:30
Employers’ group urges national minimum wage to be frozen for at least two yearsIsme says 12.4 per cent increase this year was significantly ahead of inflationThu Mar 28 2024 - 20:16
Unions hit out at employers’ criticism of new State measures to benefit workersIctu says employers in Ireland pay about half as much as peers in Europe in terms of taxes on labourThu Mar 28 2024 - 00:01
Ireland’s neutrality no excuse for complacency on defence, says HarrisBiden calls Leo Varadkar to ‘recognise his years of service as a leader of Ireland’Mon Mar 25 2024 - 21:34
Simon Harris rules out early election after taking over as Fine Gael leader‘I would like to see this Government going full term,’ says presumptive taoiseach, ‘that is my intention’Mon Mar 25 2024 - 06:00
Simon Harris rules out early general election, saying he wants Coalition to run its full termIncoming taoiseach pledges to win back trust and support of those who no longer vote for Fine GaelSun Mar 24 2024 - 19:37
Maria Walsh and former jockey Nina Carberry nominated to run for Fine Gael in European electionsPair to run in Midlands-North West constituency as Welsh seeks second term in European ParliamentSun Mar 24 2024 - 18:42
Simon Coveney says he will run for Fine Gael again in next general election Minister says make-up of the new Cabinet would be a matter for new party leader and incoming taoiseach Simon HarrisSun Mar 24 2024 - 16:07
More than 100 ESB staff received €200,000 severance deal each Trade unions negotiated deal in relation to personnel who worked in power plants that were closing or being downsizedFri Mar 22 2024 - 06:00
Proposed new public service pay deal seems set to be ratified after Siptu members back agreementSiptu says 90% of its 60,000 members in the public service voted in favor of the €3.6bn agreementThu Mar 21 2024 - 16:43
Covid pandemic was Varadkar’s biggest test as Taoiseach when there were few answersFine Gael leader at times clashed with Nphet’s public health advice and accepts government got some calls wrongWed Mar 20 2024 - 15:43
‘It’s shambolic’: Protesters call for better treatment of asylum seekers‘Proper accommodation alternatives’ urged for those sleeping in tents such as the men recently moved from city centre to CrookslingTue Mar 19 2024 - 20:11
Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon to quit: ‘There’s a toxicity in politics that was barely palpable 20 years ago’Galway East representative is the 10th Fine Gael TD to announce intention to quit politics at the next electionTue Mar 19 2024 - 10:02
Defence Forces generals want Garda salariesGenerals argue the pay of the Defence Forces chief of staff is 72 per cent of the salary of the Garda CommissionerTue Mar 19 2024 - 06:05
State companies want more freedom over pay rates for senior executives, study findsNew committee to examine remuneration for top managementTue Mar 19 2024 - 06:00
Political adviser pay is linked to pay of senior grades in the Civil ServiceMost advisers aren’t on highest levels of Civil Service pay and they have none of the job stability of a civil servantSat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
Two of the country’s biggest public service unions back new pay deal agreed with Government Members of Fórsa and primary teachers’ union INTO decisively vote to accept proposed new €3.6 billion agreement which would run to 2026Fri Mar 15 2024 - 15:06
