Health budget faces cuts of €900m in 2013The health service is facing spending cuts of about €900 million next year – much more than previously anticipated, the Department…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Union to seek pay increase of 5%The country’s largest craft trade union said it is to seek pay increases of at least 5 per cent for workers in profitable companies…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Protest over job losses at institute for accountantsMembers of the Unite trade union will take industrial action at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland next week as…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Irish unions support protestsDublin: The Irish trade union movement has fully backed the day of action across Europe yesterday.Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Siptu calls off work stoppage which was planned for MondayTrade union Siptu has called off a work stoppage at Aer Lingus scheduled for Monday.Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Outsourcing of State services by 2013Outsourcing of services provided by the Civil Service and State agencies could begin from the second quarter of next year.Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Government to submit health plan to troikaThe Government has agreed to comply by the end of the month with a request from the EU-IMF troika for a detailed plan to tackle…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
HSE updates its capital development plan for the yearWork on the development of new radiation oncology facilities in hospitals in Cork and Galway will get under way early next year…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
HSE facing €400m financial deficit this yearThe financial deficit in the health service has begun to fall slightly but the HSE is still just under €400 million in red for…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Fresh attempts to avert Aer Lingus strikePlans for industrial action at Aer Lingus from next Monday remained in place last night.Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Siptu meets over Aer Lingus strikeSiptu has warned Aer Lingus that its members would not accept proposals to resolve the current row over pensions if they were…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Stoppage at Aer Lingus may be called offThe threat of industrial action at Aer Lingus later this month appeared to be receding last night following intervention by the…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Aer Lingus strike threat 'recedes'The threat of industrial action at Aer Lingus later this month appeared to be receding last night following the intervention …Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Call for rethink on hospital trustsThe Government should halt its moves to establish new hospital trusts and rethink its plans to introduce a universal health insurance…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Ictu seeks annual stimulus programmeTrade unions have called on the Government to introduce an annual €3 billion economic stimulus programme for each of the next…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Union seeks rethink on healthThe Government should halt its plans to establish new hospital trusts and rethink its moves to introduce a universal health insurance…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Planning risks a major factor in choice of St James's for hospitalThere were unacceptable planning risks in developing the national children’s hospital on the original site at the Mater hospital…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
HSE could save €26m on 'rest days' for consultantsThe HSE believes it could save €26 million as a result of a Labour Court recommendation on historic rest days for hospital consultants…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Ictu calls for stimulus plan to 2015Trade unions have called on the Government to introduce an annual €3 billion stimulus programme for the economy for each of the…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Mater hospital faces deficit of up to €19m as doctor overtime targetedThe Mater hospital in Dublin is understood to be facing a financial deficit which, in the “worst-case scenario”, could reach €…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Cabinet to back St James's as children's hospital siteThe Cabinet is expected to give the go-ahead today to a new €500 million national children’s hospital that will be based at a…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
New children's hospital not to open in Coalition's lifetime, says MinisterThe Government’s original plans to open the new national children’s hospital during its term in office will not now be met, Minister…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Hospitals free to alter consultant practicesThe Health Service Executive has said hospitals can introduce new work practices for hospital consultants from today if they …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Judges lobbied on retirement ageThe Government reduced the minimum age at which members of the judiciary could retire after a warning of possible court action…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Hospital to miss 2016 timescaleMinister for Health James Reilly has said he is to bring a recommendation to Cabinet tomorrow on the location of the new national…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
INM seeks significant pay cut for printersINDEPENDENT NEWS and Media (INM) is understood to be seeking to introduce significant pay cuts – possibly up to 20 per cent – …Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Over half hospital consultants back work practice proposalsTHE IRISH Hospital Consultants’ Association (IHCA) has said 57 per cent of its members in a survey have backed proposals for …Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Garda chief to discuss allowance cuts with staffTHE GARDA Commissioner Martin Callinan says he will be entering talks with staff associations on Government proposals to abolish…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Transatlantic services at greatest risk if Aer Lingus unions proceed with industrial actionANALYSIS: The involvement of the Dublin Airport Authority complicates the unions’ dispute with Aer LingusWed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Varadkar critical of proposed work stoppage at Aer LingusMINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar has criticised planned industrial action at Aer Lingus next month which he said would inconvenience…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Unions plan Aer Lingus stoppageStaff at Aer Lingus are to hold a two-hour work stoppage on Monday, November 19th, as part of a dispute with the company over…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Austerity failing to achieve results, Ictu saysTHE AUSTERITY measures being imposed on the country are causing unnecessary suffering and have no purpose because the programme…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Aer Lingus industrial action threat increasesTHE POSSIBILITY of industrial action at Aer Lingus in November appeared to move a step closer yesterday and could involve full…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Industrial action looms at Aer LingusIndustrial action at Aer Lingus seems increasingly likely following the break-down of talks in a row over pensions.Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Howlin criticises move by consultantsA LABOUR Court hearing on reforms for hospital consultants will go ahead tomorrow despite the decision by the Irish Hospital …Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Troika member questions Ictu call for investmentA KEY member of the EU-ECB-IMF troika has questioned whether large-scale capital investments in Ireland are appropriate at the…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Ictu may end 'pointless' troika meetingsThe head of the country’s largest union has said further meetings with the EU-ECB-IMF troika are "pointless, at best".Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Consultant group refusing to attend hearing on work practice reformsTHE IRISH Hospital Consultants Association has said it will not be attending a planned Labour Court hearing on Thursday on management…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
IHCA refuses to attend hearingThe Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform expects unions to attend the Labour Court when invited, he said in response to…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Doctors blamed for delay in €73m for health serviceThe failure of some consultants to fill in the forms required by private health insurers is being given as the reason why funding…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
HSE imposes absenteeism targets linked to fundingThe HSE will only fund replacement personnel for a health provider if absenteeism stays within official limits next yearTue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Extended working by health staff withdrawnPLANS BY health service management to require staff to work longer hours were withdrawn shortly before a meeting with trade unions…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Patients can lighten load of doctors, forum toldIN FUTURE people should get their flu vaccinations from pharmacies or nurses and go to physiotherapists with backaches or knee…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Higher civil servants seek rise in taxTHE GOVERNMENT should introduce across-the-board tax increases rather than look at cutting pay and increments of senior staff…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
HSE reports deficit of €404m to end of AugustTHE HSE recorded a financial deficit of €404 million to the end of August, its most recent financial report, published last night…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
No Labour Court date, says IMOTHE IRISH Medical Organisation (IMO) has said it has received no invitation to attend the Labour Court in relation to planned…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Health service facing cuts of €1bn in 2013-2014THE HEALTH service is facing further cuts of about €1 billion in funding in 2013-14 while staff numbers will be reduced by an…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Howlin 'disappointed' by consultant deal collapseMINISTER FOR Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has said he is very disappointed at the collapse of a deal with hospital…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
ASTI set to oppose cuts to teachers' allowancesTHE UNION representing secondary teachers has warned that it will not accept proposals put forward by the Government to cut allowances…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Agreement on consultant work reforms collapsesTHE DEAL between the Government and hospital consultants on work practice reforms, brokered at the Labour Relations Commission…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
