Taoiseach meets union leaders as pay talks enter crucial phaseTaoiseach Brian Cowen is meeting with union leaders at Government Buildings as efforts continue tonight to reach a new national…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
New medical cards to cost HSE €72m this yearTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has said that new medical cards cost it about €1,650 on average each year.Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus proposals threaten to blow pay talks off courseANALYSIS: News of the airline's out-sourcing plans was unwelcome in an already difficult process, writes Martin WallMon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Talks on new pay pact go to wire againTALKS ON a new national pay deal broke up just before midnight and are to resume todayMon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Pay talks continue despite apparent deadlockThe social partners are continuing talks at Government Buildings tonight in an attempt to strike a new a national wage agreement…Sun Sept 14 2008 - 01:00
Ictu's Begg sounds cautious note as pay talks continueThe general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said that he is less confident today that a new national…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Final push over weekend for new national pay dealTALKS BETWEEN unions, employers and the Government on a new national pay deal are expected to enter their final phase today.Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Pay increases for 28,000 health workers could be withheld by HSEPAY INCREASES due to about 28,000 workers in the health sector may be withheld as a result of industrial action which has been…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
HSE may pay back €50m to pharmaciesTHE HEALTH Service Executive faces a potential bill of €50 million as a result of a High Court ruling yesterday that it was in…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Unions say inflation dip will not affect pay demandsUNION LEADERS have said the small reduction in inflation last month will not affect their demand for pay increases of about 5…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Begg says weekend is 'crucial' in any national pay dealNegotiations over the weekend will be crucial in determing if there is to be a new national pay deal, the general secretary of…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Inflation drop will not impact on pay demand - unionsUnion leaders have said that the small reduction in inflate last month will not impact on the demand for pay increases of around…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Talks begin on pay element of new national agreementEMPLOYERS, TRADE unions and Government officials are expected to begin discussing the crucial issue of pay as they enter the …Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
HSE considers proposals for industrial councilHEALTH SERVICE management and unions are considering proposals to establish a new industrial council or forum which would be …Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Renewed talks focus on non-pay issues firstRENEWED TALKS on a national pay deal which began yesterday are expected to concentrate on non-pay issues such as collective bargaining…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Reduction in working hours of nurses agreedA REDUCTION in the working week has now been officially agreed for more than 21,000 nurses in the public sector, according to…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Ibec says union recognition would hit investmentEmployers have warned that future investment by multi-national companies would be lost if they were forced by law to recognise…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Union will not accept proposed 11-month pay pauseTHE TRADE union representing lower-paid civil servants says a proposed 11-month pay pause would not be acceptable to its members…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Cowen optimistic wage deal can be agreedTaoiseach Brian Cowen said today he was optimistic that a deal to secure a new national pay agreement could reached by Friday…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Big gap between unions and Ibec reaching national dealEMPLOYERS AND unions say it will be difficult to secure agreement on a national pay deal in the new week-long intensive talks…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
No room for public sector pay rises, says IbecEMPLOYERS' GROUP Ibec has said there is no room for further pay increases for public servants over the coming year due to the…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Cowen wants pay talks deal within a weekFull-scale national pay talks are to get under way on Monday with Taoiseach Brian Cowen saying he wants them concluded within…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Consultants group apologised for NearyTHE IRISH Hospital Consultants' Association (IHCA) says it has apologised on a number of occasions to former patients of Dr Michael…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
New health cuts expected to be introducedHEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE: THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is expected to signal next week that new spending restrictions …Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Consultants seek €1.4m in extra health fundingHospital consultants have sought the Government to provide an additional €1Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
HSE reward scheme fails to deliver additional consultantsNONE OF the additional consultant posts announced by the Health Service Executive (HSE) a year ago as a reward for hospitals …Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Senior doctors to direct services in new HSE planUP TO 100 senior doctors could be appointed as clinical directors to lead and plan services in the hospital sector under new …Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
HSE set to cut hospital workforce by 1,800THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to seek to reduce the number of posts in the hospital sector by about 1,800 by the end …Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Children's hospital to be built by 2012The Health Service Executive (HSE) has said the controversial new national paediatric hospital, to be developed on the site of…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Proposal to join equality bodies is 'worrisome'THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has strongly criticised Government proposals to merge various equality bodies into a single…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Dentists opt out of State schemeALMOST 200 dentists have withdrawn from the State dental scheme for medical card patients over the past 18 months as part of …Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
HSE head confirms plan for job cutsHSE CHAIRMAN Liam Downey has told Minister for Health Mary Harney that a voluntary retirement/redundancy programme would be necessary…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Union lodges 5% pay claim with Hibernian insuranceThe trade union Unite has lodged a claim for a 5 per cent cost-of-living increase with the insurance company Hibernian.Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Possible salmonella link to firm identifiedA POSSIBLE link between products from a Co Kildare food company and an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning has been identified…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
North-east look-back review 'in final stages'The Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that its look-back review of radiology services in the north-east is now in the final…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Ictu and Siptu set to lodge new wage claimsPRIVATE SECTOR trade unions have said they are working on the assumption they are no longer involved in a process to negotiate…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Unions demand weekly pay increase of over €30Private sector unions are to seek flat-rate increases of around €30 per week for workers earning less than the average industrial…Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Unions in private sector may seek basic pay rise of 5%PRIVATE SECTOR trade unions will today consider proposals to seek basic increases of about 5 per cent for most workers, flat-…Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Pay talks fail as 5% rise over 21 months is rejectedTHE TALKS on a new national pay deal broke down in the early hours of Saturday morning after unions rejected proposals which …Mon Aug 04 2008 - 01:00
HSE paid out almost €80m in legal fees over past 3 yearsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has paid out nearly €80 million in legal fees over the past three years or so, new figures…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Hanafin rejects property tax proposalA PROPERTY tax on the family home which people would have to pay every year would be "an unfair tax", Minister for Social and…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Critical gap still remainsover new pay dealA SIGNIFICANT gap remains between unions and employers on agreeing a new social partnership deal, the secretary general to the…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Government urged not to waver from national planTHE GOVERNMENT should continue with investments under the National Development Plan (NDP) across the entire spectrum from physical…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
VHI warns of serious consequences for older peopleINDUSTRY REACTION: THE VHI said the Supreme Court decision to strike down the risk equalisation scheme could have serious consequences…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
HSE seeks to make cost savings of some €250mTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is seeking to generate €250 million in cost-containment measures by the end of the year, it…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Cowen criticism 'unreasonable'THE CHIEF executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Prof Brendan Drumm, accused the Taoiseach Brian Cowen of making "unreasonable…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
HSE pays GPs €425m in grants and fees, says reportFAMILY DOCTORS last year received around €345 million in fees and a further €80 million in practice grants and allowances for…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
HSE spent €300m on travel costsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has spent more than €300 million on staff travel and mileage costs over the last three years…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Staff vote for industrial action over Hibernian's jobs transferSTAFF AT insurance group Hibernian have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action over the company's plans to transfer more …Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
FG urges modest pay rise as part of dealFINE GAEL says that any new social partnership agreement must involve moderate pay increases, a new anti-inflation strategy to…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
