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
Public consultants granted private practice optionDOZENS OF consultant posts in voluntary hospitals have been redesignated to allow the doctors concerned to see fee-paying patients…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Travellers at Dublin airport warned of further delaysTHE IRISH Aviation Authority (IAA) has warned that passengers using Dublin airport today could again face delays as a result …Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
€17m for disabilities held over until 2009HEALTH: ABOUT €17 million in planned investments in services for the disabled will be deferred until next year as part of the…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Ictu chief puts three-week limit on partnership dealTHE GENERAL secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has warned that if a new social partnership deal is to be …Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Ibec critical of new EU directive on agency workersEMPLOYERS' GROUP Ibec has said that any local agreement to provide workers supplied to companies through employment agencies …Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Controversial pay increases put on holdMINISTERIAL AND HIGHER CIVIL SERVANT PAY: THE GOVERNMENT has said that controversial pay rises for Ministers and senior public…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Redundancy deals likely to target surplus HSE staffHEALTH FUNDING: THE GOVERNMENT has sanctioned a voluntary redundancy scheme for health service staff as part of the package …Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Reduced hours for only 50% of nursesARRANGEMENTS TO reduce the working week for around half of all nurses in the Republic should be in place shortly, senior health…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Begg warns inflation may rise to 6.5%AS EMPLOYERS, unions and the Government prepare to engage in intensive bilateral talks over the next fortnight in a bid to determine…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Harney cites efficiencies in defence of HSE changesMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney said the planned changes in the Health Service Executive (HSE) were aimed at bringing about more…Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
HSE reforms will see local directors playing key roleTHE EXISTING system of administering hospital and community healthcare services separately is to be abolished under reforms planned…Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
Coughlan warns social partners on demandsMINISTER FOR Enterprise and Employment Mary Coughlan has told employers and unions that they may have to “park” some of their…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
HSE plans to revert to devolved regional managersTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to propose changing its current management structure and reverting to a more decentralised…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
Irish firms make profit of €45,800 per worker, report saysIRISH COMPANIES make an average of €45,800 profit per employee or about twice the figure for British firms, a report produced…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Union to seek pay rise of more than 5%The country’s second largest trade union, Unite, has said it will be seeking pay increases of in excess of 5 per cent as part…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Picket at Bank of Ireland HQ as part of one-day strikeABOUT 600 members of the Unite trade union are to place pickets at the headquarters of Bank of Ireland in Baggot Street and at…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Health in €100m 'priority' shortfallTHE HEALTH services received around €100 million less in funding for “priority” developments this year than the Department of…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Divisions remain in partnership talksMAJOR DIVISIONS remain between employers and unions over pay and employment rights following the resumption of talks yesterday…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Parties to discuss forming new social partnershipEMPLOYERS, UNIONS and the Government will today resume talks on a new social partnership deal after a week of public arguments…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Planned disability services looked at in HSE costs reviewTHE MINISTER of State at the Department of Health John Moloney has said that the planned roll-out of new disability services …Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Unions rule out pay freezes at wage talksTrade union leaders have ruled out pay freezes as part of a new social partnership agreement and have also signalled that any…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Electricians vote on industrial actionSOME 10,000 electricians are to ballot on industrial action in a row over the payment of a 5 per cent or €1Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Siptu claims downturn due to fall in value of earningsTHE COUNTRY'S largest trade union has said the economic downturn can be attributed more to the inability of workers to pay for…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
Cowen says spending to focus on areas that 'contribute most to our capacity'GOVERNMENT SPENDING: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said the Government plans to prioritise areas of spending "which contribute most…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Ictu rules out public sector pay pausePARTNERSHIP TALKS: THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions says it will not entertain the idea of a pay pause in the public sector…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland customers may be hit by 24-hour stoppage next monthSTRIKE THREAT: BANK OF Ireland customers are facing possible disruption to services next month as a result of industrial action…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Cowen stresses need for 'careful' spendingThe Taoiseach Brian Cowen said it may be relatively painful to have to apply cutbacks in public spending across a range of desirable…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Ibec wants pay pause for public sector employeesPAY TALKS: EMPLOYERS' GROUP Ibec has called for the introduction of a pay pause for employees in the public service.Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
B of I staff to hold one-day strike in JulyAround 6,000 employees at Bank of Ireland are to hold a 24-hour strike next month in a row over the implementation of a stock…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Shorter week claim rejectedMOVES BY about 28,000 healthcare workers to seek a shorter working week similar to that secured by nurses have been rejected …Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Work permits proposed for non-EEA studentsSTUDENTS FROM outside the European Economic Area (EEA) will only be able to work for one employer at a time for up to 20 hours…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Shake-up will see Rail Safety Commission move to LouthTHE RAIL Safety Commission is to be moved to Drogheda, Co Louth, instead of Ballinasloe, Co Galway, as part of changes to elements…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
Plan to create more full-time health jobs supportedTHE NATIONAL Implementation Body (NIB) has backed proposals to allow health service managers to use money currently spent on …Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
Many AE patients wait over 12 hoursMORE THAN 40 per cent of all patients in hospital accident and emergency departments who required admission had to wait longer…Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Civil servants to escalate their industrial actionABOUT 2,500 civil servants in the Department of Social and Family Affairs are to escalate a campaign of industrial action from…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
HSE planning new measures to save €193mTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is planning to introduce additional cost-containment measures aimed at generating savings …Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Hauliers threaten blockades over rising fuel pricesROAD HAULIERS are considering mounting blockades in protest at the rising cost of fuel, which they say is set to drive many of…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Travel disruption likely as airport workers plan actionTENS OF thousands of passengers intending to travel through Dublin airport next month face the prospect of serious disruption…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Siptu threatens action at Dublin airport over pensionsTens of thousands of passengers intending to travel through Dublin Airport next month face the prospect of serious disruption…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
HSE to cut 100 more jobs - ImpactThe trade union Impact has said that 100 additional posts in the health sector are to go as part of further cuts to be introduced…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
B of I staff to ballot on industrial actionSTAFF AT Bank of Ireland are expected to ballot on possible industrial action in a row over the level of stock to be awarded …Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
HSE threatens suspensions if Impact dispute escalatesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has warned that staff taking part in a planned escalation of industrial action from next week…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
