HSE wants 1,000 office jobs to go in €30m schemeTHE HEALTH Service Executive has proposed to the Government that 200 senior managerial and 800 lower level clerical and administrative…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Employers criticised on wage restraintsTHE PRESIDENT of the country's largest public service union has accused employers of "new standards of double standards" in urging…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Waiting list targets missedOFFICIAL TARGETS specifying that children should not have to wait longer than three months for inpatient treatment are being …Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
2,700 health jobs are unfilled since restriction on recruitmentNEARLY 2,700 posts in the health service have gone unfilled since controversial recruitment restrictions were implemented last…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Threat to pull out of drug schemes 'still present'PHARMACISTS HAVE warned that the community drug schemes could again be at risk if the Health Service Executive fails to deliver…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Claim that generic drugs could save €30mPHARMACISTS HAVE said that the exchequer could save up to €30 million if the Government changed legislation to allow them to …Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Escalation of nurses' dispute deferredUNIONS REPRESENTING more than 7,000 psychiatric nurses have deferred a planned escalation of their dispute over a new compensation…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Ictu rejects new decentralisation talks until OECD's concerns are addressedTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has said it will not facilitate new discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Compulsory redundancies opposedUNION REACTION: THE GUINNESS Staff Union (GSU), which represents the majority of employees affected by the plans to transform…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Academic consultants offered salary increase for public-sector contractsTHE GOVERNMENT has offered increased salaries of up to €295,000 to academic hospital consultants who opt for new contracts under…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Deal not finalised on work hours for nursesAGREEMENT HAS not yet been reached at local level to facilitate a reduction in the working hours of about 25,000 nurses as planned…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Psychiatric nurses threaten to extend industrial actionUNIONS REPRESENTING psychiatric nurses have said that they will escalate their industrial action from next week if no progress…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
New paediatric hospital will cost between €800m and €1bnTHE PLANNED new national paediatric hospital could cost between €800 million and €1 billion to construct, according to internal…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
HSE overspent by €95m in first four monthsTHE FINANCIAL position of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has continued to deteriorate and it is now €95 million over budget…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
PNA overtime ban affecting mental health servicesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has said that it has had to close some day and community services and suspend admissions to…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
DAA staff to ballot for pension improvementsSTAFF AT the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) are to ballot on industrial action as part of a campaign for improvements in their…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Employers signal concern over new employment BillEMPLOYERS HAVE signalled that they are unhappy with elements of the Government's new Employment Rights Compliance Bill which …Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Prison officers say jails overcrowdedPOA CONFERENCE: THE PRISON Officers' Association has strongly criticised overcrowding in prisons and maintained it is the issue…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Pharmacists to continue normal service after dealTHE THREAT by hundreds of pharmacists to withdraw from dispensing medicines under the medical card and various community drug…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Risks seen in Budget are now reality, says departmentPOTENTIAL RISKS to the economy which were set out in the Budget in December are now materialising, the Department of Finance …Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Talks may take place on flexi-time rowTALKS MAY get under way this week to resolve a row which has closed offices of the Department of Social and Family Affairs to…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Union to rejoin national pay talks todayTHE TRADE union Mandate, which represents about 44,000 staff in the retail and bar sector, is to return to the national pay talks…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Compromise explored in pharmacists' disputeMOVES WILL continue today in a bid to find a resolution to the dispute over the controversial new pharmacy pricing system which…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Date set for major industrial action in health serviceNEARLY 30,000 health service workers have served notice of industrial action from May 21st in a dispute over recruitment restrictions…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Call for review of plan on acute hospital decisionHEALTH: THE OECD has urged the Government to look again at the basis for its controversial decision to centralise acute hospital…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Findings to prompt review of State sectorHUNDREDS OF State agencies are to have their futures reviewed in light of the publication yesterday of a report on public service…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
HSE seeks to expand nurse roleHEALTH SERVICE management is to seek nurses to take on some roles traditionally carried out by doctors and to relinquish some…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Review of State agencies not ruled out, says CowenTánaiste and Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has said he is not ruling out a review of the future of some State agencies on …Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Medical lab scientists warn on smear test outsourcingMEDICAL LABORATORY scientists at hospitals across the country have warned that they may take industrial action in protest at …Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
HSE to hold talks with pharmacy union over row on pricing structureTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to hold talks with the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) today in an attempt to find a resolution…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Cabinet to set up public service reform bodyTHE CABINET has agreed to establish an implementation body to examine the report on public service reform drawn up by the OECD…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus passengers may face disruptionAER LINGUS passengers are facing the possibility of disrupted service due to industrial action after about 1,800 ground operation…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Beacon disputes compensation levels in co-located hospital contractsTHE BEACON Medical Group, which has won tenders to develop three of the controversial co-located private hospitals around the…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus ground staff reject dealAer Lingus passengers are facing the possibility of disrupted service due to industrial action after about 1,800 ground operation…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Siptu leader calls on unions to form collegeSIPTU PRESIDENT Jack O'Connor has said unions should come together to develop a new university which would teach courses from…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
Pharmacists see cut in HSE priceTHE IRISH Pharmacy Union (IPU) has said that its members are now experiencing reductions in payments from the Health Service …Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Hospitals fail to admit 44% in 12-hour limitA TOTAL of 44 per cent of patients in hospital emergency departments awaiting admission had to wait longer than the official …Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Hospital contract likely to be rejected - consultantsNEW DIFFICULTIES have emerged in long-running talks aimed at securing a new contract for hospital consultants.Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
HSE set flat pharmacist fee without prior approvalA DRAFT interim contract for community pharmacists which set out a new flat-rate dispensing fee was sent out by the Health Service…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Call for new health insurance systemA NEW social health insurance scheme to fund an equitable health service has been called for by the Adelaide Hospital Society…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Ibec calls for cap on costs of pensions for public servantsEMPLOYERS' GROUP: Ibec has said the Government must move to cap the escalating cost of the provision of public sector pensions…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus strike threat lifted after new ballot agreedTHE THREAT of industrial action at Aer Lingus has been averted for the present following an agreement between management and …Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
EU ruling on fixed-term contracts welcomedTRADE UNION Impact has claimed that the Government is facing the possibility of having to pay over €100,000 in compensation as…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
'Some progress' in Aer Lingus talks on changes to work practicesWITH A deadline set by management late this afternoon the trade union Siptu has said that "some progress" has been made in local…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Siptu votes to enter talks on new pay agreementTHE COUNTRY'S largest trade union, Siptu, has voted to enter into talks with the Government and other social partners on a new…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Union to seek wage increasesTHE COUNTRY'S second largest trade union, Unite, says it will be seeking increases "substantially above inflation" in the forthcoming…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
HSE proposals include cutting A&E services and drug schemesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has proposed a series of radical measures to the Department of Health as part of an overall…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus set Tuesday deadline for deal on work practicesAER LINGUS passengers face the possibility of further industrial relations trouble following a decision by management to set …Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus pilots accept new work and cost-saving measuresPILOTS AT Aer Lingus have overwhelmingly accepted a new deal on cost-cutting measures and work-practice changes.Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
Living transplant couple return homeTHE COUPLE involved in the country's first spouse-to-spouse living transplant operation were discharged yesterday from hospital…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
