Axa in talks to take over clients of Bupa health insuranceInternational insurance company Axa is in talks with the Government regarding plans to enter the health insurance market as a…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
Report to criticise Central Mental HospitalA report to be published by the Mental Health Commission today is expected to criticise aspects of the care provided at the Central…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
Call for public sector pay rise to be withheldThe Department of Finance has told the benchmarking body it should consider withholding a special pay increase for public sector…Thu Jan 04 2007 - 00:00
Harney tells HSE of MRSA concernsMinister for Health Mary Harney has told the board of the Health Service Executive that she wants to see measures to tackle hospital…Wed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Consultants may boycott Harney planHospital consultants have signalled that they may refuse to co-operate with the Government's plans to develop new co-located …Wed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Nursing homes object to publishing of reportsPrivate nursing home owners are opposing the manner in which inspection reports of facilities are being published by the Health…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
HSE chief defends hospital site decisionThe chief executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Prof Brendan Drumm, has said he does not believe theological arguments…Wed Dec 27 2006 - 00:00
HSE advisers exempt from ethics lawsTop-level policy advisers brought in to the Health Service Executive (HSE) last year from the private sector, on part-time contracts…Wed Dec 27 2006 - 00:00
Special Impact conference to discuss health servicesThe trade union Impact is to hold a special conference in February to discuss members' concerns over how health services are …Wed Dec 27 2006 - 00:00
Ex-FF fundraiser tells of 'pick-me-ups'About 5 per cent of Fianna Fáil fundraising activity in the mid-1990s was carried out in the form of controversial "pick-me-up…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Bupa to appeal High Court rulingBupa Ireland is to appeal the recent High Court ruling that a controversial risk equalisation scheme in the private health insurance…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
President sends greetings to overseas troopsPresident Mary McAleese yesterday sent Christmas greetings to members of the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána serving with…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Haughey criticised for withholding financial informationThe Mahon tribunal has criticised Ciarán Haughey, son of the late taoiseach Charles Haughey, and his business partner John Barnicle…Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Bupa says it would welcome fresh talksBupa Ireland says that it will consider any proposal from the Government on risk equalisation that would allow it to meet its…Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Mater surgeons warn of accreditation lossSurgeons at the Mater hospital have warned management that if elective surgery continued to be cancelled on a regular basis it…Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Vivas calls for changes to private bed chargesVivas Health is pressing the Government to drop its requirement that all health insurance companies must cover private beds in…Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Tallaght criticised on use of resources by HSEThe level of private patients being treated at Tallaght hospital is twice the official norm and it must take steps as a priority…Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Dunlop received £1.2m from sale of land optionMahon tribunal: Lobbyist Frank Dunlop has told the tribunal he received about £1Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Departure could spur break-up of VHIAnalysis: The decision by Bupa Ireland to withdraw from the Irish health insurance market could, ironically, give the Government…Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Decision to withdraw comes after two weeks of compromise talksBupa talks: The decision by Bupa Ireland to withdraw from the Irish market comes after a fortnight of negotiations with the …Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
O'Malley wants cut in mental health delaysMinister of State for Health Tim O'Malley has said he wants waiting lists for mental health services for children kept under …Thu Dec 14 2006 - 00:00
Ex-FG minister namedin rezoning vote claimMahon tribunal: Former minister Seán Barrett has been identified by the Mahon tribunal as the senior Fine Gael politician who…Thu Dec 14 2006 - 00:00
£20,000 not linked to rezone plan, inquiry toldA Dublin businessman and former partner in Davy Stockbrokers has told the tribunal that a £20,000 payment he gave to the lobbyist…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
HSE plan for non-acute patientsThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has been examining the possibility of placing public patients who no longer require acute …Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Early figures show increase in births in 2006There has been a surge in the number of births recorded in Ireland this year, according to new provisional figures drawn up by…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
FG predicts doubling of premiumsFine Gael has maintained that health insurance subscription costs could double within three years as a result of the Government…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Concern after breast surgery deferred over beds shortageUp to 12 women referred by the BreastCheck screening programme for cancer surgery at the Mater hospital in Dublin have had their…Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
Church to sell land for new road into Dundrum centreNegotiations are under way for the sale of land to the rear of Holy Cross Church in Dundrum which would facilitate the development…Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
Report calls for larger towns in midlandsA consultants' report has proposed that steps should be taken to increase the population of towns such as Athlone, Mullingar …Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
HSE may face consultants' confidence motionHospital consultants are to consider a motion of no confidence in the Health Service Executive (HSE) at a special conference …Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
Comptroller denied access to Revenue appeal filesThe official watchdog on State expenditure, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has not been allowed full access to the files…Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
Local authorities urged to adopt 'green' procurement policiesThe Department of the Environment has told local authorities that they can take environmental considerations into account when…Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Dunlop says he controlled elements of Dublin councilMahon tribunal: Lobbyist Frank Dunlop has told the Mahon tribunal that he was controlling "certain elements" of Dublin County…Wed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
HSE blames funding as it fails to train 48 advanced paramedicsThe Health Service Executive (HSE) will not be able to achieve its intended goal of training 48 advanced paramedics this year…Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Rezoning plans 'torpedoed' by newspaper storyMahon tribunal: The lobbyist Frank Dunlop has said that proposals to rezone lands at the former Baldoyle racecourse for housing…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Parties 'rigid' over new consultant contractsThe independent chairman of the talks on a new contract for hospital consultants has said there is no point in continuing discussions…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Haughey at Baldoyle meeting, tribunal toldFormer taoiseach Charles Haughey attended a meeting with local authority engineers in Dublin in the early 1970s to support a …Fri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
Chinese isolated in Ireland, says studyThere is evidence of racial discrimination against Chinese people in Ireland while in general the Chinese community remains isolated…Thu Nov 30 2006 - 00:00
Baldoyle racecourse rezoning claims to be investigatedThe Mahon tribunal is to investigate claims that seven councillors were paid money to secure their support for an unsuccessful…Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Risk equalisation would have cost Bupa over €37mBupa Ireland would have had to pay more than €37 million in risk equalisation payments in the 12 months to last June if the compensation…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Private sector role on speed camerasGardaí have taken the first step towards involving the private sector in the deployment and operation of a network of speed cameras…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Teenager missing after falling into Sligo riverA full-scale search operation was continuing last night for a teenager swept into a river while playing football with his sister…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Union seeks €200,000 for freight ferry crewThe International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is seeking more than €200,000 in payments for the east European crew of…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Clampdown sought on doctors' A&E chargesThe Department of Health has asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to clamp down on doctors charging private fees to patients…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Consultants' talks with HSE 'on brink of collapse'Talks between health service management and hospital consultants over a new contract - one of the key elements of the Government…Mon Nov 27 2006 - 00:00
Insurers may seek new arrangement on payments to VHIAnalysis: Yesterday's judgment by Mr Justice Liam McKechnie on risk equalisation has profound implications for the private health…Fri Nov 24 2006 - 00:00
Bupa to seek deal with StateBupa Ireland is expected to seek some form of new accommodation with the Government which would allow it to remain in the Irish…Fri Nov 24 2006 - 00:00
£5,000 paid to speed up planning appealA former Fine Gael councillor has told the Mahon tribunal that he paid £5,000 through an intermediary to speed up a planning …Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Burke says he did not know of rezoning paymentsFormer minister Ray Burke has said he was not aware of payments made to councillors for supporting land-rezoning applications…Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Cosgrave says he wants fair playThe former cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Liam Cosgrave, has accused the tribunal of protecting the lobbyist Frank Dunlop.Wed Nov 22 2006 - 00:00
