HSE staff numbers exceed maximumby 7,000There are now around 7,000 more staff employed in the public health services than officially allowed under the Government's employment…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
Consultants warn of lack of readiness for Mental Health ActHospital consultants have expressed concern at readiness for the full implementation later this week of the Mental Health Act…Tue Oct 31 2006 - 00:00
HSE to review cost overruns on refund schemesHSE chief executive Prof Brendan Drumm has ordered an immediate review of expenditure on demand-led schemes, including the drug…Tue Oct 31 2006 - 00:00
Auctioneer recalls invite from' strong FF supporter'An estate agent and auctioneer has told the Mahon tribunal that one of the members of a business consortium which owned land …Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
IMO seeks deferral of mental health tribunalsThe Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has called on the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) to defer the…Fri Oct 27 2006 - 01:00
Wright denies being paid by lobbyistFianna Fáil TD GV Wright has strongly denied receiving a £1,000 payment from the lobbyist Frank Dunlop for supporting a land …Fri Oct 27 2006 - 01:00
Pope tells bishop of 'horror' at sex abuse in FernsPope Benedict, in the strongest language he has ever used in relation to clerical child sex abuse, has expressed his own "personal…Fri Oct 27 2006 - 01:00
Councillors sceptical over taking advice, says RabbitteLabour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has said that members of the former Dublin County Council had learned to have a healthy scepticism…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
Dunlop denies asking clients to pay FF billsThe lobbyist Frank Dunlop has denied ever asking a business consortium to meet part of a bill owed by Fianna Fáil to an advertising…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
Dunlop says Wright paid for Cloghran voteLobbyist Frank Dunlop has told the Mahon tribunal that he paid Fianna Fáil TD GV Wright £1,000 for his support for a land-rezoning…Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
Lobbyist says paying councillors for rezoning support was impliedLobbyist Frank Dunlop has said that a businessman, John Butler, who part-owned lands at Cloghran in north Dublin, and a land …Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
HSE plans new reforms for paediatric servicesThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has proposed major new reforms for paediatric services in Dublin to be carried out in advance…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
HSE has not answered 10% of Dáil questionsMore than 10 per cent of parliamentary questions referred by Minister for Health Mary Harney to the Health Service Executive (…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Leas Cross report to be published within a fortnightThe independent report into the Leas Cross nursing home in north county Dublin, which strongly criticises both the level of care…Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Adviser bought bulk of patent portfolioA consultant engaged to advise the liquidator of MediaLab Europe on patents generated while it was in operation bought the bulk…Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Group to produce new proposals on restorative justiceThe Government is to establish a working group to produce proposals for the development of restorative justice models, an Oireachtas…Thu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Gardaí deny forging interview notesTwo gardaí have gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on charges of forging notes of an interview carried out with a…Wed Oct 18 2006 - 01:00
Study urges maternity services overhaulA new HSE-commissioned report has recommended a major restructuring of obstetrics and gynaecology services around the State as…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Off-patent drug agreement may save State €20mA new deal reached between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and pharmaceutical manufacturers could save the State up to €20…Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate death of two menGardaí were last night awaiting postmortem examinations on the bodies of two men found unconscious in a house in west Dublin …Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Planned move to Mater opposedMore than 4,000 people marched in Tallaght in south Dublin on Saturday to oppose plans to move medical services for children …Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Final bill for abuse in care may be €1.2bnThe Department of Education has estimated that the final bill for compensation to victims of abuse in orphanages and industrial…Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Minister admits he cannot back up leaks claimMinister of State for European Affairs Noel Treacy has said that he has no evidence to back up his claims that the identity of…Thu Oct 12 2006 - 01:00
Haughey and partner in business retract evidenceThe owners of Celtic Helicopters, Ciarán Haughey and his business partner John Barnicle, have accepted that they received up …Thu Oct 12 2006 - 01:00
Government to store emergency aid supplies at Italian portThe Government is to stockpile emergency aid supplies in Italy which could assist up to 20,000 people in the event of a natural…Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
Cancer service decisions delayed until after general electionControversial decisions on the reorganisation of cancer services throughout the State - which are expected to see oncology surgery…Tue Oct 10 2006 - 01:00
Failure to mention Haughey linkwas 'coincidental'Mahon tribunal: A Dublin businessman has said it was coincidental that people associated with a consortium which bought land…Sat Oct 07 2006 - 01:00
Aer Rianta 'spread rumours' on landA Dublin businessman has said he was informed that Aer Rianta spread rumours linking a consortium which owned land near Dublin…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
Smyth 'flabbergasted' at sale profitSolicitor and developer Noel Smyth has said that he was "flabbergasted" when he heard evidence that Ciarán Haughey and his business…Thu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Cowen defends decision to grant right of wayBrian Cowen has said that there was nothing wrong about his decision as minister for transport in the mid-1990s to grant a right…Thu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Haughey says Dunne sorted £185,000 investment loanThe businessman Ben Dunne arranged a loan of £185,000 for Ciarán Haughey and his business partner to invest in a land deal near…Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
'Political pedigree of businessman discussed'Lobbyist Frank Dunlop has said that he discussed with then minister for transport Brian Cowen the "political pedigree" of a businessman…Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Dunlop says he paid bribes to councillors on 250 occasionsThe lobbyist Frank Dunlop has said he paid bribes to councillors on about 250 occasions.Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
34% gas price rise to stand for at least a yearThe 34 per cent increase in gas prices which came into effect yesterday will remain in force for at least a year, despite recent…Mon Oct 02 2006 - 01:00
Inefficiency and high labour cost blamed for expensive electricityReport on ESB: A consultants' report commissioned by the Government has criticised high labour costs and inefficiencies at ESB…Mon Oct 02 2006 - 01:00
Fine Gael councillor tells of €10,000 paymentA Fine Gael councillor has told the Mahon tribunal she received a £10,000 consultancy payment for advising a company director…Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
Keena refuses to identify source of leakThe Irish Times 's public affairs correspondent, Colm Keena, has told the Mahon tribunal he could not assist it in its investigation…Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
Cowen decision 'went against advice'Minister Brian Cowen went against the advice of his officials in the Department of Transport in deciding on an application for…Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Desmond set limits on Aer Rianta bidThe then chairman of Aer Rianta, Dermot Desmond, instructed management at the company in the early 1990s that it should not offer…Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Ex-airport chief tells of 'devastating' rulingA Department of Transport policy statement which could have blocked controversial developments near Dublin airport in 1993 was…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
FF councillor says Dunlop allegations 'outrageous'A Fianna Fáil councillor told the Mahon tribunal that allegations of corruption made against him by the lobbyist Frank Dunlop…Wed Sept 27 2006 - 01:00
Right of way ruling devalued land near airport, inquiry toldThe value of State land at Dublin airport was diminished as a result of a ministerial decision to grant a controversial right…Wed Sept 27 2006 - 01:00
EPA refuses landfill application for illegal dumpThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has refused an application by a company to construct a landfill at Whitestown in Co…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Figures point to shortfall in A&E appointmentsOnly one additional consultant in accident and emergency medicine has been appointed to public hospitals since 2003, according…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Former FF councillor says Dunlop 'concocted' diary entriesMahon tribunal: Former Fianna Fáil councillor Colm McGrath has accused lobbyist Frank Dunlop of "manufacturing" and "concocting…Fri Sept 22 2006 - 01:00
Lobbyist tells of contacts with Cowen over landLobbyist Frank Dunlop has said he had significant contacts with Brian Cowen when he was Minister for Transport in the mid-1990s…Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
Dunlop to allege more paymentsThe lobbyist and former government press secretary Frank Dunlop has said he paid three councillors for their support in securing…Wed Sept 20 2006 - 01:00
Contacts between lobbyist and Cowen to be investigatedThe planning tribunal is to investigate contacts between the lobbyist Frank Dunlop and Brian Cowen when he was minister for transport…Wed Sept 20 2006 - 01:00
New body to monitor health spendingThe Department of Health has proposed the establishment of a new inter-agency group which will seek to ensure value for money…Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
Government warns it may stop recognising MDUThe Government has warned that it may refuse to recognise indemnity cover provided for hundreds of GPs in the medical card scheme…Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
