Desmond criticises Moriarty tribunalThe businessman Dermot Desmond has criticised the operation of the Moriarty tribunal.Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Department paid over €14m to consultants since 1997The Department of Health has paid out more than €14 million in contracts to external consultants since the current Government…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Council backs plan for Haughey estateFingal County Council has decided to grant planning permission for the development of houses, a hotel and a golf course at Abbeville…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Minister to ask department to examine role in GP feesDoctors' charges: Minister for Health Mary Harney is to ask the Department of Enterprise and Employment to determine whether…Tue Oct 18 2005 - 01:00
378 patients await alternative careThere are currently 378 patients in the main Dublin hospitals who no longer require acute care, but who have yet to be transferred…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
CIE seeks increase of 10% in train and bus faresCIÉ has sought permission from the Government to increase bus and rail fares in its three constituent companies by 10 per cent…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Labour says hospital plan shelvedThe Labour Party said last night that a proposed extension to the Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, Co Dublin, has been shelved…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Media Lab withholds key data on staffing and pay from watchdogThe Department of Communications has been unable to obtain information from Media Lab Europe (MLE) on staffing levels and payments…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Call for State childcare subsidiesOireachtas Committee on Health & Children The market can no longer be left to decide on how, when and in what form early…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Doctors reject church say in drug trialsConsultant medical oncologists at the Mater hospital in Dublin have said churches or administrators should not have a role in…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Cervical cancer screening 'still needed' despite potential vaccineThe development of the first vaccine against cervical cancer will be hugely beneficial for Irish women in the future but for …Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
AG's advice sought on clinical trial suspensionMinister for Health Mary Harney has asked the Attorney General for advice and guidance on the issue of the suspension of clinical…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Deloitte's services cost almost €60mConsultants Deloitte received nearly €60 million from the Department of Health, the former health boards and Health Service Executive…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Prison service discarded computer systemThe Irish Prison Service was forced to scrap a computer system last year shortly after its introduction at a cost of over €577…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
GAA to reassess its Guinness sponsorship in two years' timeThe GAA is to look again at the sponsorship of the All-Ireland hurling championship by Guinness in two years' time, the president…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Women's Aid to get extra funds for helplineFrank Fahey, Minister of State at the Department of Justice, has said he will provide additional funding to the domestic violence…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
HSE seeks UK expert to carry out review of paediatricsExpert review The Health Service Executive is seeking to appoint an expert from the UK to carry out a review of tertiary paediatric…Tue Oct 04 2005 - 01:00
Clinical trial of cancer drug deferredThe ethics committee at the Mater hospital in Dublin last week deferred approval of a clinical trial of a new drug for patients…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Siptu workers reject ferry dealAround 50 Siptu members of Irish Ferries yesterday voted unanimously at a general meeting in Dublin to reject the company's plans…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Health department to move from Hawkins HouseThe Department of Health is to move to a new site off Gardiner Street in Dublin, The Irish Times has learned.Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
PDs back childminders' tax breakThe Government is to consider proposals for a new €8,000 tax exemption for childminders, drawn up by the Progressive Democrats…Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
Private sector could invest €3bn in healthcareThe private sector could invest up to €3 billion in the healthcare sector in Ireland over the next five years, a conference organised…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Vivas chief criticises 'regulatory interference'The chief executive of health insurance company Vivas Health has criticised "continual regulatory interference" in the market…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Cystic fibrosis care 'worst in Europe'Services and facilities in Ireland for patients with cystic fibrosis are the worst in Europe, an Oireachtas Committee was told…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Abuse claims linked to swimming poolGardaí in Co Wexford are now investigating up to five complaints in relation to alleged abuse at a public swimming pool in New…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Clinical trial claims could cost €121mClinical negligence claims against doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff could end up costing the State up to €121 million…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Consultants settle price-fixing rowThe Irish Hospital Consultants' Association and the Competition Authority have settled a dispute over alleged price-fixing.Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
€1.1 m bill for mobile calls made by gardai last yearGarda mobile calls: The State paid more than €1Wed Sept 28 2005 - 01:00
EU PRESIDENCY: Transport servicesThe Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) has criticised the Department of Foreign Affairs for the manner in which the provision…Wed Sept 28 2005 - 01:00
Ruling against private treatment in public A&E angers consultantsThe Department of Health has ruled that consultants in emergency medicine should not carry out private practice in accident and…Sat Sept 24 2005 - 01:00
Sisters honoured for saving babyTánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney yesterday presented a special award to two Order of Malta cadets who saved the life…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
McBrearty awarded €1.5m in legal action against StateFrank McBrearty jnr, the man wrongly accused of the murder of Donegal cattle dealer Richie Barron, has settled outstanding legal…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Sea travel loses out to airlinesThe number of people travelling to Britain by ferry fell dramatically in the second quarter of the year, with passengers opting…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Calls for joint hospital and nursing home consultant postsGeriatrician posts: The Department of Health is considering proposals which would allow for the joint appointment in future …Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
C of I inquires about CRH links to Israeli 'security wall'The Church of Ireland has made "tentative nquiries" to Cement Roadstone Holdings (CRH) about its involvement in the construction…Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Flu vaccine stockpile faces delayThe Department of Health is expected to tell the Government's Working Group on Emergency Planning tomorrow that it will be next…Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Plans for review of phone mastsThe Government is to consider plans for a new committee to examine the safety implications of electromagnetic fields generated…Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
McCartney family honoured for campaignThe sisters and partner of Robert McCartney, the 33-year-old man from Belfast murdered last January, were presented with the …Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Hospitals face Revenue billsThe country's main public hospitals are facing a bill that could reach several hundred thousand euro to the Revenue Commissioners…Sat Sept 17 2005 - 01:00
Artane not an abusive institution, says BrotherA senior leader of the Christian Brothers has said that the congregation accepted there were instances of physical and sexual…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
Heritage body to protect Irish 'big houses'The Government is to establish a new Irish Heritage Trust to acquire and safeguard historic buildings and properties around the…Sat Sept 10 2005 - 01:00
One in three Irish against Turkey joining EUAbout one-third of Irish people would oppose Turkish membership of the EU, a new opinion poll has found.Sat Sept 10 2005 - 01:00
SF to focus on health in new Dail termSinn Féin has said it will focus on the continuing crisis in public health services as its main priority for the new Dáil term…Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Ahern to meet family of murdered manThe Taoiseach is to meet the family of Dublin man Joseph Rafferty who, it has been alleged, was shot dead by a member of the …Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Consultants are accused of delaying reformMinister for Finance Brian Cowen has criticised hospital consultants for delaying the Government's plans to introduce reform …Wed Sept 07 2005 - 01:00
Agency aims to increase consumer awarenessThe new National Consumer Agency is to draw up strategies aimed at increasing awareness among the public of their legal rights…Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
No progress on 10% of proposals in health planHealth strategy: Work has yet to commence on more than ten per cent of the commitments set out in the Government health strategy…Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
HSE to review all maternity servicesHSE service plan: The future configuration and organisation of maternity services around the country is to be examined in a …Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
Groceries Order 'flawed and outdated', says MinisterMinister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin has said the Groceries Order, which prevents retailers from selling…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Search in Irish Sea for missing light aircraftA major search operation was under way in the Irish Sea last night for a light aircraft with two people on board which left Dublin…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
