Nursing home concerns raisedFourteen residents of the Leas Cross nursing home in north Dublin died in the first three months of the year, the most recent…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Harney criticised over failure of negotiations with DrummOpposition parties yesterday criticised Minister for Health Mary Harney over the collapse of negotiations on the appointment …Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Committee divided on home chargesThe all-party Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children has said that it was impossible to come to a shared agreement…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Review system of care facilities urgedThe president of the Irish Gerontological Society, Dr Cillian Twomey, has called on the Government to introduce an inspection…Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Jobs embargo could block new cardiac servicesThe State's largest children's hospital has indicated that the Government's cap on employment in the health service could inhibit…Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Chief executive of VHI paid €378,000The chief executive of the VHI Vincent Sheridan received a total financial package of €378,000 in the year to last February, …Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Committee told Ireland's nurse ratio above EU averageThere are proportionately more nurses in Ireland than in many other countries in Europe, Michael Scanlan, the secretary general…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Call for new department systemThe draft report of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children on the nursing home charges controversy has called for the…Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
30,000 migrants a year forecastImmigration: In drawing up its population projections, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has forecast that there will be continuing…Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
500,000 more people in the greater Dublin area by 2021CSO population trends: The population of the greater Dublin area, which also encompasses Meath, Kildare and Wicklow, will reach…Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
Significant increase in birth rate over next 15 yearsThe young and the elderly: The birth rate in the State will increase significantly over the next 15 years, while the number …Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
Funerals of girls tomorrow and FridayFuneral arrangements: Following the release of the bodies of the five victims of Monday's bus crash to their families last night…Wed May 25 2005 - 01:00
Support services in place for students, familiesThree counselling and support services for people affected by Monday's bus crash near Navan have been put in place.Wed May 25 2005 - 01:00
Rabbitte defends plan for election pact with FGLabour leader Pat Rabbitte has said the party would have far more clout in a cabinet with Fine Gael than in any arrangement with…Mon May 23 2005 - 01:00
McDowell wants movement on child abuse issueMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has written to Minister for Finance Brian Cowen seeking to break the deadlock over the …Mon May 23 2005 - 01:00
Playground fall claims outrageous, says HanafinMinister for Education Mary Hanafin has said it was outrageous for parents to lodge compensation claims against schools in cases…Mon May 23 2005 - 01:00
Ethics of stem cell research to be queriedThe Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children is to hold hearings in the autumn into the ethics of potential medical breakthroughs…Sat May 21 2005 - 01:00
Health memo 'vital and new'A previously undisclosed memo to Government shows that Department of Health officials warned as far back as December 2003 that…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Harney considered sacking top officialTánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney has said she was tempted to sack former secretary general of the Department of Health…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
New measures criticised by OppositionOpposition parties last night criticised the Government's new measures to boost the power of consumers and claimed they failed…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Consumer agency to have enhanced powersThe Government is to establish a National Consumer Agency with enhanced powers to issue fines and to prosecute rogue businesses…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Childcare costs may be offset in medical card planThe Government is finalising plans which will allow families to write off childcare costs when being assessed for eligibility…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Harney welcomes tertiary referral hospital planFine Gael proposal: The Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney has said that proposals put forward by Fine Gael for the…Tue May 17 2005 - 01:00
Organ inquiry closure due to costsThe Government closed down the official inquiry into the organ retention controversy because it had missed successive deadlines…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Bupa Ireland confirms profits of €20m for 2004Bupa Ireland made profits after tax of €20 million last year, the company confirmed yesterday.Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
MS interview distressing, says societyThe Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland has criticised a decision by RTÉ to rebroadcast an interview with a man with an advanced…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
RPII says Sellafield accident would have economic impact on IrelandAn accident involving the storage tanks for liquid radioactive waste at Sellafield would have a major economic impact on Ireland…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
Consultant wins case against UCDLabour court: A medical consultant at Temple Street's Children's University Hospital has been awarded €100,000 by the Labour…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
New plans for public nursing home bedsFresh proposals: Plans drawn up by the former minister for health Micheál Martin to develop 850 beds in community nursing units…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Banks to pay over €3m more for Army escortsThe main banks are to pay the Government over €3 million more for military escorts for cash transits, it emerged last night…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Dunlop denies meeting furtivelyLobbyist and former Government press secretary Frank Dunlop has denied there was anything "cloak and dagger" involved in his …Sat May 07 2005 - 01:00
Councillor lied to tribunal, says witnessA former secretary has claimed that the lobbyist Frank Dunlop was involved in the preparation of statements submitted by two …Sat May 07 2005 - 01:00
Ahern asked for copies of AG legal advice on nursing chargesThe Oireachtas Committee on Health has written to the Taoiseach asking him to release copies of three pieces of legal advice …Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Health Service Executive to audit 10 hospitalsThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is to carry out an audit of 10 hospitals around the country to determine if they are providing…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Harney gives go-ahead for two new BreastCheck unitsThe national extension of the BreastCheck programme took a step forward yesterday when Minister for Health Mary Harney granting…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Medical law expert to complete report on human organ retentionMinister for Health Mary Harney has asked UCC law lecturer and expert in medical ethics Dr Deirdre Madden to complete a report…Thu May 05 2005 - 01:00
Nursing fees file sent to Martin's office, says key officialA senior official in the Department of Health has said it was widely held among civil servants that a controversial file seeking…Thu May 05 2005 - 01:00
Concern at A&E violenceThe Health Service Executive has expressed concern at the level of violence faced by staff working in hospital accident and emergency…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Cabinet likely to halt further organ retention inquiriesThe Cabinet is understood to have decided there should be no further inquiries into the retention of human organs by hospitals…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Harney to warn on health sector dissentNo group will be allowed to stand in the way of change in the health service, Minister for Health Mary Harney will warn in a …Tue May 03 2005 - 01:00
Managers seeking to block 3.5% pay rise for nursesHealth service managers are seeking to withhold pay increases due to 30,000 nurses from the beginning of June in a move that …Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Initiative to move A&E patients into wardsPatients on hospital trolleys all over the country are to be moved into beds as part of a major initiative aimed at tackling …Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Gay people with disabilities suffer complex array of prejudices - reportAn estimated 30,000 people in the State with disabilities, who are also lesbian, gay or bisexual, are further disadvantaged because…Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
O'Reilly criticises maternity hospital's attitude to FOI requestThe Information Commissioner, Emily O'Reilly has criticised the "unwarranted adversarial" attitude adopted by the National Maternity…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
McDowell did not advise on charges' legalityMinister for Justice Michael McDowell never provided legal advice while he was attorney general on the legality of charges for…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Health chief warns on €200m savingThe interim chief executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Kevin Kelly, has confirmed that it will have to make savings…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Advice on patients' accounts soughtThe Department of Health is to seek the advice of the Attorney General on how and when health authorities can levy charges or…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Hospitals told to stop charging trolley patientsThe Health Service Executive is to instruct hospitals to stop levying daily in-patient charges on people on trolleys in accident…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Group calls for end to €55 levy a day on patients on A&E trolleysHospital patient representatives are to ask the Government to abolish charges of €55 per day levied on patients who are spending…Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Martin advisers say they did not read legal briefSpecial advisers to former minister for health Micheál Martin have said that they did not read briefing material which contained…Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
