State asks pay review bodies to co-operateThe Government wants the two independent bodies that review pay for hundreds of thousands of civil and public servants to co-…Wed Aug 03 2005 - 01:00
Surgeon returns to work at Cavan hospitalOne of the two consultant surgeons suspended from practice at Cavan General Hospital two years ago yesterday returned to work…Wed Aug 03 2005 - 01:00
Funeral Day: Harrington family mournsHundreds of people yesterday attended the funeral in Dublin of Paddy Harrington, father of top golfer Pádraig Harrington.Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Public sector pay lags by 10%, review claimsThe independent review body which assesses top-level pay in the public sector has said salary levels in this area have fallen…Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Complaints against doctors increased by 20% so far this yearThe Medical Council has said it is receiving record numbers of complaints against doctors.Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Roadstone landfill site licence for Blessington to be refused by EPAThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signalled it intends to refuse to grant a licence to a subsidiary of CRH for the…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Eircom among companies seeking costs from StateOver a dozen individuals and companies yesterday applied for the State to pay costs they incurred in assisting the planning tribunal…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Wife of Ray Burke seeks discovery costsFormer minister Ray Burke has failed in a new application to have the State pay costs incurred by him in dealing with the planning…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Ministers, top civil servants may get big risesThe Cabinet will today consider a report recommending significant pay rises for Ministers and senior civil and public servants…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
State told to pay political parties' '€1m-plus' costsThe planning tribunal has ruled that the State should pay the costs incurred by three political parties in assisting its investigations…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Mater hospital faces shortfall of almost €20mState funding: The board of the Mater hospital in Dublin has been told that it is facing a financial shortfall of nearly €20…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Third party mooted for fee talksConsultants' fees: The Competition Authority has proposed that a third party or "messenger" could act as an intermediary between…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Minister against giving discovery costs to businessThe Minister for Finance has opposed applications by banks, financial institutions and other parties for the State to pay "significant…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Role of up to 12 hospitals needs to be 'clarified'Up to a dozen smaller hospitals around the State would not have the staffing or workload to provide comprehensive acute care …Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
State to purchase Great BlasketThe Government is to purchase the Great Blasket island - An Blascaod Mór - Minister for the Environment Dick Roche announced …Sat Jul 09 2005 - 01:00
Fall in road accident victims in rehab notedOireachtas Committee on Health and Children: There has been a consistent fall over the last three years in the number of people…Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
Barnardo's unveils 12-year strategyChildren's charity Barnardo's will seek constitutional, legislative and social and education reforms to improve the rights of…Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
Minister warns of testing year for tourismMinister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O'Donoghue said the tourism industry was facing another testing year following the …Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
New set of claims for nursing home fees foreseenOmbudsman Emily O'Reilly has said she believes that the State could face compensation claims from patients who had to avail of…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Up to 60 calls to agency about teenage rapesThe voluntary agency Children at Risk in Ireland (Cari) has said it received up to 60 calls last year relating to teenagers who…Tue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
Plan to outsource 40,000 driving testsThe Department of Transport has said that plans to ask the private sector to carry out 40,000 driving tests will be a temporary…Tue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
17 projects at acute hospitals to receive more than €20mThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that 17 major hospital developments, each costing more than €20 million, will receive…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Minister defends OPW over spending accusationsThe Minister of State at the Office of Public Works (OPW), Tom Parlon, has clashed with members of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee…Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
Report to focus on Leas Cross mortality rateHealth authorities in Dublin last night confirmed that a small group of patients died last year after their transfer from St …Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
HSE to examine inspection of nursing homesThe Health Service Executive (HSE) will conduct a State-wide review of how private nursing homes are inspected.Sat Jun 18 2005 - 01:00
Brother says abuse took place in LetterfrackCommission to Inquire into Child Abuse: A senior member of the Christian Brothers has accepted that boys were abused at St Joseph…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Minister backs remortgaging to boost pensionsMinister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan has proposed that older people should be able to remortgage their property…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Agency gives go-ahead for new facilities to boost A&E servicesThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has given the go-ahead for new facilities to ease the pressure on accident and emergency (…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Talks on Drumm HSE position continueRenewed contacts continued over the weekend between representatives of Prof Brendan Drumm and senior health service figures about…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
O'Reilly raises concerns after Travers reportOmbudsman Emily O'Reilly has said that the nature of the relationship between ministers and senior civil servants requires urgent…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
New policy on private hospitalsMinister for Health Mary Harney is to circulate new guidelines to health authorities later this month on the development of private…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Hospital rejects ruling on organ retention papersThe National Maternity Hospital is to launch a High Court challenge against a ruling by Information Commissioner Emily O'Reilly…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
HSE and Drumm contacts resume talksThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has resumed contact with representatives of Prof Brendan Drumm about him becoming chief executive…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Donors respond to public appeal for more bloodThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service says there has been a "fantastic response" from the public to its appeal for increased donations…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Allegations of censorship as report publishedTravers report: The publication of the report of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children into the illegal nursing home…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Harney supports McDowell on cafe bar ideaMinister for Health Mary Harney is supporting the cafe bars scheme being promoted by her PD Cabinet colleague, Minister for Justice…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Opposition says criticisms of Martin censoredFine Gael and Labour have claimed that former minister for health Micheál Martin failed to meet requirements set out in legislation…Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Private use of public hospitals highlightedA large majority of the country's public hospitals last year treated more private patients than officially allowed under Government…Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Diabetes healthcare is criticisedThe Diabetes Federation of Ireland has criticised what it says is a severe shortage of specialists to treat the conditionWed Jun 08 2005 - 01:00
'Rogue' results may be behind Wexford failureMinister for the Environment Dick Roche believes the failure of four beaches in Co Wexford to retain blue flags this year was…Wed Jun 08 2005 - 01:00
Crumlin hospital revamp could cost €500mInfrastructure: The redevelopment of Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, whether on its existing site in Crumlin or elsewhere…Tue Jun 07 2005 - 01:00
New row over hunt for HSE chiefGovernment sources have strongly denied claims made by the former Fine Gael Minister for Health, Michael Noonan, that the collapse…Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Minister concerned over Weston airportMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea has expressed concern about proposed developments at Weston Airport, near Lucan, Co Dublin, …Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
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
