Drug rules will cost farmers €80m, says IFANew regulations to be introduced by Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan, which will require that all animal medicines be prescribed…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Groceries order: Ibec to lobby TDsEmployers' group Ibec has urged its members in the food and drink industry to lobby TDs on the importance of maintaining the …Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Concern at workplace safety record in DonegalThe Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has expressed concern at the safety record in workplaces in Co Donegal.Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
Irish homeopaths stand by remedies despite findingsHomeopathic remedies produce an effect that is largely in the mind, according to a study published in international medical journal…Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
President leads tributes to 'force for good' in IrelandReaction: President Mary McAleese led tributes to former Northern Secretary Mo Mowlam, who died yesterday aged 55, following…Sat Aug 20 2005 - 01:00
About 400 'bed-blocker' patients still in Dublin hospitalsThere are still about 400 patients in beds in the main Dublin hospitals who no longer need acute care but who have yet to be …Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Dublin Tayto workers reject 'yellow pack' severance offerWorkers at the Tayto crisps plant in Dublin have voted to reject a redundancy offer.Fri Aug 12 2005 - 01:00
State may pay cost of some visits to doctorsMinister for Health Mary Harney is considering plans for a scheme in which the State would pay for tens of thousands of patients…Fri Aug 12 2005 - 01:00
Harney asks consultants to enter talksMinister for Health Mary Harney has formally written to medical consultants asking them to enter talks on a new contract with…Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:00
LRC talks fail to break medical card deadlockDoctors and health service managers held more than 10 hours of talks at the Labour Relations Commission yesterday in an effort…Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:00
Hospitals say they face €100m deficitThe main Dublin teaching hospitals have told health service chiefs they are facing a collective deficit of about €100 million…Wed Aug 10 2005 - 01:00
Minister told of opposition to cafe barsFive Ministers and six Ministers of State either wrote directly or forwarded submissions to Minister for Justice Michael McDowell…Wed Aug 10 2005 - 01:00
€50m programme will upgrade facilities for agedMinister for Health Mary Harney has announced a €50 million investment programme to upgrade healthcare facilities for older people…Tue Aug 09 2005 - 01:00
'Disposable income' driving health cover take-upInsurance The Secretary General of the Department of Health, Michael Scanlan, has said that he believes that the take-up of …Tue Aug 09 2005 - 01:00
Call for policy to regulate parking charges at hospitalsThe Irish Patients' Association has called for the establishment of a national policy on parking charges at public hospitals.Tue Aug 09 2005 - 01:00
Beaumont forecasts deficit of €10m for this yearHospitals One of the country's largest acute hospitals, Beaumont in Dublin, has forecast an "unmanageable" financial deficit…Tue Aug 09 2005 - 01:00
Inspectors advised against registering Leas CrossHealth service inspectors who examined Leas Cross Nursing Home when it opened in 1998 recommended against it being granted official…Sat Aug 06 2005 - 01:00
Blood service apology to donors with hepatitis CThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has formally apologised to over 30 donors for delays in notifying them that they had…Fri Aug 05 2005 - 01:00
Quinn denial on missing papers in driving caseFormer international soccer star Niall Quinn last night denied that he had anything to do with the "misplacement of papers" in…Fri Aug 05 2005 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
