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
Conjoined Irish twins cannot have operationThe conjoined twins who were born at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin, on Monday remained in a critical…Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
Martin's advisers face questioningThe Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children will today question special advisers to the former minister for health Micheál…Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
Airport to use extra staff and channels to cut queuesThe Dublin Airport Authority has said additional staff and new security channels are to be introduced to tackle long queues at…Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Martin denies responsibility on chargesFormer minister for health Micheál Martin has said he bears no responsibility for the illegal nursing home charges controversy…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Kelly insists he told Martin about nursing home chargesFormer secretary general of the Department of Health Micheal Kelly has insisted that he informed his then minister, Micheál Martin…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
'Nursing home' briefings cancelled, says KellyMichael Kelly, former secretary general of the Department of Health, has claimed that Minister for Health Mary Harney cancelled…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Nursing home fees 'never raised with Martin'The former chief executive of the South Eastern Health Board has said that, while he raised "compelling" legal opinion indicating…Wed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Leinster Lawn expected to be restored during summer recessLeinster Lawn, the scenic green space at the rear of Leinster House on Merrion Street, Dublin, is to be restored in full by the…Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
TDs to query key figures over illegal nursing home charges todayOpposition deputies will today launch a renewed effort to link former minister for health Micheál Martin to the illegal charging…Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
Airport orders review as public face long waitDublin Airport Authority is to carry out an immediate review of its facilities and resources for processing passengers through…Mon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
Passengers accept checks but want more informationPassengers affected by major delays at Dublin airport appeared philosophical about the enhanced security measures introduced …Mon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
State fund challenge 'not looking good'A challenge brought by the Government against a decision by the European Commission to withhold millions of euro in European …Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Protest by security workers postponedA national protest planned for tomorrow by hundreds of workers in the cash-in-transit service has been postponed following an…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Senior tourism figures warn of slump in walking, angling breaksTraditional activity holidays such as walking, angling and golfing are close to collapse, senior figures in the tourism industry…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Travers defends charges reportBriefing material circulated to the former minister for health Micheál Martin in December 2003 contained a summary of legal opinion…Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Mater Private treats public A&E patientsPrivate option: Patients on trolleys in the A&E department at the Mater Hospital in Dublin awaiting a bed are being taken…Tue Apr 12 2005 - 01:00
FG to raise adviser's memo at hearing into illegal chargesFine Gael will today seek to reignite the row over nursing home charges by highlighting an internal Department of Health memo…Tue Apr 12 2005 - 01:00
Nurses begin protests over A&E conditionsOvercrowding in hospital accident and emergency departments is getting worse despite the announcement by the Minister for Health…Tue Apr 12 2005 - 01:00
Jobs cap a risk to patients, says HSEThe Health Service Executive privately warned the Department of Health six weeks ago that the Government's controversial cap …Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Job cuts among non-medical staff not enough, say consultantsHospital consultants have said that the 600 job cuts in the health service announced yesterday did not go far enough.Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
Finance official to be new head of Department of HealthThe Government has appointed Michael Scanlan as secretary general of the Department of Health and Children.Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
Banks say stoppage by security staff will be 'limited'The main banks have indicated that a planned one-day stoppage by staff operating cash-in-transit services this month should have…Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
Shortlist for health job to go before CabinetAbout half a dozen senior civil servants are in the running for the post of secretary general of the Department of Health.Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
O'Dea doubtful that McCartney killers will be brought to bookThe Minister for Defence has said he believes it is unlikely that anyone will ever be brought to book for the murder of Robert…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Oireachtas members in ManilaEight members of the Oireachtas are in the Philippines capital Manila this week to attend the assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Brady presses Ahern for campaign funding inquiryThe former Fianna Fáil Lord Mayor of Dublin, Royston Brady, last night called on the Taoisseach to conduct an investigation into…Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Pharmacy reform proposals go to competition bodyMinister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin has referred new proposals for the regulation of pharmacists and…Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Irish pioneer sun method to disinfect waterA simple method of disinfecting contaminated water, which has been largely pioneered in Ireland, could save thousands of lives…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Dunne report runs to 54 boxes of materialThe Dunne report on the retention of organs by hospitals runs to 54 boxes and will take considerable time to examine in detail…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
