President's decision may cost health boards up to €30 millionThe decision by the President to refer the legislation on nursing home charges to the Supreme Court could cost health boards €…Thu Dec 23 2004 - 00:00
Interpol preparing international arrest warrants for wanted trioExtradition issue: Interpol is preparing international arrest warrants for the three Irishmen who are on the run after being…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Limerick Prison staff morale warningStaff morale at Limerick Prison has deteriorated as a result of budgetary cutbacks, according to the Inspector of Prisons and…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Government paid EUR1.3m in fees to PR consultantsTen Government Departments have paid out over €1Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Minister to bring plans to Cabinet to allow Ikea outlet in BallymunThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, is to press ahead with regulations which would allow for the opening of a massive…Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
E-voting could be introduced within 18 monthsThe Government is continuing to test its controversial €50 million electronic voting system and could seek to have it in use …Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
Government set to allow private investment in Aer LingusThe Government will announce tomorrow that it has decided in principle to allow private-sector investment in Aer Lingus.Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
Minister to bring new airport terminal proposals to CabinetThe Minister for Transport, Mr Cullen, is expected to bring proposals to Cabinet early in the new year to allow the development…Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
Talks today to resolve health disputeThe trade union IMPACT and health service employers will hold talks today aimed at ending industrial action that could cripple…Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
Harney to close homes loopholeThe Cabinet will decide on Tuesday whether the State should repay millions of euro to patients who were charged unlawfully for…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
Garda chief plans pilot video-taping project for stationsThe Garda Commissioner, Mr Noel Conroy, has proposed that the Government should introduce a pilot programme that would allow …Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
Union ban threatens health reformsThe trade union IMPACT is to introduce a ban on co-operation with the Government's healthcare reforms from Monday in a move which…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
Garda mobile calls costing taxpayer €750,000Around 1,000 gardaí have official mobile phones and the bill for calls is now costing the taxpayer around €750,000 each year…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Treatment fund might use Monaghan hospitalThe Government is to ask the National Treatment Purchase Fund to consider using idle or underused medical facilities at Monaghan…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
O'Donoghue urges tourist industry to review pricesThe Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Mr O'Donoghue has strongly urged the tourism industry in Ireland to look closely at…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Harney unhappy with equality in hospitalsPatient access: The Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney, has indicated that she would like to see fewer private patients…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Compensation system for vaccine effects likelyThe Government is looking at introducing a compensation scheme for children who experience adverse reactions to vaccinations.Fri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
List plan for GPs shelved over fee rise fearsGovernment proposals to make doctors in general practice, dentists and other healthcare professions display price lists of charges…Fri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
Extra €1bn to be spent on social allowancesSocial welfare The Government is to provide more than €1 billion in additional spending on social welfare payments, pensions…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Impact on the savage 16 cutbacks1. Widow's/widower's pension: New claimants no longer to be eligible either for half-rate payment of disability or unemployment…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
No SSIA threat to benefitsSavings Social welfare recipients will not have their benefits threatened as a result of savings generated by the Government…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Nearly €8m paid in feesThe Department of the Environment has paid out almost €8 million to lawyers over the last two years.Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Indemnity row may lead to strike actionConsultants' cover: Hospital consultants will hold an extraordinary general meeting at the beginning of February to decide on…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Department seeks over €7m cash from religious ordersThe Department of Education said last night it was awaiting a response to a request for more than €7 million in cash from religious…Sat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
189 MRSA 'superbug' infections in Dublin hospitalsA total of 189 patients in the main Dublin teaching hospitals were last year identified as having methicillin-resistant staphylococcus…Sat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
Consortium discusses provision of helicopter ambulance serviceA consortium of doctors, solicitors and accountants is in discussion with the Department of Health about the provision of the…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Hospital consultants warn on campaign of industrial actionHospital consultants are to consider a campaign of escalating industrial action which could see non-urgent admissions to public…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Call for legislation to assess ability of doctorsThe Medical Council will today ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney, for legislation which will allow it to introduce…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Mackey's hopes dashed within 30 secondsSeán Mackey's hopes of having his two-year sentence for violent disorder reduced were dashed within 30 seconds.Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Vaccine could save 132 lives each year, study findsInfant vaccinations: Up to 132 lives could be saved annually if the Government incorporated a vaccination against pneumococcal…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Government to break pay scale for HSE postsThe Government has allowed the interim Health Service Executive, which will take over the health services from January, to break…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
O'Dea wants EU to clarify battle group proposalsThe Minister for Defence, Mr O'Dea, said last night he would be seeking clarification from EU officials today on whether Irish…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Inmate takes Government to court over prison smokingA prisoner is seeking early release on the grounds that he should not be incarcerated in an institution where smoking is allowed…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Brennan set to reverse or modify many of the 'savage 16' cutsWelfare: The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, is set to reverse or modify many of the so-called "savage 16…Fri Nov 19 2004 - 00:00
M50 traffic curbing may involve tolls or lightsTolls or traffic lights may have to be installed at entrances to the M50 within a few years to curb traffic use of the motorway…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Harney plans private sector health roleThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney, will signal next week that she wants public hospitals to enter into agreements…Sat Nov 13 2004 - 00:00
New health body seeking no funding for lay-offsThe Interim Health Service Executive, which is preparing to take over the running of the health services from January, has said…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
Public faces new security checks at the Four CourtsThe days of the public being allowed to walk through the grand entrance of the Four Courts building to witness justice at close…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
New examination ordered on issuing of iodine tabletsThe Minister for Health has asked a Government expert group to examine whether additional forms of iodine tablets should be provided…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
Tanaiste to inspect US hospital facilities during weekend visitThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health is to examine accident and emergency and 'step down' care facilities during a visit to New…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
450 posts in education sector to go next yearUp to 450 posts in the education sector are set to go next year as part of the Government's planned reduction in the number of…Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Department to include SSIA interest in test for medical cardThe Department of Health has said that interest generated by investments in the Government's Special Savings Incentive Accounts…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Blood board role for Positive Action chairThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney, has appointed the former leader of the Positive Action group, which represented…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Harney holds off on risk equalisationThe Minister for Health, Ms Harney, has told private health insurance companies that a controversial risk equalisation scheme…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Sale of hospital lands to fund local healthcareThe proceeds from the sale of surplus lands owned by hospitals and health boards will be used as additional funding for capital…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Former footballer meets gardai to give statement on alleged assaultFormer professional soccer player Stan Collymore yesterday flew back to Dublin to provide a statement to gardaí about an alleged…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Bush win 'bad for US and bad for world'Anti-war groups The Labour Party and the Green Party have expressed regret and disappointment at the re-election of President…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Beaumont considers live kidney transplant schemeRenal care: Beaumont Hospital in Dublin is considering the establishment of the Republic's first programme for transplanting…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
'Medical oddity' affects one in 3,000Genetic condition: One in 3,000 people in Ireland may have a little-known genetic condition called neuro-fibro matosis, which…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
252 patients in hospitals do not require high-level careAlmost three-quarters of patients occupying beds in Dublin hospitals at the end of their acute treatment were medically suitable…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
