Ending public service ‘austerity’ hours costs same as 11,000 new jobs, department saysUnpaid hours said to have kept ‘average working week in line with the private sector’Mon Oct 25 2021 - 04:59
Trade unionism is emerging from the pandemic in good shapeVaradkar has argued that one of the legacies of the pandemic must be better terms and conditionsMon Oct 25 2021 - 00:29
Teachers’ union in unprecedented threat of legal action against IctuASTI made complaint over spheres of influence to recruit members in specific schoolsWed Oct 13 2021 - 19:36
Remote working tax relief could be worth about €100 a year for some workersBudget 2022: Government believes up to 400,000 people could benefit from measureWed Oct 13 2021 - 04:05
PUP scheme may have acted ‘as significant disincentive to work’, report saysDepartment says 50,300 people on pandemic unemployment payment for over 76 weeksTue Oct 12 2021 - 19:09
Government forecasts employment to surge past pre-pandemic levels in 2022Country’s unemployment rate will reduce to 6.5% by fourth quarter, says DonohueTue Oct 12 2021 - 17:16
Number waiting for hospital bed at highest level since start of pandemicINMO says 506 patients deemed to need admission queuing for a hospital bedTue Oct 12 2021 - 14:43
Former Sláintecare council chair will not appear before Oireachtas committeeExecutive director also says she will not take part in hearing over resignationsTue Oct 12 2021 - 12:39
Cost of unwinding ‘austerity era’ hours only starting to become clearDepartment of Public Expenditure estimated previously reversing Haddington Road hours could cost over €600mMon Oct 11 2021 - 22:25
Public pay deal plan to shorten working week will cost ‘1,700 nursing jobs’, says HSEReducing hours to 2010 levels will cost €300m in health alone but only €150m has been budgeted for across public serviceMon Oct 11 2021 - 21:05
Former Sláintecare chief refuses invite to appear before Oireachtas committeeLaura Magahy said ‘the reasons behind my resignation were outlined’ in letter to MinisterMon Oct 11 2021 - 19:03
Nurses seek reduction of services at Connolly hospital due to ‘unsafe conditions’INMO members stage protest at hospital in Dublin over pressure caused by staff shortagesMon Oct 11 2021 - 18:18
Number of people receiving PUP falls below 100,000Slight rise in number of people claiming Covid enhanced illness benefitMon Oct 11 2021 - 16:17
Donnelly wants agreement on new Sláintecare contract ‘within weeks’Children being offered dates in 2035 for hospital appointments, say doctorsSat Oct 09 2021 - 11:48
State employees likely to demand higher pay if inflation continues, unions sayFórsa chief says maintaining living standards will be priority for pay talks next summerWed Oct 06 2021 - 15:54
Number of Pandemic Unemployment Payment claimants falls to 101,000Almost 5,000 came off payment last week with largest fall in food and accommodation sectorWed Oct 06 2021 - 13:46
Donnelly says issues not raised with him before Sláintecare resignationsRóisín Shortall describes changes to oversight of universal health plan as a ‘hostile takeover’Wed Oct 06 2021 - 13:10
Government support for Sláintecare is ‘unwavering’ - DonnellyWaiting lists for treatment have lengthened but more hospital beds are being provided, Minister saysWed Oct 06 2021 - 05:45
Nurse-led clinics could be expanded after ‘incredible’ pilot resultsMinister wants to scale up role of advanced nursing in bid to reduce hospital waiting listsMon Oct 04 2021 - 02:30
Sláintecare advisory group to be restructured following resignationsDoran says new group will focus on regionalstructures but asks who will oversee reformsSun Oct 03 2021 - 13:29
Unions warn of growing crisis in local employment servicesUnions oppose tendering process being undertaken by Department of Social ProtectionTue Sept 28 2021 - 22:54
Number of people on PUP continues to fall as economy reopensGreatest reduction in number receiving payment this week was in hospitality sectorTue Sept 28 2021 - 17:53
Voluntary bodies losing up to third of staff to State sector annually, says reportNew campaign for staff in grant-aided bodies to recieve same terms as those in State sectorTue Sept 28 2021 - 13:00
Big week for Sláintecare as doubts remain over Government appetite for planMinisters may ultimately conclude health sector can be reformed without SláintecareMon Sept 27 2021 - 03:19
Government’s ‘pandemic dividend’ to include flexible working, statutory sick payMinister warns cost of recognising contribution of public sector could top €1bnFri Sept 24 2021 - 00:01
Concerns rise in Government that pandemic rewards for public sector may wipe out budget resourcesUnion claim for 10 days’ leave for health staff could cost €377m, HSE estimatesThu Sept 23 2021 - 01:00
Medical laboratory scientists may strike over payUnion concerns centre on parity with colleagues in addition to recruitment and retentionWed Sept 22 2021 - 15:19
Special recognition pandemic payment for health staff could cost €377mHealth service says claim could be the most costly demand served on an Irish employerWed Sept 22 2021 - 12:11
Sláintecare council seeks to extend term as reforms face serious crisisMinister to be asked to extend term of office of Sláintecare council until end of yearTue Sept 21 2021 - 21:23
Aer Lingus ground staff reject ‘one-sided’ cost-saving proposalsOverwhelming majority oppose airline’s plans to offset losses due to Covid-19Tue Sept 21 2021 - 21:14
Up to 56,000 lay-offs could be ‘crystallised’ after right to claim redundancy restoredState to pay up to €1,860 to workers who received PUP and end up losing their jobsTue Sept 21 2021 - 15:17
New redundancy plan aims to protect workers and firmsAnalysis: Measures to help those ‘caught in limbo’ may cost up to €130m over three yearsTue Sept 21 2021 - 15:11
Covid-19’s financial legacy will be threat to State’s competitiveness, report warnsGovernment to be warned over impact of scarring effect of pandemic on labour marketTue Sept 21 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach hails Ireland’s ‘exceptional progress’ against Covid as workers return to officesReturning office workers not required to reveal vaccination status, department saysMon Sept 20 2021 - 09:03
Minister wants Irish Water to have stronger controls over plants in immediate termMove follows anger at two failures, which saw unsafe water enter public supplySun Sept 19 2021 - 20:28
Government wants remote working to become ‘permanent fixture’ as workplaces prepare to reopenPhased return to the office to begin on Monday as Covid restrictions easedSun Sept 19 2021 - 11:18
Medicines supply in Ireland ‘could be destabilised’ by EU stance on North protocolPharma bodies call on EU Commission to introduce a four-year derogation on application of protocolSat Sept 18 2021 - 12:55
Magahy cited slow progress in key areas of reform in resignation letterSláintecare chief also said HSE wanted to defer implementation of regionalisationFri Sept 17 2021 - 20:23
Limits on probation among planned workers’ rights measuresVaradkar to launch consultation process on improving working conditions for employeesFri Sept 17 2021 - 00:01
HSE never used more than 45% of private hospital capacity during pandemicHealth service owed €35m from cancelled ventilator order, Public Accounts Committee hearsThu Sept 16 2021 - 13:16
Sláintecare chiefs urged implementation of regional health structuresRegional structures ‘critical enabler’ of reforms, Magahy and Keane told DonnellyThu Sept 16 2021 - 01:00
HSE originally feared 40,000 could die from Covid-19, Dáil committee hearsMore than 350 surplus ventilators have been sent to five hospitals in IndiaThu Sept 16 2021 - 01:00
Number receiving PUP down nearly 500,000 since peak, says MinisterAlmost one million people have received the benefit at some stage since March 2020Wed Sept 15 2021 - 14:39
Health service spending risks legal action, Minister warnedGoods and services worth €1.25bn not competitively procured, McGrath saysMon Sept 13 2021 - 01:00
Sláintecare committee seeks details on background to resignationsDonnelly also questioned why project not run from Taoiseach’s Department as plannedFri Sept 10 2021 - 18:44
Senior Sláintecare figures unhappy with delays in implementing changesTaoiseach to seek meeting with Magahy and Keane ‘to get their perspective’ after resignationsFri Sept 10 2021 - 09:29
Frustration at slow pace of change forms backdrop to Sláintecare resignationsProgress report on implementation of reforms suggests a number of crucial concernsFri Sept 10 2021 - 01:01
Sláintecare chairman resigns due to unhappiness over delivery of healthcare reformsTom Keane says requirements for implementing plan ‘seriously lacking’Thu Sept 09 2021 - 01:46
Resignations cast shadow over Sláintecare health service reformsGovernment insists it is more committed than ever to implementing programmeThu Sept 09 2021 - 01:01
Head of Sláintecare health reform programme resignsCoalition ‘more committed than ever before to implementing ... programme of reform’Wed Sept 08 2021 - 18:25
