Firm building national children’s hospital set to get extra €107m in dispute resolutionConciliator recently proposed sum should be paid to BAM after firm sought further payments for project delays until last yearFri May 31 2024 - 06:00
Politicians, officials in breach of lobbying rules to be fined up to €25,000New measures to allow for the imposition of sanctions, including a ban on lobbying for two years, to come into effect from this weekendFri May 31 2024 - 05:00
Health budgets will have to keep pace with demand as population grows and ages, doctors warnIMO welcomes the substantial increase in hospital bed numbers announced by Government but argues more will be neededThu May 30 2024 - 17:04
National Children’s Hospital: New ‘substantial completion’ date now February 2025, TDs toldHospital will not be able to admit patients until August 2025 at the earliest, public spending watchdog hearsThu May 30 2024 - 15:22
Plan to provide 1,500 new hospital beds by 2028 to be outlined today Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly expected to make announcement on Wednesday, with a further tranche of more hospital beds likely to be scheduled for between 2028 and 2030Wed May 29 2024 - 06:00
‘We are struggling to keep pace’: Harris cites rapid population growth in call for public service reformTaoiseach criticises ‘the bureaucracy, the red tape, the silos and the pass the parcel when it comes to disability services’ during conference speechMon May 27 2024 - 13:49
Gardaí retiring from November will have to make ‘false declaration’ they are available for work - GRADepartment of Public Expenditure says it is ‘actively engaging with stakeholders to develop more streamlined process’ for those retiring under pension changes introduced in 1995Thu May 23 2024 - 06:00
Donohoe and Donnelly meet over health spending following €500m overrun in four months Department of Health and Department of Public Expenditure have clashed over ongoing health service fundingWed May 22 2024 - 00:00
Officials to ‘immediately review’ rules on outside work for soldiers after Libya revelationsDefence Forces Chief says he 'cannot stand over the actions in any shape or form'Tue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Lack of security clearance system causing trouble for high-tech firms in Ireland, agencies warnEnterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland say lack of official procedure is hindering innovative companies internationallyTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
HSE management and admin appointments outpacing clinical staff hires, says DPER Numbers in management and administrative grades have grown by a third in recent years, DPER warned Department of HealthTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Budget-busting HSE continues to make money men bristle despite efforts to rein in spendingDepartment of Health told it was ‘imperative’ spending remained within allocation – but there was little surprise when it didn’tMon May 20 2024 - 20:32
Provision of tents to homeless asylum seekers by NGOs is in conflict with Government approach, says TánaisteMicheál Martin says there is a ‘fundamental issue of a lack of sanitation and safety around the pitching of tents, in any kind of location’Wed May 15 2024 - 14:37
‘I have been threatened’: Paschal Donohoe says that he has experienced abuse in public lifeSome 94% of politicians and 72% of political staff reported some form of threat, harassment, abuse or violence, new survey has foundWed May 15 2024 - 12:17
Sipo investigation into Robert Troy to go ahead next monthFormer Minister of State resigned in August 2022 over failing to register all his property interestsTue May 14 2024 - 21:01
Biden administration urges US companies in Ireland to ‘embrace’ unionsUS special representative for international labour affairs says the right to unionise is an enabling right for other labour rightsTue May 14 2024 - 20:52
Nearly 100 gardaí and prison staff are currently suspended, new official figures showMinisters reveal personnel at Department of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Office of Public Works also facing disciplinary investigationsMon May 13 2024 - 20:23
Minister accused of ‘political stunt’ over review to determine need for second midwest EDHSE says only a third of consultants at Limerick hospital are working on new contractual terms put in place last yearFri May 10 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí, military, fire and prison staff say they face years without their full pensions after retirementCoalition of representative bodies seeks Government to re-introduce supplementary pension to bridge gap until State pension ageWed May 08 2024 - 19:34
Health spending €500 million over budget in first four months of the year, Oireachtas committee hearsRobert Watt says about 75 per cent of budgetary overspend was in acute hospital sectorWed May 08 2024 - 10:51
Key children’s hospital positions not filled permanently as opening date loomsConstruction of hospital expected to be completed this year with first patients treated from summer 2025Tue May 07 2024 - 06:00
Broadcast moratorium before elections is ‘ripe for manipulation’ by bad faith actors, says Darragh O’BrienCoimisiún na Meán tells Minister review of existing ban on broadcasting election-related issues to be finalised in OctoberTue May 07 2024 - 06:00
Dublin Bus complains it is held to higher punctuality standard than rail servicesCity bus service says it would qualify for incentives rather than penalties if more generous 10-miniute window was permittedMon May 06 2024 - 06:00
Donnelly contends HSE recruitment controls ‘failed’ as health service waits to be given its numbersHealth chiefs want Minister to set out a top-line figure for staffing this year and believe there should be no vagueness about itMon May 06 2024 - 06:00
Coalition leaders to intervene in ‘standoff’ between HSE and departmentHSE will not agree to make appointments to many replacement positions until Minister authorizes figure for the total number it can have on the payroll following criticism of recruitment levels for last yearMon May 06 2024 - 06:00
Bruce Arnold, journalist and author, dies aged 87Former political columnist was targeted by the Haughey government in the phone tapping scandal in the 1980sFri May 03 2024 - 12:44
Spouses of those with employment permits and on intra-company transfers could be permitted to work Government has agreed in principle that a single application procedure for employment permits and immigration permissions should be developedMon Apr 29 2024 - 19:00
HSE chief executive warned of ‘grave consequences’ if senior official’s exit package was not approvedNewly-released files reveal disagreement behind the scenes over package to Dean SullivanMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
HSE attempts to pay substantial exit package to former top executive led to Government rowMinisters and office of Taoiseach became involved in issue surrounding departure of ex-deputy director general, files showMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Patients could have to wait longer for scans in the community as HSE ‘rebalances’ GP-run schemeMore diagnostic tests will be carried out this year, but fewer diagnostic imaging scansWed Apr 17 2024 - 06:00
‘Productivity challenges’ must be overcome following hospital activity report, says DonnellyMinister of Health says investments in health funding and staff has already resulted in falling waiting listsMon Apr 15 2024 - 16:41
Hospitals are getting more money but why is this not resulting in more activity?Productivity report likely to lead to calls for reforms but health chiefs advise against finger-pointingMon Apr 15 2024 - 05:00
Billions in extra health funding not leading to higher activity in hospitals, report finds New report published along with plan to achieve savings of about €550m and boost productivity in health sectorMon Apr 15 2024 - 05:00
Sinn Féin is watching the polls and beginning to panic, says Stephen DonnellyMinister for Health suggests party wants early election as it sees Government making progress in key areasThu Apr 11 2024 - 18:56
Dáil told cancer outcomes worsening because of Government underfundingTánaiste rejects Sinn Féin claims in Dáil that Ireland is a ‘laggard’ in treating diseaseThu Apr 11 2024 - 17:23
Government wants new children’s hospital to be open next yearConstruction has begun on facility to accommodate families of patients at the new hospitalThu Apr 11 2024 - 13:00
HSE forked out €2.8m in interest to suppliers for delays in paymentEnfer Laboratories received more than €70,000 in prompt payment interest in 2021, official figures showTue Apr 09 2024 - 06:00
Head of Defence Forces to be promoted to four-star general rank if successful in bid for EU postThe Government will appoint Lieut Gen Seán Clancy as a four-star general should he prove successful as Ireland’s candidate for the post of European Union Military Committee chair.Mon Apr 08 2024 - 06:00
Concern at ‘sustainability’ of health spending after 15% increase in first quarterHealth service argues there has been a further increase in demand for hospital services while measures to tackle expenditure are under wayMon Apr 08 2024 - 06:00
Former Baggot Street Hospital is surplus to requirements and on register for disposal, says HSEBuilding is not considered suitable for delivery of public healthcare services in future, HSE tells Department of HealthThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:15
HSE severance payments exceed €3.1m over the past five yearsHealth authority confirms 17 people received exit packages in the years 2019 to 2024 inclusive, with amount aggregatedTue Apr 02 2024 - 18:57
Women outperform men in getting senior jobs in Civil Service, report finds Top Level Appointments Committee concerned at lack of diversity in senior positionsSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s top civil servants: who they are and what they earn Departmental secretaries general run much of the country’s public administration - on salaries ranging from €230,000 to almost €300,000Sat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Highly paid, but highly scrutinised - the top civil servants at the helm of Government departmentsMost of the top mandarins running Government departments were educated in public schools, with some attending college at night or later in their careerSat Mar 30 2024 - 05:30
Employers’ group urges national minimum wage to be frozen for at least two yearsIsme says 12.4 per cent increase this year was significantly ahead of inflationThu Mar 28 2024 - 20:16
Unions hit out at employers’ criticism of new State measures to benefit workersIctu says employers in Ireland pay about half as much as peers in Europe in terms of taxes on labourThu Mar 28 2024 - 00:01
Ireland’s neutrality no excuse for complacency on defence, says HarrisBiden calls Leo Varadkar to ‘recognise his years of service as a leader of Ireland’Mon Mar 25 2024 - 21:34
Simon Harris rules out early election after taking over as Fine Gael leader‘I would like to see this Government going full term,’ says presumptive taoiseach, ‘that is my intention’Mon Mar 25 2024 - 06:00
Simon Harris rules out early general election, saying he wants Coalition to run its full termIncoming taoiseach pledges to win back trust and support of those who no longer vote for Fine GaelSun Mar 24 2024 - 19:37
Maria Walsh and former jockey Nina Carberry nominated to run for Fine Gael in European electionsPair to run in Midlands-North West constituency as Welsh seeks second term in European ParliamentSun Mar 24 2024 - 18:42
