Patricia King to be the new head of IctuFormer Siptu vice president has been involved in trade union movement for 25 yearsWed Jan 21 2015 - 12:03
Strong public criticism further dents prospects for universal health insuranceMany people saw UHI as another taxWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Medical personnel will still be in charge of patient care under UHIMinister for Health Leo Varadkar to bring proposals to Cabinet after EasterWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
People fear health insurance plans could cost them moreConcern that Government’s new health model would be ‘another form of taxation’ or result in loss of benefitsWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Actuaries group warns insurers may need up to €2.4bn for UHI planGroups criticise Government’s proposal for universal health insurance systemWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Opposition said insurance plan proposed by Reilly was just another taxDepartment of Health officials warned Leo Varadkar that UHI plan was ‘unworkable’Wed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Proposals to restrict discretionary medical cards proposed to Minsters as early as 2009Members of Cabinet warned contentious cuts to key care schemes would be very high riskTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
HSE seeks assurances that ‘irregular’ payments at St Vincent’s have ceasedHospitals group was involved in controversy over top-up payments for executivesMon Jan 19 2015 - 01:02
Government considering talks with unions on pay and pensionsCoalition sources dismiss any return to myriad ‘sectional interests’ on key issuesMon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Minister for Health says ‘combination of solutions’ needed to resolve A&E crisisINMO members protest outside Leinster House to highlight over-crowdingWed Jan 14 2015 - 15:19
Focus should be outcomes not ambulance response times - VaradkarConfidential report says HIQA ambulance targets cannot be metTue Jan 13 2015 - 14:37
Traditional role of ambulance of moving patient to hospital could face changeControversies have left service facing serious scrutinyTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:01
Ireland too rural for ambulances to meet target response timesImprovements possible only by hiring 290 extra staff at cost of €15m a year, says reportTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
Reverse trolley: the hospital crisisRecord numbers of patients on hospital trolleys represent a reversal of the reductions achieved in recent years. The only long-term solution is to spend money in the right areasSat Jan 10 2015 - 06:36
Number of patients waiting for hospital bed increases to over 400Nurses in Beaumont to stage protest in effort to end overcrowdingFri Jan 09 2015 - 12:26
Siptu warns of reaction from lower-paid staff to new pay deal for consultantsUnion says lower paid in public service were understood to be first in queue for pay reviewFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Public service health consultants could hit top pay rate earlierLabour Relations Commission proposals make maximum salary more attainableWed Jan 07 2015 - 19:44
A&E overcrowding may get worse, HSE admitsConsultants warn patients will die without steps to relieve crowded hospital unitsWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Cuts to State pension ‘must be considered’Demographic pressures threaten viability of State pension scheme, say officialsMon Dec 29 2014 - 12:58
Explainer: Ireland’s two State pension schemesThere are currently two State pension schemes: a contributory scheme and a non-contributory schemeMon Dec 29 2014 - 07:03
Papers show 2008 pay deal agreed despite warnings on economyLenihan told ministers tax shortfall would hit €6.5bn on day pay increases agreedMon Dec 29 2014 - 01:00
Workers relying on ‘reformed’ State pension may face a bleak retirementThe number of older people is rising fast and they are living longer, putting pressure on both private and public pension schemesMon Dec 29 2014 - 01:00
St Vincent’s in talks with Revenue on accommodation provided to executiveClash looming with HSE over appointment of former CEO as new director of strategyWed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
Action needed to prevent breach of A&E pledge - VaradkarMinister for Health says much of progress made in area of overcrowding has been reversedMon Dec 22 2014 - 14:51
Minister Ged Nash says 2015 will be year of the pay riseMinister for Business says onus is on profitable firms who have kept pay down to raise salariesMon Dec 22 2014 - 01:00
Ibec forecasts ‘spectacular’ 5.7% growth in economyEmployers predict unemployment to fall further next year to about 9 per centMon Dec 22 2014 - 01:00
Court may decide on right of foetus in life support caseLeo Varadkar says he was aware of case when he made speech on abortion in DáilFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Pregnant woman being kept on life support in hospitalWoman suffered a brain trauma a number of weeks agoWed Dec 17 2014 - 21:27
Nurses to get pay rise after complaint to European CommissionRow centred on how 10 per cent pay cut for new entrants was applied to two midwivesWed Dec 17 2014 - 17:53
Minsters told public service pay cuts a ‘once-off’ measureCabinet advised that compulsory lay-offs would trigger industrial relations strifeWed Dec 17 2014 - 01:01
Union says austerity behind junior cert reformsLatest figures show scrapping Junior Cert would save over €20 million a yearTue Dec 16 2014 - 15:11
Department of Finance warned ministers viability of State was at riskLenihan said cuts of €3 billion were needed on current expenditure side for budget of 2010Tue Dec 16 2014 - 01:00
Axing of Junior Cert proposed in 2009 to save moneySecret government memo shows initiative was considered in run-up to 2010 budgetTue Dec 16 2014 - 01:00
Minister repeats his support for bus tendering planUnions warn of industrial relations conflict if moves goes aheadMon Dec 15 2014 - 19:34
Minimum wage should be increased over time, says NashMinister seeking members for the Government’s new Low Pay CommissionMon Dec 15 2014 - 13:22
In Praise of . . . Waterford Crystal workersWaterford Crystal lump sum payments a ‘mini-stimulus for Waterford’Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Dead babies placed in coffins of unrelated adults until ’80s, HSE saysScale of ‘tandem burial’ practice and how it developed unknownThu Dec 11 2014 - 19:02
Beaumont should be off-call due to severe overcrowding - nursesINMO says hospital staff at ‘breaking point’ with 92 patients in emergency departmentThu Dec 11 2014 - 18:08
Howlin says pay not most important factor for jobseekersPublic service ‘cannot expect to attract personnel on basis of more generous pay’Wed Dec 10 2014 - 18:44
About 28,000 have applied for Civil Service clerical officer postsHowlin says demand for public service posts is high after lifting of moratoriumTue Dec 09 2014 - 21:42
Hiqa cool on plan for undercover care centre inspectionsCovert activities could impede human rights by invading privacy, says watchdog chiefTue Dec 09 2014 - 19:43
Varadkar says he will seek 3-4% health spending increase if economy growsMinister says Ireland asked to pay more than other countries for the exact same drugsTue Dec 09 2014 - 17:03
Varadkar backs use of undercover abuse investigationsÁras Attracta patient abuse responsibility goes ‘to top’ of HSETue Dec 09 2014 - 15:21
Government guidelines will be too late to alter media landscape, says NUJAlex White says it is ‘undesirable’ for one person to hold excessive influence in industryTue Dec 09 2014 - 01:00
Waterford Crystal pension deal to go to CabinetDeal involves lump sum of €1,000 per year of serviceMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
IMO warns of legal action if HSE does not pay allowanceUnion says HSE could be in contempt of court over failure to pay non-consultant doctorsMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
Attracting and retaining public service staff a challenge, warns HowlinPublic service facing pressures in some area from private sector competition for staffFri Dec 05 2014 - 13:36
Ansbacher: Hard to see how row over alleged tax evasion will runRevenue chair says Gerry Ryan material did not lead to additional Ansbacher casesFri Dec 05 2014 - 01:00
Whistleblower’s Ansbacher files were ‘fully examined’ – FeehilyPublic Accounts Committee is questioning the Revenue CommissionersThu Dec 04 2014 - 21:49
2002 inquiry found 200 with secret Ansbacher accountsEven more secret Ansbacher accounts existed, official Gerry Ryan claimedWed Dec 03 2014 - 22:02
