Swords drawn as HSE and GP representatives battle over payThe introduction of universal free GP care during its current term was one of the key Government pledgesTue Feb 18 2014 - 01:00
Howlin’s department producing ‘fantasy figures’Minister for Health James Reilly determined to press ahead with plans for introduction of universal health insurance, sources sayMon Feb 17 2014 - 07:03
Howlin says his department’s role is to vet Reilly proposalsMinister says warnings over cost of health plans contained in letters are part of normal processSat Feb 15 2014 - 11:22
Coalition rift over universal health insuranceReilly in bitter row with Howlin over potential cost of his proposalsSat Feb 15 2014 - 09:36
Hell hath no fury like a Minister scornedJames Reilly reacts with anger to health insurance criticism from Brendan Howlin’s departmentSat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Any solution to pension dispute at airline bound to disappoint someCuts to benefits of retired personnel would prove controversialWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:00
Aviation strike unjustified before pension proposals - VaradkarMinister urges caution as Siptu staff in Aer Lingus and Shannon airport vote for actionTue Feb 11 2014 - 22:11
Serving consultants moving to new posts will not face pay cutSenior doctors will not face 30 per cent reduction in salary after Government revises measuresTue Feb 11 2014 - 19:34
No extra health funds under 2019 planGovernment’s universal health insurance cover will not mean extra State fundingTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
Talks aimed at averting electricians’ strike to be held at LRCIndefinite action by TEEU members due to commence later this monthMon Feb 10 2014 - 17:49
State reaps €55m-plus windfall on health insuranceJames Reilly seeks meeting about its allocation amid speculation VHI may get lion’s shareMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
IMO says one third of hospitals fail to meet reduced working hours targets for doctorsHospitals face financial penalties of up to €650,000 for non-complianceSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Government to introduce new system for determining pay and conditionsNew proposals replace mechanism struck down by Supreme Court last yearFri Feb 07 2014 - 22:20
Electricians strike will be ‘industry-wide’, says unionRow could hit power plants and high-profile construction sitesFri Feb 07 2014 - 15:36
Government plans for free GP care ‘not deliverable’ICGP says contract tries to ‘absolve HSE of any responsibility for service delivery’Thu Feb 06 2014 - 19:47
HSE chief tells staff ‘appalling lapses’ happening too oftenO’Brien says staff should treat patients as they would a parent, sibling, partner or childThu Feb 06 2014 - 17:47
Nearly €5m in overpayments to HSE staff outstanding - reportHSE says new overpayments of €1.8 million came to light last yearThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Hospital paid commission to debt agency on bills already settledAudit of income on Cork University Hospital and Kerry General Hospital among reports released by HSEThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Irish Life staff vote for industrial action in row over payUnion members voted by 95% in favour of action in pursuit of claimsWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
Reilly meets families of babies who died in Portlaoise hospitalMinister for Health says he has ‘grave concerns’ over deathsTue Feb 04 2014 - 12:59
Audit finds Rehab used State funds for PR, lobbyingDepartment gave €5m on basis it be used ‘for charitable purposes only’Tue Feb 04 2014 - 10:07
Rehab criticises department over lottery fund auditKerins said department could be perceived as seeking to act as shadow directorTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Iarnrod Éireann staff face pay cuts of up to 6%Varadkar and Kelly urge staff to accept savings plans ‘in the interests of the company’Mon Feb 03 2014 - 20:09
Jack O’Connor says Siptu is engaged in major drive for pay increases for membersUnion chief says there is no justification for tax cuts for high-income groupsMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
GP bodies can express views on fees for care for children under 6, says MinisterIMO to argue Government proposals would add significantly to GPs’ workloadSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:11
GPs to provide greater range of services to under 6sProposed new contract does not go into detail on feesFri Jan 31 2014 - 18:00
Reilly rules out negotiations with doctors on free GP careMinister says GMS patients are much more lucrative to GPs than private patientsFri Jan 31 2014 - 06:20
Hospitals face nearly €250m in cuts under HSE planComprehensive reviews of eligibility for medical cards planned for this yearFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
Acute hospital funding to be cut by €200mFacilities will face a budget reduction of around 4 per cent on averageThu Jan 30 2014 - 16:18
Reilly says 12 month out-patient waiting lists unacceptableMinister says insurers should do more to control their costsThu Jan 30 2014 - 12:12
Ten senior managers in one Rehab division share €900,000 in salariesFigures given to PAC show employer pension contributions just over €81,700Thu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Government to hold first talks with GPs on plan for free medical care for under 6sHSE to web publish draft contract for doctors working in free healthcare arenaThu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Number of sectors covered by joint labour committee reducedReform of committees for determining pay and conditions followed reviewWed Jan 29 2014 - 19:16
Report calls for new consultants to have pay parity with colleagues within 5 yearsIMO warns Government policy is forcing doctors to seek work elsewhereWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Quinn: Government needs time to absorb ‘significant implications’Amnesty hails ‘hugely important victory’ for human rights of all children in IrelandWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Number waiting more than a year for hospital consultant treatment falls by 95%Waiting list for oupatient appointments with specialists falls by 25%Wed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Children’s emergency centres to open at Tallaght, BlanchardstownNew facilities will act as satellite centres for new national children’s hospitalTue Jan 28 2014 - 16:36
Funding cuts not in patients’ interests, warns HSE directorPlans to invest in key areas have been put on hold due to reduced level of HSE fundingTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Reilly seeking proposals on a revised pay structure for hospital consultantsHSE suggested new pay scale for senior doctors with greater experienceMon Jan 27 2014 - 07:15
Re-think on hospital consultants’ pay poses challenge to Haddington Road dealHSE accepts problem of retaining senior doctors in public system now existsMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:06
Public hospitals to feel pressure of extra deliveriesReilly says falling birth rate means demand on existing services not excessiveSat Jan 25 2014 - 06:33
State refuses to take over Mount Carmel hospitalMore jobs under threat as Ulster Bank announces transfers to BritainSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
HSE proposes higher pay rates for more experienced consultantsDirector general Tony O’Brien tells Government that action must be taken to retain medical graduatesSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Government considered buying Mount Carmel300 jobs at risk as court appoints liquidators to Dublin maternity hostpialFri Jan 24 2014 - 12:59
Conlan approached Mater about abating public service pensionPerson brought back cannot earn more than original level of remunerationThu Jan 23 2014 - 01:01
James Reilly says former CRC chief Paul Kiely should return retirement packageHSE chief Tony O’Brien says money could have shortened waiting times for CRC clientsSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Funds paid to ex-CRC executive could have cut waiting list, says HSEGilmore shocked by pension payment and concerned at impact on fund-raisingFri Jan 17 2014 - 14:17
HSE takes legal advice on payments to ex head of CRCConcerns over whether board adhered to company law with payment of €740,000 retirement package to Paul KielyFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Kiely received total retirement package of over €740,000 from CRCFormer chief executive and board member unaware of the scale of the paymentsFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
St Vincent’s Healthcare group says it will ‘swing around into compliance’ with pay rulesGroup chief executive to be paid exclusively from private funds in futureThu Jan 16 2014 - 22:46
