One general practice received nearly €800,000 in gross paymentsRelease of figures aimed at distorting debate on crisis facing GP services says IMOTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
Universal health insurance cost will not be known for a yearDecision will not be taken on plan until ‘major costing exercise’ is completedTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
Government prepared to negotiate with IMO on all aspects of new GP contract except feesWhite proposes talks but says department must observe competition law principlesTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
Portlaoise health staff face disciplinary inquiryFamily rejects HSE apology over infant deaths in maternity unitSat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Report says maternity service not safe or sustainableFamilies at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise treated in “appalling manner”Sat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Reilly says Portlaoise Hospital is broken but will be fixedMinister apologies to families and insists maternity unit will not be closed downFri Feb 28 2014 - 20:56
Maternity service at Portlaoise hospital ‘not safe’Report on deaths of infants at Midland Regional Hospital says families treated ‘appallingly’Fri Feb 28 2014 - 12:57
Bonus pay up to 35% never taken, says KerinsCharity boss unable to remember detail of reward payment in 2009 when askedFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:00
Kerins defends salary amid robust grilling at PACRehab chief tells Dáil committee charity not a State-run body and staff not public servantsFri Feb 28 2014 - 00:07
Government considering proposals to extend deadline for public service staff to retire on pre-pay-cut salary levelsTrade unions and HSE seeking changes amid concerns many could leave at same timeThu Feb 27 2014 - 22:21
Rehab ‘will only answer questions on State funds’Politicians seeking details on pay and bonuses at meeting todayWed Feb 26 2014 - 22:18
Investigator’s report criticises Stewartscare over how it handled complaints against staffConcerns raised by students on placementWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:00
Health insurance proposals to be re-drafted to reinforce controls on costRevised document to be circulated within the weekTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:01
What drugs do we pay for? You decideIt’s proposed that there be public consultation before deciding which drugs and treatments the State should fund, and which ones we simply can’t affordTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
‘Ample time’ to deal with health reform concerns - ReillyMinister argues new system should not cost more than existing two-tier health systemMon Feb 24 2014 - 15:33
Government spokesman says universal health insurance a pillar of Coalition policyMinisters to consider Reilly proposals as rift continues within Cabinet on health reformsMon Feb 24 2014 - 06:59
Doctors say draft contract on free GP care for children is ‘unworkable in its entirety’IMO warns of possible legal actionMon Feb 24 2014 - 01:02
Health plans a ‘tax hike’, says OppositionMinisters to consider radical proposals for universal health insurance next weekSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
Aer Lingus threatens court action over proposed strikeUnions consider co-ordinated industrial action over aviation pension arrangementsFri Feb 21 2014 - 20:08
Reilly’s proposals would radically change the Irish healthcare systemEveryone would have to be insured for standard package of health benefitsFri Feb 21 2014 - 01:01
Reilly proposes mandatory basic health coverCosts to be deducted from pay or benefits of those refusing to buy minimum policyFri Feb 21 2014 - 01:01
Department of Health given briefing on top-ups over a year before HSE report publishedDepartment of Health says providing early findings on top-ups could have hindered HSEThu Feb 20 2014 - 01:00
Howlin concerned at ‘gotcha’ culture in civil serviceMinister says Government does not intend to create Ryanair-style no frills public serviceWed Feb 19 2014 - 19:55
Department told of senior health service top-ups in 2012FF claims details withheld but Department of Health says it took a year to get HSE reportWed Feb 19 2014 - 07:00
Reilly says HSE examining possible use of Mount Carmel as step-down facilityMinister says purchase of private hospital by State would have been retrograde stepTue Feb 18 2014 - 22:24
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
