The HSE was broken up into six regions two years ago to deliver better care. Is it working?
Restructuring Ireland’s health service was meant to integrate services locally, but concerns have been highlighted by regional managers and the HSE board
State paid more than €500k to private firm for air traffic control at Dublin Air Corps base
Flying operations had been restricted at Casement Aerodrome for period last year due to shortage of qualified military personnel
Ireland’s first long-range military radar systems to be in place next year
France was selected months ago as Ireland’s preferred partner to deliver the programme
MetroLink: The decades-long journey towards Ireland’s first underground rail service
Previous efforts for the infrastructure project have stalled, including after the financial crisis
Hospitals say insufficient funding is affecting patient services
Irish Voluntary Healthcare Association says its members are worried about financial sustainability
MetroLink could cost up to €19bn, say senior Coalition figures
Cabinet set to consider plans in autumn to put out to tender the proposed 19km Dublin rail link from Swords to Charlemont
HSE under pressure over health agency staff as Opposition claims spending is rising
Health service spent more than €900 million on personnel recruited through external agencies last year
Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted
Minister for Public Expenditure says aspects of Climate Act weaponised by those who want to stop projects
Property-based tax measures could cost close to €1.4bn this year, tax papers show
Reduction in VAT on apartments to cost nearly €400m
Spending above €10,000 in health service now requires top-level approval
Payment orders for non-clinical items above specific figure countrywide must be signed off by HSE chief executive in Dublin
HSE decision ‘could add 4,000 patients per month’ to waiting lists
Initiative aimed at improving access to healthcare ended last month
Insourcing curbs were always going to affect patients, but HSE region’s warnings were stark
Insourcing drove down waiting lists but came at a high cost, along with concerns over governance and ‘perverse incentives’
State fisheries agency spent €16,000 on legal fees before Oireachtas appearance
Inland Fisheries Ireland also paid more than €50,000 to a PR company ahead of the same event
Pressure over Government spending cuts likely to fuel tensions at Cabinet
Black hole in Department of Education funding has led to €446m levy
Some rail services will be ‘rephased or reprioritised’ due to €50m IT project write down
New train traffic management system will need to be put in place, says Irish Rail, without providing estimated cost