New charges to push health insurance premiums upInsurers claim Government plan to increase private patient fees will cost them €100mMon Dec 02 2013 - 01:01
Health chief says medical card cuts ‘against HSE advice’Letter to Reilly seen as attempt to deflect blame for proposed cuts from HSESat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
CRC admits five senior staff still get top-up paymentsGovernment urged to investigate use of charitable funds to supplement salariesFri Nov 29 2013 - 07:45
Many questions remain to be answered on top-up payments in the health sectorPublic Accounts Committee likely to quiz hospital boards about paymentsFri Nov 29 2013 - 01:01
Central Remedial Clinic used charity money to top up senior staff salariesCompany linked to disability group had €14 million in funds during cuts to servicesThu Nov 28 2013 - 16:43
Hospitals in breach of pay policy could face cuts in State funding, HSE warnsSelf -declarations of compliance have to be verified, says HSE director general Tony O’BrienThu Nov 28 2013 - 08:42
HSE names top hospitals in pay breachesHealth authority asked to investigate pay arrangements at Central Remedial ClinicThu Nov 28 2013 - 08:40
Some hospitals claim pay compliance, says HSEPAC set to hear some agencies indicating pay which is not in line with official policyWed Nov 27 2013 - 15:40
Government told HSE overspend could be €300mHealth agency says deficit may be double Minister for Health’s estimate in worst-case scenarioWed Nov 27 2013 - 05:33
VHI eyes €300m in cost savingsCompany says core health insurance business continued to be loss makingWed Nov 27 2013 - 01:00
Legalities may block efforts to recoup executives’ top-upsHSE legal advice says payments may form part of contractual arrangementMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Half of hospitals and health agencies breaching pay policy - ReillyFigures show 24 of 44 bodies not compliant Department of Health rules on executive payFri Nov 22 2013 - 18:30
Mahony says €45,000 was fees from private patientsHospital master says she has been ‘villified’Fri Nov 22 2013 - 01:00
‘Top-up’ from seeing private patients, Rhona Mahony saysMaternity hospital master says €45,000 allowance ‘strictly in line’ with contractThu Nov 21 2013 - 14:42
Heads of Department of Health, HSE to be questioned on top-upsCommittee is also to write to all Departments to ask if similar top-up arrangements in placeThu Nov 21 2013 - 13:06
Pay deal approved so hospital chief would not lose top-upPublic Accounts Committee to consider executive pay in health serviceThu Nov 21 2013 - 01:03
PAC seeks explanation on hospital pay top-upsChairs of board of voluntary hospitals and health agencies called to give evidenceWed Nov 20 2013 - 17:01
Aer Lingus cabin crew back settlement proposals in Shannon rowAirline had threatened to close facility in dispute over staffing levelsWed Nov 20 2013 - 14:34
Kenny promises action on top-up payments to health executivesHSE to report on compliance with pay policyWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:00
Reilly says top-up payments must stopTaoiseach says 13 agencies not compliant with Government pay policyWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:00
Hospitals refuse to divulge source of paymentsQueries to three maternity hospitals go unansweredWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:00
Unions criticise top-ups as staff paid less than minimum wageClaims staff expected to work 63-hour week as talks with disability bodies break downTue Nov 19 2013 - 18:24
Reilly ‘aware’ of pay breaches in several health agenciesMinister responds to revelations about top-up payments to health sector bossesTue Nov 19 2013 - 15:10
Health bodies breach policy with €200,000 packagesMaster of Rotunda on package of more than €306,000, in cluding on-call allowance of €49,545 and second allowance of €20,000Tue Nov 19 2013 - 01:02
Majority of voluntary health agencies have not confirmed they adhering to pay policyReilly says funds from car parks and shops cannot be used to supplement payTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Reilly declines to state whether regulator recommended rise in health insurance levyMinister for Health confirms examining introduction of lifetime community ratingTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Hospital chief receiving €30,000 allowance from shops on campusDepartment of Health files reveal executive pay in health sectorMon Nov 18 2013 - 17:29
Extra healthcare payments evolved over the yearsAnalysis: Remuneration in some hospitals no longer reflects scale of operationsMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:05
ASTI industrial action to continue if members reject latest proposalsUnion urges teachers to vote ‘No’ in ballot on Haddington Road agreementMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Deutsche Bank to create 700 jobs as Lufthansa threatens to cut 400Bank to spend €100m on offices but maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik Airmotive is expected to close Rathcoole siteFri Nov 15 2013 - 22:38
LRC plan could avert Aer Lingus Shannon base closureProposal involves financial incentives for staff working routes with reduced cabin crewFri Nov 15 2013 - 07:47
Non-consultant doctors back agreement over working hoursIMO warns dispute could re-ignite if HSE fails to honour commitments in dealThu Nov 14 2013 - 18:15
More than 200,000 people have dropped out of health insurance market in recent yearsMinister promises new initiativesThu Nov 14 2013 - 13:41
Reviews found 6,300 ineligible for discretionary medical cardsHealth chiefs say no change in policy in relation to awarding processThu Nov 14 2013 - 13:31
ASTI members to receive increments backdated to July if pay deal acceptedASTI executive to consider new ballotThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:01
Insurers may be allowed ‘load’ premiums of older entrantsReilly considering new reformsThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Talks resume in Aer Lingus disputeCabin crew in favour of industrial action up to and including strike last weekTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Can doctors afford the Government’s free GP scheme?Serious questions remain about the timing and cost of putting in place universal GP entitlementTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Department of Education and ASTI to meet tomorrow over teachers’ disputeMinister says any deal cannot interfere with Haddington Road agreement itselfMon Nov 11 2013 - 18:48
Row over shorter week for health staff to be referred to oversight bodyUnions claims HSE in breach of Haddington Road agreementMon Nov 11 2013 - 18:40
Aer Lingus talks over strike action adjournedTalks over plans by airline to close cabin crew base at Shannon set to resumeMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Talks between Aer Lingus and union to reconveneDiscussions between airline and Impact over plans to close Shannon cabin crew baseSat Nov 09 2013 - 08:57
No follow-through on consultant deal, claims IMODoctors’ union urges increase in resources for general practiceSat Nov 09 2013 - 08:47
Noonan says 1.1 million hit by reduction in tax relief on health insurance premiumsReilly pleased relief not removed entirelyFri Nov 08 2013 - 01:01
Dublin bus drivers vote against strike action over cutsCost-saving plan to be introduced from Sunday November 17thWed Nov 06 2013 - 18:28
HSE to scrap scheme allowing shorter week at lower payNew voluntary redundancies to be introduced in health service from JanuaryWed Nov 06 2013 - 13:37
LRC intervenes in Aer Lingus disputeImpact votes for strike action over airline’s plans to shut cabin crew base at ShannonTue Nov 05 2013 - 15:00
Cabin crew at Aer Lingus back industrial actionRow centres on rostering arrangements and plans to close base at Shannon airportTue Nov 05 2013 - 00:38
New initiative to assist AIB customers with distressed mortgagesAdvocacy group to act as mediator in cases where customers in arrears have not engaged with bankSun Nov 03 2013 - 22:55
