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
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
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
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
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
Health budget may be revisited, Lynch saysHealth facing cuts of up to €1 billionSat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Government seeking to save €50 million from new reductions in drug costsAnalysis: reductions in cost of branded drug products also come into effectSat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Siptu chiefs willing to sanction fresh Dublin Bus strikeGovernment to stand by company in event of industrial action over savings planThu Oct 31 2013 - 17:46
Labour Relations Commission to intervene in Aer Lingus Shannon rowAirline plans to close cabin crew base at Clare airport where some 90 staff are employedThu Oct 31 2013 - 14:55
Ministers say ‘no basis’ for more talks on Dublin Bus rowSiptu to ballot members on industrial action next week over cost-saving measuresWed Oct 30 2013 - 19:15
Dublin Bus to announce start date for controversial savings planMove tomorrow could trigger more confrontation with drivers represented by SiptuTue Oct 29 2013 - 18:46
Department of Health proposes blueprint for new “money follows the patient” systemNew pricing and commissioning bodies urged as part of reform plansTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:00
Dublin Bus to bring in savings plan despite Siptu rejectionTransport Ministers express ‘deep concern’ at outcome of union ballotFri Oct 25 2013 - 19:42
Dublin Bus drivers vote on final proposals to resolve row over cost-saving planMinisters warn of “stark” outcome for company if plan rejectedFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:01
End-of-year target for VHI authorisation set to be missedHealth insurer has not submitted application to Central Bank following European Court of Justice rulingFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to close Shannon cabin crew baseUnion says it will fight closure of facility, which employs nearly 90 staffThu Oct 24 2013 - 12:26
Top-end health plans to rise by €800 after move to cut tax reliefFurther price increases expected in the months aheadWed Oct 23 2013 - 06:53
No plans to cancel training for junior cycle reforms despite ASTI industrial actionUnion instructs members not to attend new training coursesWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:11
No decision on supplementary health fundingNurses say millions could be saved if tasks carried out by doctors transferred to themWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:00
No provision to pay ASTI for extra dutiesRow over allowances could prove to be main flashpoint in current industrial disputeMon Oct 21 2013 - 06:28
Deloitte to consider Dublin Bus strike costsAccounting firm retained by Department of Transport to look at financial implications of any further industrial action at State-owned companyMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
Health chiefs warn €1 billion in cuts neededAdditional cuts required if maternity reforms and other initiatives to be fundedSat Oct 19 2013 - 06:12
Aer Lingus rules out topping up pension scheme beyond €140mAirline responds to pension fund trustees’ proposals for dealing with €780m deficitSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:02
Budget to affect 53% of health policiesMany only ‘affected marginally’ by health insurance tax relief cap, says departmentSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Way opens for talks on secondary teachers’ disputeHaddington Road terms not for negotiation but union welcomes minister’s commentsFri Oct 18 2013 - 21:00
