National Maternity Hospital close to securing new siteNEGOTIATIONS ARE at an advanced stage about transferring the National Maternity Hospital at Holles Street in Dublin to the Elm…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
St James's makes revised NCH bidSt James’s Hospital in Dublin has said the proposed new national children’s hospital could be developed on its campus by 2015…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
More expected to abandon private health coverMAIN POINTS: A TOTAL of 75,000 people will have dropped their private health insurance cover between last summer and the end…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Mandate says net pay for retail workers fell €109 a weekTHE TRADE union representing retail workers has said members saw their take-home pay fall by €109 a week on average over the …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Drop in health insurance numbersA further 75,000 people could drop their private health insurance cover by the end of the year, the regulator for the sector …Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Retail wages 'down €109 per week'The trade union representing retail workers has said its members, on average, saw their take-home pay fall by €109 per week over…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
New cloud computing standards introducedTHE GOVERNMENT has launched new standards aimed at providing guidance to businesses on moving to cloud computing.Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Call for physio internships to be included in JobBridgeMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has proposed extending the Government’s national intern scheme – JobBridge – to provide a placement…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Changes to consultants' conditions proposedHEALTH SERVICE management has sought “demonstrable” changes to work practices, attendance patterns and reporting relationships…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
HSE rehires staff who retired prior to changesNEARLY 40 health service personnel who retired before pension changes came into effect at the end of February have been rehired…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Top-up payments revealed at hospitalA NUMBER of senior managers at the country’s largest hospital, St James’s, receive extra earnings on top of their State-funded…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Man arrested after death of woman (37)A man has been arrested in connection with the Garda investigation into the death of a 37-year-old woman in Dublin on Saturday…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Overseas funds offer to invest €1 billion in primary care facilities in IrelandMinister for Health James Reilly said he has been approached by two funds, worth €500 million each, proposing to invest in primary…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach underlines role of dialogue with unionsSOCIAL DIALOGUE between the Government, unions and other groups has an important role in generating fresh thinking and new ideas…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Funds target Irish primary careMinister for Health Dr James Reilly has said he has been approached by two funds worth €500 million each proposing to invest …Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Union seeks talks on new Croke Park dealTHE STATE’S largest public service union has proposed that there should be talks with the Government on a successor to the Croke…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Kenny wants productivity to riseTaoiseach Enda Kenny has said the country will only be able to afford the quality of public services people aspire to if productivity…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Union says sick pay deal 'unlikely'The country’s largest public service union, Impact, has warned that agreement on changing sick pay arrangements for thousands…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Industrial law change needed, says union Collective bargaining must be strengthened, says ImpactTHE PRESIDENT of the country’s largest public service trade union has called on the Government to honour its commitment to revise…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Reform of rules for jobseekers' benefit recommendedAn Oireachtas Committee has called for significant reforms to the rules governing the payment of jobseeker’s benefits to part…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
A fifth of consultants may be earning over €200,000ABOUT ONE in five of all hospital consultants working in public hospitals could be earning more than €200,000 per year, official…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Revised plan sent to Bord PleanálaThe group charged with building the new national children’s hospital held talks last week with An Bord Pleanála regarding revised…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Reilly favours work reforms before pay cuts for consultantsLONG-PLANNED talks on new work practice reforms for hospital consultants are set to get under way tomorrow.Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
New part-time work rules soughtAn Oireachtas committee has recommended significant changes to the rules governing payments to part-time jobseekers.Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Reilly rules out reprieve on hospital bed cutsHOSPITAL BEDS which have been closed may remain shut for some time until the exchequer’s finances improve, Minister for Health…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
INMO demands urgent reformsThe “long goodbye” of the HSE before its abolition under Government health reforms is corrosive, damaging and inexcusable, the…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Row over medical indemnity claims close to settlementTHE GOVERNMENT is close to a potential multimillion euro deal with a medical indemnity company over who should pay for the cost…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Staff levels harming patient care, nurses warn 'STAFFING SHORTAGES in the health services have unacceptable consequences for patients and those working in the system, the annual…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Board member backs Mater site over fear of further delays to workCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: A PROMINENT member of the board charged with developing the new national children’s hospital has backed…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Casey backs Mater site for hospitalBusinesswoman and member of the board charged with developing the new national children’s hospital, Norah Casey, has backed the…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Patients on trolleys still a problem, say nursesTHE NUMBER of patients on hospital trolleys has fallen generally over recent months but nurses have said the problem is still…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Hospital faces fine for failing to clear waiting listsA PUBLIC hospital is facing substantial fines for failing to meet Government targets for treating patients on its waiting list…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Hospital faces fines for failing targetsA public hospital is facing significant fines for failing to meet Government targets for treating patients on waiting lists.Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Hospital overcrowding 'worsening'The number of patients on trolleys in hospital emergency departments has fallen over recent months, but the problem is still …Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Call for civil servants to reach higher performance rating for incrementTHE GOVERNMENT has proposed that staff in the Civil Service should have to reach higher performance standards in future before…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
James's could get children's hospital up by 2015IF A site at Dublin’s St James’s Hospital was chosen as the location for the new national children’s hospital it could be cleared…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore denies Ministers campaigning on BradyTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore said Government Ministers were not seeking to drive Cardinal Seán Brady out of office.Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Review of medical cards not in recent useUP TO 50,000 people who have not used their medical cards recently could lose them under a review currently under way.Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Supporters of Mater site say hospital can be built fasterTHE NEW national children’s hospital can be built faster and cheaper on the site of the Mater hospital in Dublin than in any …Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Mater group submits revised planSupporters of developing the national children’s hospital on the Mater site in Dublin said today it can be built there more quickly…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Varadkar offers land to facilitate hospital bidMINSTER FOR Sport Leo Varadkar is offering to provide land at the sports campus at Abbotstown in west Dublin to facilitate a …Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Sick leave proposals rejected by unionsPUBLIC SERVICE trade unions have rejected proposals by the Government to effectively reduce by half existing sick leave arrangements…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Howlin says most Civil Service retirees get modest pensionsOIREACHTAS SUB-COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EXPENDITURE: MINISTER FOR Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has said it is a myth…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Public sector faces sick leave cutsThe Government is proposing significant cuts in sick leave arrangements for staff in the public service at a meeting with trade…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Serious pressure on frontline staff, say civil servantsCPSU CONFERENCE: THE GOVERNMENT has approved large numbers of promotions to senior management positions in the Civil Service…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Government seeks pay curb for managers of commercial State firmsTHE GOVERNMENT wants commercial State companies to clamp down on pay levels and bonuses paid to senior managers who are just …Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Archbishop favours St James's as hospital siteTHE BOARD of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin has given its full support for the development of the national children…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Union criticises plan to pay public servants monthlyTHE UNION representing lower paid civil servants has criticised plans by the Government to pay staff on a monthly basis from …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Major cuts to public sector sick leave planTHE GOVERNMENT is next week to propose major cuts to existing sick leave arrangements in the public service.Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Government is told to tell troika 'where to get off'LOWER-PAID staff in the Civil Service who are members of the CPSU have given enough under the Croke Park agreement and will give…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
