Public sector sick leave entitlements to be halvedSick leave arrangements for 300,000 staff in the public service are effectively to be halved under the terms of a Labour Court…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Government to confirm HSE chief has stepped downTHE GOVERNMENT is expected to announce today that the chief executive of the Health Service Executive, Cathal Magee, has stepped…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
HSE decks cleared for new regimeBACKGROUND: Cathal Magee steps down as James Reilly prepares to announce overhaul plans for health serviceWed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Government seeking to let go 4,000 more public sector staffTHE GOVERNMENT is to seek to let go about 4,000 more staff in the Civil Service and non-commercial State bodies by the end of…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Report confirms HSE deficit of €281m to end of MayTHE HSE has told the Government that “urgent remedial action” is required to deal with a significant deterioration in its overall…Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Health department in talks on insurance payments 'advance'THE DEPARTMENT of Health is in talks with private health insurance companies on a plan which could generate up to €80 million…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Cost of public sector sick leave detailedSICK LEAVE taken by staff in the Department of Social Protection cost over €9 million last year, it emerged last night.Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Key parts of HSE cuts plan rejectedTHE DEPARTMENT of Health has rejected Health Service Executive proposals to close additional beds and reduce elective or non-…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
New academic consultants may be on lower salariesMedical organisations and health service management to hold more talks next weekTue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Health savings will be achieved this year - HowlinTHE GOVERNMENT is determined that €200 million in savings in the health services will be achieved this year, said Brendan Howlin…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Public retirement rules do not apply to agency staffOFFICIAL RULES aimed at curtailing the amounts retired public service staff can earn if they return to State employment are not…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Government will achieve €200m health savings - HowlinThe Government is determined that measures aimed at securing over €200 million in major savings and in additional revenue in …Sun Jul 08 2012 - 01:00
Health spending faces big cuts as financial deficit hits €280mTHE GOVERNMENT has ordered a review of health service spending on foot of alarming new figures that show the financial situation…Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Bruton stands by his dispute reform plansMINISTER FOR Enterprise and Jobs Richard Bruton has said his plans to reform the country’s dispute resolution systems will not…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Over €2m in allowances paid to civil servants posted abroadTHE STATE is paying over €1 million annually in allowances to Department of Foreign Affairs staff posted abroad to offset the…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Howlin worries extend way beyond HSE financesBlueprint for the future critical for new health service, says Minister for Public ExpenditureTue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Consultants may face lower pay from VHI over delaysHOSPITAL CONSULTANTS could face lower levels of payments from VHI if there are undue delays in discharging patients from hospitals…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Terms agreed for future public service parting dealTHE GOVERNMENT and public service trade unions have reached agreement on the terms to apply in the event a of a new voluntary…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Hospital consultant got €186,000 for career rest daysPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE - ALLOWANCES: ONE HOSPITAL consultant received €186,000 in allowances in 2010, the Dáil Public Accounts…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Shortfall may reach €500m this year, says HSE chiefPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE - HEALTH SERVICE DEFICIT: THE HEALTH Service Executive is facing a potential financial deficit of €…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
HSE 'faces €500 million deficit'The chief executive of HSE has today confirmed the organisation is facing a possible financial deficit of €500 million by the…Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Hospitals to shut if they 'fail to meet standards'HOSPITALS WILL be shut down if they fail to meet new standards of healthcare, Minister for Health James Reilly has warned.Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Just 30 civil servants fail assessment for pay riseTHIRTY MEMBERS of staff in the Civil Service were denied an incremental pay increase last year on performance grounds.Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Coalition rift as Gilmore spurns FG demand on Croke Park pactDIVISIONS HAVE surfaced between the Government parties over the Croke Park deal after Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore of Labour rejected…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Union condemns decision to fill all planning board postsThe trade union Impact has strongly criticised the decision by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan to fill all four vacancies…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Unions say cutting overtime is breach of Croke Park dealTRADE UNIONS have warned the Government that any move to cut overtime or premium pay rates or to defer increments would represent…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Reilly raises pay rates issue in talks on spiralling health costsMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has raised the prospect of cutting overtime and premium pay rates in response to a call from…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Croke Park deal a likely casualty of HSE overspendTHERE IS growing concern in Government at the scale of the financial problems that have emerged in the health services over recent…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Increments 'are unjustifiable'Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said that the payment of increments to staff in the public service should be deferred…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Tribunal outlines its orders for costsTHE FIRST group of people who have received orders for costs arising from the Moriarty tribunal are collectively seeking nearly…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Report calls for new models of emergency careA NEW blueprint for the development of emergency care in Ireland has recommended that services be delivered through networks …Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Emergency care blueprint publishedA new blueprint for the development of emergency care in Ireland has recommended that services should be delivered through networks…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
GPs could be forced to work in primary care teamsTHE GOVERNMENT is seeking to introduce changes to the contract with GPs which would make it mandatory for those in the general…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Minister attempts to increase adviser's salaryMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has made several attempts over recent months to secure a higher pay scale for one of his special…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Interim healthcare reform approvedTHE GOVERNMENT has approved legislation to provide for new structures to run the health service on an interim basis.Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Surgeons alarmed by theatre closures at children's hospitalSURGEONS AT the Children’s University Hospital on Temple Street have privately warned that theatre closures are putting patients…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Siptu to ballot on water plansStaff in local authorities are to ballot on strike action in protest at Government plans for reforms to water services.Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
HSE instructs hospitals to deal with catchment area referralsFailure to attend to patients from historically served zones may result in hospital budget cutsTue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Warning No vote could hit public payTRADE UNION leaders advocating a Yes vote have maintained that a rejection of the treaty could lead to savage reductions in public…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Coombe plan stresses hospital savingsTHE COOMBE Women’s and Infants University Hospital has said the new national children’s hospital could be developed more cost…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Unions call for a Yes voteThree leading trade union leaders have said a Yes vote in Thursday’s fiscal treaty referendum was essential to protect employment…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Mater hospital makes top-up payments to two executivesTHE MATER hospital in Dublin has said two of its senior executives are receiving additional payments on top of their official…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
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 €604m children's hospital has 'unparalleled array of services'ST JAMES’S Hospital in Dublin has said the proposed national children’s hospital could be developed and fitted out on its campus…Sat May 26 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
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
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
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
