Bad medicineAs he leaves the HSE after four years as head of HR, Sean McGrath pulls few punches when he talks about the extent of the budget…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Pay cuts threatened existence of unions, says former leaderPAY CUTS for staff on the State payroll caused an existential threat to the trade union movement, a former public service trade…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Siptu protests over home help jobsSiptu is to mobilise up to 3,000 home help workers as part of a campaign to highlight the threat to jobs after contracts were…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Elderly 'distressed' over financesSpeculation about threats to the medical card scheme, the State pension and free travel is causing great distress to older people…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Ban sought on corrupt politicians who take bribesCOURTS SHOULD be allowed to ban members of the Oireachtas who are convicted of bribery from holding public office and to remove…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Troika not after medical card, says ReillyTHE MEDICAL card scheme and other State-provided free health service entitlements are not under threat from the EU-International…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
VHI records surplus of €7.4m but seeks moreVHI, THE Republic’s largest health insurer, has recorded a financial surplus of €7.4 million for last year.Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
VHI reports €7.4 million surplusThe country’s largest health insurer, the VHI, has recorded a financial surplus of €7.4 million for last year.Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
St Vincent's pays three executives extra for private jobsTHREE SENIOR executives in public hospitals operated by the St Vincent’s Healthcare Group are being paid for private work on …Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Minister names children's hospital review groupMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has appointed an architect, two planners, a number of senior doctors and a British hospital …Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Tribunal costing €50,000 a weekPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: THE MAHON tribunal is still costing nearly €50,000 per week although it has not held public hearings…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Children's hospital group namedMinister for Health James Reilly has appointed an architect, two planners, a number of senior doctors and a British hospital …Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
22 Dept of Health staff earn €100,000Reilly unable to say whether the number of high-earning HSE managers would be scaled back as part of new reformsTue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Lawyers had major influence over abuse apologies, says judgeAPOLOGIES GIVEN by some religious congregations in relation to child abuse had obviously been drafted or heavily influenced by…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
State must comply with ruling on VHI reform, says EUTHE EUROPEAN Commission has criticised the Government for failing to fulfil obligations under European law in relation to reforming…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Restrictions on treating medical card patients liftedRESTRICTIONS ON GPs who want to obtain contracts to treat public patients under the medical card, and similar, schemes have been…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Inquiry TD denies anti-Siptu biasSIPTU HAS suggested the chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee John McGuinness may not be impartial in dealing with the…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Ictu leadership to meet again on fiscal compact referendumThe leadership of the trade union movement is to meet again to consider its stance on the referendum on the fiscal compactSat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Public service sick leave bill costing over €550m a yearSICK LEAVE across the public service is costing over €550 million a year, according to new official estimates given to the Oireachtas…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Minister promises reform of workplace rights in autumnNEW LEGISLATION to streamline employment rights and industrial relations structures will be introduced in the autumn, Minister…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Nothing ruled out on hospital, says ReillyTHE GOVERNMENT’s new expert group looking at the future of the proposed national children’s hospital will be able to examine …Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Children's hospital review to look at alternative sitesThe Government’s new expert group looking at the future of the proposed national children’s hospital will be able to examine …Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Ictu to decide treaty stance next weekThe leadership of the trade union movement is to meet next week to consider its position on the referendum on the fiscal compact…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Over 9,000 civil servants to quitMore than 9,000 staff will have left the public service before changes to pension and retirement arrangements come into effect…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Over 9,000 public servants quit before pension changesMORE THAN 9,000 staff will have left the public service before changes to pension and retirement arrangements come into effect…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Canada looking for Irish workersA delegation from western Canada is visiting Dublin this week in an effort to recruit thousands of workers for the construction…Sun Feb 26 2012 - 00:00
Over 500 HSE staff to be replacedJust over 500 of the more than 4,000 staff leaving the health service at the end of the month are to be replaced, it emerged …Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Assets sale 'a sad day' for IrelandThe country’s largest trade union, Siptu, has described the Government’s plans to sell some State assets as “a sad day for the…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
ESB staff may ballot over saleStaff in the ESB may ballot for industrial action over Government plans to sell off part of the company.Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Reilly paid PR firm with part of his secretarial allowanceMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has confirmed he is paying a public relations company for advice from a personal ministerial…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Tourism offices face closure in public sector reform proposalsTOURIST INFORMATION offices around the country are to be rationalised, Government departments are to reduce the number of buildings…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
'60,000 await' hospital proceduresThe number of people waiting for three months or more for day procedures in public hospitals has risen by more than 7,000 in …Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
Nurses call for disaster plan for Mid-WesternNURSES HAVE called on HSE management in the midwest to implement the region’s major disaster plan because of widespread overcrowding…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Exodus of medical staff as change in pensions loomJUST OVER 1,000 nurses and more than 80 doctors or dentists are set to leave the health service in the run-up to the introduction…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Limerick hospital 'unsafe' - nursesNurses have said that the main regional hospital in the mid west is currently unsafe due to over-crowding across the entire facility…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Reilly to move fast on setting up public hospital groupsTHE MINISTER for Health James Reilly is seeking to put in place transitional arrangements as a “matter of urgency” for the establishment…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Nurses to begin work-to-rule over assaultsPSYCHIATRIC NURSES in Galway will begin industrial action today in protest at what they call “frightening levels of assault…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Siptu asks gardaí to investigate paymentsTHE TRADE union Siptu has called in the Garda Fraud Squad to investigate what happened to two payments of €190,000 each, originally…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
HSE admits 33% salary savings on staff leavingTHE REPUBLIC’S largest public service employer, the Health Service Executive, has said it will make savings on average of only…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
GPs refusing to join care teamsPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: SOME GENERAL practitioners (GPs) around the State are refusing to participate in the introduction…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
GPs may revisit fees deal if State does not change lawGPs MAY seek to revisit agreements on fee cuts for treating patients over 70 if the Government reneges on commitments to amend…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
HSE chief warns of service gapsThere is no question that gaps will emerge in the delivery of primary care services as a result of staff leaving and not being…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Senior health official to get €430,000 severance paymentSECRETARY GENERAL of the Department of Health Michael Scanlan is to receive lump sum and severance payments of more than €430…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Consultants face further cuts in fees from VHIMinister for Health wants VHI to concentrate on cutting costs in the year aheadTue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Who will bear the brunt of health cuts?While the overall level of cutbacks facing the health services is known, it remains to be seen where the worst impact will beTue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
HSE says up to 898 public nursing home beds could closeHOSPITALS: THE HEALTH Service Executive has confirmed up to 898 beds in publicly run community nursing units could close this…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
1,000 nurses and 50 consultants among 2,100 HSE staff leavingNEARLY 50 hospital consultants and almost 1,000 nurses of different grades are set to leave the health service before new pension…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Hospitals monitored over concernsTHE STATE’S health service quality watchdog is monitoring hospitals in the midwest and northeast although it has not launched…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Rehab claims repaying part of pay cut would cost it over €2mTHE REHAB Group has said a Labour Court recommendation that it should repay part of salary cuts introduced for staff last year…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Minister seeks time limit for health insurance sign-offsTHE GOVERNMENT is to seek new provisions to have hospital consultants sign off on health insurance forms in a timely manner as…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
