HSE claims stoppage by nurses will worsen pressure at Limerick hospitalTHE HSE has strongly criticised the level of nursing cover to be provided during a planned work stoppage today at the emergency…Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Part-time civil servants allowed to keep leave days granted in errorPART-TIME staff in the Civil Service were given additional leave days in error over recent years, but they are to be allowed …Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
State assets used to secure hospital fundsHEALTH: STATE ASSETS were used as collateral by a voluntary hospital group in an effort to secure funding from commercial banks…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Same levels of water lost despite €1bn spendWATER: THERE HAS been little, if any, improvement in the level of water lost as a result of leakages and other factors despite…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
HSE criticises INMO stoppageHealth service management in the midwest has strongly criticised the level of cover to be provided by nurses tomorrow during …Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Senior health officials in US to examine veteran systemA DELEGATION of senior health service managers and doctors is in Washington this week to examine information technology and systems…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Call to protect frontline servicesHospital consultants have called on the HSE to realign the way it allocates its budget to give more priority to frontline services…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Union claims part sale of ESB driven by FG and not by bailout agreementUNIONS HAVE divided on how to respond to the Government’s plans to sell part of the ESB after the Technical Engineering and Electrical…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Limerick nurses stage stoppageNurses at the emergency department at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick are to stage a four-hour work stoppage next…Sun Sept 18 2011 - 01:00
Doctors penalised over private patientsTHE HEALTH Service Executive has removed private practice rights from a number of hospital consultants.Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Former adviser to Drumm seeks to claim back HSE postA SENIOR member of the “kitchen cabinet” of former HSE chief executive Prof Brendan Drumm, who retired on health grounds a number…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Chief executives in public hospitals being paid up to €247,000 a yearCHIEF EXECUTIVES in publicly funded hospitals are being paid salaries of up to €247,000 a year and in some cases have up to 37…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Ictu suggests selling stake in holding company of semi-States to raise cashTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has proposed the Government sell shares in an overall holding company encompassing all semi…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Limerick nurses to stage stoppageNurses at the emergency department at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick are to stage a four-hour work stoppage next…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Siptu chief says more pay cuts will not be toleratedTHE LEADER of the country’s largest trade union has said workers would not stand for further pay cuts and welfare reductions …Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Month's notice of retirement may sufficeTHE GOVERNMENT may not be able to insist that retiring public servants give three months notice before leaving their jobs.Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
HSE South could face €20m shortfallHSE SOUTH, which covers both Cork and Kerry, has indicated that it could face a financial shortfall of up to €20 million by the…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
HSE plans to end year off on full pay for consultantsTHE HEALTH Service Executive wants medical consultants to work additional hours in hospitals for existing levels of pay as part…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Doctor warns of crowding in more hospitalsA SENIOR emergency medicine consultant has warned of overcrowding in “almost all hospitals in the State” and says the problem…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Court backs curbs to motor tax office flexitimeTHE LABOUR Court has backed moves to introduce curbs on flexitime for staff in Dublin City Council’s motor tax unit.Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Cabinet to discuss sale of ESB and Aer Lingus to raise fundsTHE GOVERNMENT will today consider proposals to sell some State assets, including a stake in the ESB.Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Cabinet to discuss State asset saleThe Government will today consider proposals to sell some State assets, including a stake in the ESB.Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Consultant warns on hospital crisisA senior emergency medicine consultant has warned of major problems in the coming months given the level of overcrowding which…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Council cannot seek more cost savings from fire staffDUBLIN CITY Council cannot seek further savings from fire brigade staff this year on top of cuts of €3Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Limerick hospital faces double threat of staff actionNURSES AND administrative staff at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick have separately voted overwhelmingly in favour…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Bruton wants easier access to State procurementA HIGHER proportion of Irish public procurement expenditure goes to overseas companies than is the case in most other European…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Warning on hospital overcrowdingPROBLEMS OF overcrowding in hospital emergency departments are complex and will take time to resolve, Minister for Health James…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
HSE cuts number of psychiatrists in GalwayTHE NUMBER of consultant psychiatrists working in the mental health service in Galway is to be reduced by two as a result of …Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Bruton pledges action on job creationThe Government is looking at its arrangements for public procurement to see if better opportunities can be developed for small…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Ibec seeks 12 month wait on full rights for agency staffEMPLOYERS HAVE argued there should be a waiting period of 12 months before staff provided to companies through agencies should…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Exemption sought on agency payEmployers would be allowed to hire staff provided by agencies on lower wages than their own permanent employees are paid for …Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Minister proposes lower pay and conditions for agency staffEMPLOYERS WOULD be allowed to hire staff provided by agencies on lower wages than their own permanent employees are paid for …Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Four out of five Irish adults are happy - most of the timeDESPITE THE recession, record unemployment and falling living standards, four out of five adults in Ireland are happy all or …Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Anti-fraud measures save €345m in social welfareALMOST €345 million has been saved as a result of fraud and control measures put in place this year by the Department of Social…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Smaller hospitals may shut, union warnsTRADE UNION Siptu has warned that a number of smaller hospitals may have to close entirely in the weeks ahead unless the Government…Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
Doctor tells of wish list for health serviceTHE UK-BASED Irish doctor who was the original choice to be the first head of the Health Service Executive has said he would …Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Reilly says Tallaght should act on safetyMINSTER FOR Health James Reilly has said Tallaght hospital should address without delay any immediate safety issues identified…Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Tallaght told to address safetyMinister for Health James Reilly has said Tallaght hospital should address without delay any immediate safety issues identified…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Gas staff unions seek compensationUNIONS REPRESENTING staff at Bord Gáis Energy are seeking compensation to move offices from Dublin’s Amiens Street on the north…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Fire brigade rejects union claim service to be cut backFIRE ENGINES in Dublin could be taken out of service as a result of new cutbacks, the trade union Siptu has claimed.Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Absent workers cost €1.5 bn a yearAbsenteeism is costing businesses €1.5 billion per year, a report drawn up by employers’ body Ibec has found.Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Ibec says absent workers costing €1.5 billion a yearABSENTEEISM IS costing businesses €1.5 billion per year, a report drawn up by employers’ body Ibec has found.Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Union seeks to save 'Munster Express' jobs with new planTHE TRADE union Unite has said it will put forward proposals aimed at achieving a potential restructuring of the Munster Express…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Tara Mines pensioners say they face 10% drop in paymentsTARA MINES pensioners are facing a proposed reduction of 10 per cent in their annual pension payments as a result of the introduction…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
HSE examines savings potential of scaling back emergency unitTHE HEALTH Service Executive is carrying out an assessment of the level of savings that could be generated by scaling back the…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
System to bring patients abroad for treatment 'not designed to be reliable'THE SYSTEM put in place for transporting patients abroad for treatment was not designed to be reliable, the Health Information…Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
New system promised after failure to transfer liver patientA NEW system to co-ordinate the transfer of patients abroad for emergency medical procedures is to be established by the Government…Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Opportunity must never be missed again, says MinisterREACTION: MINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has said the circumstances that led to the failure of State authorities to bring …Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Job numbers not likely to rise until 2013, report findsTHERE MAY be no net increase in the level of employment in the economy until 2013, a new report drawn up by the National Economic…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Jobs recovery to 'take years'It will take years for the labour market to recover from the massive contraction that has taken place in the economy, a new report…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
