Levy on consultants private fees urgedTHE GOVERNMENT has been urged to place a 50 per cent levy on the private earnings of hospital consultants who work in the public…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Ictu says 3% target 'ridiculously deflationary'UNION POSITION: THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has described that Government’s target of bringing the deficit in the public…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Hint at property and service taxes'BORD SNIP': UCD ECONOMIST Colm McCarthy has said the Government may have to raise rates of tax in future while revenue-raising…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Departments and agencies miss reform plan deadlineA NUMBER of Government departments and agencies have missed the deadline for submitting action plans for the implementation of…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Unions plan series of pre-budget protests over economic policy 'failure'THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions is to organise a series of protests as part of a campaign against Government economic policy…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Unions stage protests over cutsProtests took place in Dublin and Galway today against Government spending cuts.Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Nurses' union says local changes not part of dealNURSES HAVE been told by their union that they should not co-operate with any dictatorial approach by local health service management…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
HSE may seek to recoup fundsTHE HEALTH Service Executive has signalled it may seek to recoup money paid into a controversial account linked to trade union…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Savings from cut in public staff will not fund pay risesCROKE PARK DEAL: SAVINGS MADE through public sector staff reductions over the past year will not result in pay increases for…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Union chief set to claim public staff worst offTHE HEAD of the Republic’s largest public service union is expected to argue today that staff on the State payroll have taken…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Ictu opposed to workfare planTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has said the introduction of any form of “compulsory workfare” by the Government would not…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Staff warned on Croke Park dealThe savings generated from the 10,000 reduction in numbers on the State payroll will not count when calculating monies to be …Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Unpaid leave proposed for hospital staff in LetterkennySTAFF AT Letterkenny General Hospital are to be asked to consider taking four days of unpaid leave as part of moves to tackle…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Nursing home repayments reach almost €450 millionFigures reveal that the estimate for the cost of the scheme has risen over the past yearTue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Croke Park pay deal to come under strong pressureDESMOND GREAVES SUMMER SCHOOL: THE CROKE Park agreement on public service pay and reform is going to come under some dreadful…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Consultants could share staff - HarneyMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has suggested that hospital consultants could share secretarial staff in future as part of new…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
HSE places IT chief on leaveA SENIOR HSE executive with responsibility for information technology has been placed on administrative leave, it has emerged…Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Construction unions discuss pay cut recommendationTRADE UNIONS representing workers in the construction sector are to consult with members on a Labour Court recommendation which…Thu Sept 09 2010 - 01:00
Building staff to consider pay cutTrade unions representing workers in the construction sector are to consult with members on a Labour Court recommendation which…Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
HSE West talks get under wayTalks aimed at introducing cost-saving measures in the HSE in the west will get under way between trade unions and management…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Union warns beds will close in westNURSING LEADERS have told Health Service Executive management in the west that beds in hospitals in Mayo and Sligo will have …Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
HSE in west needs more funding to tackle €91m deficit, union saysTHE TRADE union Siptu has said more money will have to be provided to the Health Service Executive in the west as part of overall…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Drumm appointed to paediatric hospital boardTHE OUTGOING chief executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Prof Brendan Drumm, has been appointed to the board responsible…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
18,000 hospital operations were cancelled in 2009ALMOST 18,000 hospital operations were cancelled last year – an increase of 10 per cent on 2008, according to newly-released …Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Consultants face penalties on private practice ratiosTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to warn a number of hospital consultants this week in writing that they face having financial…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Alarms dispute causes strike at hospitalELECTRICIANS AT the State’s largest hospital are to stage a one-day strike today as part of a row over responsibility for fire…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
HSE proposes 300 job cuts in westThe Health Service Executive (HSE) in the west has proposed letting 300 temporary staff go in a move to tackle a potential €91…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Aer Lingus stands firm on cost cutsAer Lingus has told staff that its controversial €97 million cost-saving plans will have to be implemented in full.Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Result of Aer Lingus ballot due out todayTHE RESULT of a ballot for industrial action by cabin crew at Aer Lingus will be known today.Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Aer Lingus crew vote for actionCabin crew at Aer Lingus today voted overwhelmingly in favour of supporting industrial action in the dispute over cost-cutting…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Absenteeism spike among HSE doctors and dentistsNEW OFFICIAL figures suggest that there has been a sudden spike recorded in the level of absenteeism among doctors and dentists…Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
St James's tops HSE performance surveyST JAMES’S Hospital in Dublin has been found by the HSE to be the best performing hospital in the country, while University College…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Aer Lingus reassures passengersAer Lingus has insisted customers will not be disrupted due to a planned ballot for strike action by cabin crew.Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Lift technicians settle Otis disputeA strike at the lift company Otis, which has been under way for the last month, has ended.Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Aer Lingus strike vote could cause travel disruptionAER LINGUS passengers face possible disruption from next month because of a row between management and cabin crew over the implementation…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Aer Lingus staff to vote on strikeCabin crew at Aer Lingus are to ballot for industrial action in a row over the implementation of the company’s new €97 million…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
GP gross income rose 25% during boomState paid out €500 million last year in fees and grants to GPs operating the general medical services schemeTue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Drumm warns over further cutsThe health service cannot absorb a further €600 million in cuts without it affecting people at some level, the out-going chief…Sun Jul 25 2010 - 01:00
HSE staff in west for strike ballotThe trade union Siptu is to ballot thousands of members in the health service in the west of the country for strike action in…Sun Jul 25 2010 - 01:00
Second three-year appointment for Press Ombudsman HorganPRESS OMBUDSMAN Prof John Horgan has been reappointed to the post for a second three-year term.Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
GP says patient sought money or certsA DUBLIN-based GP has said a patient threatened to make a complaint against her to the Medical Council unless she was given money…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
GPs may be forced to cut their services, IMO warnsTHE IRISH Medical Organisation (IMO) has warned that GPs have had to reduce the level of services provided as a result of fee…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
CPSU to end campaign over cutsLower-paid civil servants have decided to end their campaign of industrial action against pay cuts.Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Pharmacies got €430m for drug schemesRise in the number of pharmacy outlets in the State over the past year despite controversial fee cutsTue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Tax relief on health hits €400mTHE PROVISION of tax relief for private health insurance is costing the Exchequer more than €400 million annually, it has emerged…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Big unions ensure Croke Park deal acceptanceTHE CROKE Park deal on pay and reform in the public service is set to be formally ratified by the Public Services Committee of…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Siptu, Impact back reform dealThe Croke Park agreement on public sector pay and reform is likely to be ratified next week after the State's two largest public…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Passport Office to recruit 50 temporary staffFIFTY TEMPORARY clerical officers are to be recruited in the Passport Office as part of a draft deal reached yesterday between…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Sale of VHI may create healthy insurance marketANALYSIS: If all goes to plan, every consumer will pay the same for health insurance packages, regardless of ageFri May 28 2010 - 01:00
