Harney and Lynch differ over issue of resignationTHE FORMER chairman of the development board for the new National Paediatric Hospital said yesterday he resigned last week as…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Blood service redundancy deal goes to LRCTHE DEPARTMENT of Health has approval in principle a voluntary redundancy package for a number of staff in the Irish Blood Transfusion…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Aer Lingus staff stage actionCabin crew at Aer Lingus are engaged in work-to-rule action at the airline today in an escalation of a dispute with the airline…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Cabin crew to strike in event of work-to-rule falloutCABIN CREW at Aer Lingus have threatened to go on strike if the airline disciplines any member taking part in industrial action…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Airline warns staff over rostersAER LINGUS has warned cabin crew that they could be removed from the payroll and face possible dismissal if they fail to comply…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
HSE chief criticises 'serious breaches' of regulationsHSE CEO's STATEMENT : THE CHIEF executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Cathal Magee has said the significant governance…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Siptu will repay some training money if payments unvouchedTHE TRADE union Siptu has said it will repay some of the money involved in the controversy over the Skill training programme …Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Further Siptu payments revealedThe Department of Finance has revealed that money from a local authority partnership fund was also paid into the Siptu?linked…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
HSE plan may see up to 6,000 jobs goUP TO 6,000 jobs in the health service could go as part of a voluntary redundancy programme being proposed by management in the…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Psychiatrists' tribunal fees cutTHE GOVERNMENT has reduced the level of fees paid to consultant psychiatrists for serving on mental health tribunals by 8 per…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
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
Cutbacks creating 'asylum' care system, psychiatrist tells forumPSYCHIATRIC SERVICES are reverting back to "the asylum system" as a result of staffing shortages caused by Government funding…Mon Oct 04 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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 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
