Nearly €8m paid in feesThe Department of the Environment has paid out almost €8 million to lawyers over the last two years.Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Indemnity row may lead to strike actionConsultants' cover: Hospital consultants will hold an extraordinary general meeting at the beginning of February to decide on…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Department seeks over €7m cash from religious ordersThe Department of Education said last night it was awaiting a response to a request for more than €7 million in cash from religious…Sat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
189 MRSA 'superbug' infections in Dublin hospitalsA total of 189 patients in the main Dublin teaching hospitals were last year identified as having methicillin-resistant staphylococcus…Sat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
Consortium discusses provision of helicopter ambulance serviceA consortium of doctors, solicitors and accountants is in discussion with the Department of Health about the provision of the…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Hospital consultants warn on campaign of industrial actionHospital consultants are to consider a campaign of escalating industrial action which could see non-urgent admissions to public…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Call for legislation to assess ability of doctorsThe Medical Council will today ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney, for legislation which will allow it to introduce…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Mackey's hopes dashed within 30 secondsSeán Mackey's hopes of having his two-year sentence for violent disorder reduced were dashed within 30 seconds.Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Vaccine could save 132 lives each year, study findsInfant vaccinations: Up to 132 lives could be saved annually if the Government incorporated a vaccination against pneumococcal…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Government to break pay scale for HSE postsThe Government has allowed the interim Health Service Executive, which will take over the health services from January, to break…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
O'Dea wants EU to clarify battle group proposalsThe Minister for Defence, Mr O'Dea, said last night he would be seeking clarification from EU officials today on whether Irish…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Inmate takes Government to court over prison smokingA prisoner is seeking early release on the grounds that he should not be incarcerated in an institution where smoking is allowed…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Brennan set to reverse or modify many of the 'savage 16' cutsWelfare: The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, is set to reverse or modify many of the so-called "savage 16…Fri Nov 19 2004 - 00:00
M50 traffic curbing may involve tolls or lightsTolls or traffic lights may have to be installed at entrances to the M50 within a few years to curb traffic use of the motorway…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Harney plans private sector health roleThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney, will signal next week that she wants public hospitals to enter into agreements…Sat Nov 13 2004 - 00:00
New health body seeking no funding for lay-offsThe Interim Health Service Executive, which is preparing to take over the running of the health services from January, has said…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
Public faces new security checks at the Four CourtsThe days of the public being allowed to walk through the grand entrance of the Four Courts building to witness justice at close…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
Tanaiste to inspect US hospital facilities during weekend visitThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health is to examine accident and emergency and 'step down' care facilities during a visit to New…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
New examination ordered on issuing of iodine tabletsThe Minister for Health has asked a Government expert group to examine whether additional forms of iodine tablets should be provided…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
450 posts in education sector to go next yearUp to 450 posts in the education sector are set to go next year as part of the Government's planned reduction in the number of…Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Department to include SSIA interest in test for medical cardThe Department of Health has said that interest generated by investments in the Government's Special Savings Incentive Accounts…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Blood board role for Positive Action chairThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney, has appointed the former leader of the Positive Action group, which represented…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Harney holds off on risk equalisationThe Minister for Health, Ms Harney, has told private health insurance companies that a controversial risk equalisation scheme…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Sale of hospital lands to fund local healthcareThe proceeds from the sale of surplus lands owned by hospitals and health boards will be used as additional funding for capital…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Former footballer meets gardai to give statement on alleged assaultFormer professional soccer player Stan Collymore yesterday flew back to Dublin to provide a statement to gardaí about an alleged…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Bush win 'bad for US and bad for world'Anti-war groups The Labour Party and the Green Party have expressed regret and disappointment at the re-election of President…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Beaumont considers live kidney transplant schemeRenal care: Beaumont Hospital in Dublin is considering the establishment of the Republic's first programme for transplanting…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
'Medical oddity' affects one in 3,000Genetic condition: One in 3,000 people in Ireland may have a little-known genetic condition called neuro-fibro matosis, which…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
252 patients in hospitals do not require high-level careAlmost three-quarters of patients occupying beds in Dublin hospitals at the end of their acute treatment were medically suitable…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Computer bug allows 2,500 to avoid fines and pointsA bug in the Garda computer system, which went undetected for several months earlier this year, has allowed about 2,500 motorists…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Monaghan to resume medical emergency callThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, has said that Monaghan General Hospital will go back on call for medical emergencies in the near future…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Decentralised offices to cost close to Eur1bnThe bill for providing new offices for civil and public servants as part of the Government's decentralisation programme will …Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
Rise in cases of cancer linked to affluenceAs Irish society becomes more prosperous types of cancer associated with affluence are rising, new figures produced by the National…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Oncologists called for eight radiotherapy sitesThe country's consultant medical oncologists urged the Government last year to establish radiotherapy facilities for cancer patients…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Harney gives guarantee in bid to end indemnity rowMalpractice: The Minister for Health is set to give a written guarantee that no patient will be denied compensation and no doctor…Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
A&E services reach crisis in north-eastAccident and emergency services in the North Eastern Health Board area are in crisis, according to the board's chief executive…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
24-hour admissions advised for Monaghan hospitalA North Eastern Health Board steering group has recommended that round-the-clock emergency medical admissions be restored to …Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
Hospitals accused of 'bed-blocking'The Irish Hospital Consultants' Association has alleged that hospital managements around the country have deliberately adopted…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Man found dead with his girlfriend had jumped bail in NorthThe man found dead with his girlfriend in a car at a Co Leitrim beauty spot on Tuesday had been on the run from the authorities…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Gardai rule out foul play in Leitrim deathsGardaí are satisfied there were no suspicious circumstances in the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were found in a car…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
Promise on new medical cards would cost EUR180m annuallyThe Government's pre-election promise to provide an additional 200,000 medical cards will cost around €180 million annually, …Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Findings of suicide report to be used in guidelinesThe Government has referred a report into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 21-year-old Limerick student by suicide…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Dublin teaching hospitals in EUR20m deficitThe main Dublin teaching hospitals are facing new financial difficulties, having collectively overrun their budgets by almost…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Penalties to be increased in new fireworks legislationNew legislation to increase the penalties for illegal importation, sale and use of fireworks are to be introduced by the Minister…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Drugs scheme yields over €90m for GPsA controversial scheme aimed at encouraging family doctors to prescribe more cost-effectively has generated more than €90 million…Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Decentralisation to be phased, says FlynnA "big-bang" approach to the planned relocation of 10,000 civil and public servants out of Dublin was never envisaged, the chairman…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Huge medical card dropHealth data: Co Kildare and south Tipperary are the only parts of the State in which the number of people with medical cards…Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Back pain initiative reduced numbersDepartment of Social and Family Affairs: Over half of people claiming disability payments for lower back pain from the Department…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Six staff who had no work were paid €1mDepartment of Agriculture: Six former staff of the Dublin and Cork milk boards who were redeployed to the public service following…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
McDowell seeks to make prisons free of drugs by early next yearThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is to seek to make the State's prisons completely free of drugs from the beginning of …Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
