Donnelly says issues not raised with him before Sláintecare resignationsRóisín Shortall describes changes to oversight of universal health plan as a ‘hostile takeover’Wed Oct 06 2021 - 13:10
Government support for Sláintecare is ‘unwavering’ - DonnellyWaiting lists for treatment have lengthened but more hospital beds are being provided, Minister saysWed Oct 06 2021 - 05:45
Nurse-led clinics could be expanded after ‘incredible’ pilot resultsMinister wants to scale up role of advanced nursing in bid to reduce hospital waiting listsMon Oct 04 2021 - 02:30
Sláintecare advisory group to be restructured following resignationsDoran says new group will focus on regionalstructures but asks who will oversee reformsSun Oct 03 2021 - 13:29
Unions warn of growing crisis in local employment servicesUnions oppose tendering process being undertaken by Department of Social ProtectionTue Sept 28 2021 - 22:54
Number of people on PUP continues to fall as economy reopensGreatest reduction in number receiving payment this week was in hospitality sectorTue Sept 28 2021 - 17:53
Voluntary bodies losing up to third of staff to State sector annually, says reportNew campaign for staff in grant-aided bodies to recieve same terms as those in State sectorTue Sept 28 2021 - 13:00
Big week for Sláintecare as doubts remain over Government appetite for planMinisters may ultimately conclude health sector can be reformed without SláintecareMon Sept 27 2021 - 03:19
Government’s ‘pandemic dividend’ to include flexible working, statutory sick payMinister warns cost of recognising contribution of public sector could top €1bnFri Sept 24 2021 - 00:01
Concerns rise in Government that pandemic rewards for public sector may wipe out budget resourcesUnion claim for 10 days’ leave for health staff could cost €377m, HSE estimatesThu Sept 23 2021 - 01:00
Medical laboratory scientists may strike over payUnion concerns centre on parity with colleagues in addition to recruitment and retentionWed Sept 22 2021 - 15:19
Special recognition pandemic payment for health staff could cost €377mHealth service says claim could be the most costly demand served on an Irish employerWed Sept 22 2021 - 12:11
Sláintecare council seeks to extend term as reforms face serious crisisMinister to be asked to extend term of office of Sláintecare council until end of yearTue Sept 21 2021 - 21:23
Aer Lingus ground staff reject ‘one-sided’ cost-saving proposalsOverwhelming majority oppose airline’s plans to offset losses due to Covid-19Tue Sept 21 2021 - 21:14
Up to 56,000 lay-offs could be ‘crystallised’ after right to claim redundancy restoredState to pay up to €1,860 to workers who received PUP and end up losing their jobsTue Sept 21 2021 - 15:17
New redundancy plan aims to protect workers and firmsAnalysis: Measures to help those ‘caught in limbo’ may cost up to €130m over three yearsTue Sept 21 2021 - 15:11
Covid-19’s financial legacy will be threat to State’s competitiveness, report warnsGovernment to be warned over impact of scarring effect of pandemic on labour marketTue Sept 21 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach hails Ireland’s ‘exceptional progress’ against Covid as workers return to officesReturning office workers not required to reveal vaccination status, department saysMon Sept 20 2021 - 09:03
Minister wants Irish Water to have stronger controls over plants in immediate termMove follows anger at two failures, which saw unsafe water enter public supplySun Sept 19 2021 - 20:28
Government wants remote working to become ‘permanent fixture’ as workplaces prepare to reopenPhased return to the office to begin on Monday as Covid restrictions easedSun Sept 19 2021 - 11:18
Medicines supply in Ireland ‘could be destabilised’ by EU stance on North protocolPharma bodies call on EU Commission to introduce a four-year derogation on application of protocolSat Sept 18 2021 - 12:55
Magahy cited slow progress in key areas of reform in resignation letterSláintecare chief also said HSE wanted to defer implementation of regionalisationFri Sept 17 2021 - 20:23
Limits on probation among planned workers’ rights measuresVaradkar to launch consultation process on improving working conditions for employeesFri Sept 17 2021 - 00:01
HSE never used more than 45% of private hospital capacity during pandemicHealth service owed €35m from cancelled ventilator order, Public Accounts Committee hearsThu Sept 16 2021 - 13:16
Sláintecare chiefs urged implementation of regional health structuresRegional structures ‘critical enabler’ of reforms, Magahy and Keane told DonnellyThu Sept 16 2021 - 01:00
HSE originally feared 40,000 could die from Covid-19, Dáil committee hearsMore than 350 surplus ventilators have been sent to five hospitals in IndiaThu Sept 16 2021 - 01:00
Number receiving PUP down nearly 500,000 since peak, says MinisterAlmost one million people have received the benefit at some stage since March 2020Wed Sept 15 2021 - 14:39
Health service spending risks legal action, Minister warnedGoods and services worth €1.25bn not competitively procured, McGrath saysMon Sept 13 2021 - 01:00
Sláintecare committee seeks details on background to resignationsDonnelly also questioned why project not run from Taoiseach’s Department as plannedFri Sept 10 2021 - 18:44
Senior Sláintecare figures unhappy with delays in implementing changesTaoiseach to seek meeting with Magahy and Keane ‘to get their perspective’ after resignationsFri Sept 10 2021 - 09:29
Frustration at slow pace of change forms backdrop to Sláintecare resignationsProgress report on implementation of reforms suggests a number of crucial concernsFri Sept 10 2021 - 01:01
Sláintecare chairman resigns due to unhappiness over delivery of healthcare reformsTom Keane says requirements for implementing plan ‘seriously lacking’Thu Sept 09 2021 - 01:46
Resignations cast shadow over Sláintecare health service reformsGovernment insists it is more committed than ever to implementing programmeThu Sept 09 2021 - 01:01
Head of Sláintecare health reform programme resignsCoalition ‘more committed than ever before to implementing ... programme of reform’Wed Sept 08 2021 - 18:25
Gardaí vote to back new public service pay agreementMembers of rank-and-file Garda Representative Association support deal by 74% to 26%Tue Sept 07 2021 - 20:39
Plans to move workers on PUP to Jobseeker’s Benefit deferredPayments made under pandemic unemployment scheme to reduce from next weekTue Sept 07 2021 - 17:00
Siptu warns over ‘winter of complete discontent’ in community sectorUnions demand halt of what it views as ‘privatisation’ of local employment servicesMon Sept 06 2021 - 21:02
Full-time students to receive final Covid-19 payment on TuesdayTop three pandemic unemployment payment rates to be cut from next weekMon Sept 06 2021 - 19:46
Seven cars worth €270,000 seized in Garda money laundering investigationCriminal Assets Bureau carried out search in Blanchardstown motor dealershipMon Sept 06 2021 - 19:35
School caretakers to strike for first time in row over pay, conditionsCaretakers to join secretaries in work stoppage and rally in Dublin on September 15thMon Sept 06 2021 - 17:51
Community employment staff to protest at ‘imminent threat of privatisation’Unions urge Taoiseach to intervene over tendering process for employment servicesMon Sept 06 2021 - 06:00
Vaccination of young linked to downward Covid trendHigh take-up of vaccine among young cohort cited as major factor in falling case numbersMon Sept 06 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus: 1,180 cases confirmed as HSE notes downward trend362 Covid-19 patients are in hospital on Sunday - 59 in ICUSun Sept 05 2021 - 17:34
Frantic PPE procurement at height of Covid crisis to be reviewedRecent reports raise questions over HSE’s spending and procurement decisionsSat Sept 04 2021 - 01:00
Harris says there is significant shortage of skilled tradespeopleMinister says building and climate plans will draw from the same pool unless changes madeFri Sept 03 2021 - 19:59
Coalition’s housing plan to provide support for rentersCost-rental homes planned and European-style extended leases earmarked for legislationThu Sept 02 2021 - 01:00
Transport unions urge members not to raise capacity on services beyond 75%Return to ‘sardine-like loadings’ should not be considered or entertained, letter saysWed Sept 01 2021 - 18:58
Donnelly defends HSE over ventilator procurement after only 465 of 2,200 pre-paid machines deliveredMinister for Health says it is important to remember context around dealWed Sept 01 2021 - 10:53
School secretaries to strike over two-tier system of pay and conditionsOne-day stoppage will take place on September 15thWed Sept 01 2021 - 10:27
Only 465 of 2,200 pre-paid ventilators delivered, HSE auditors findReport says €35m in refunds outstanding from suppliers and legal action under wayTue Aug 31 2021 - 20:47
