Department of Health secretary general pay to rise by over €90,000New pay rate of €292,000 set for vacant job to be filled by open competitionSat Jan 09 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Almost all private hospitals agree to take public patientsHSE to be allocated up to 30% of capacity in private hospitals during current surgeSat Jan 09 2021 - 01:00
Nurses seek new restrictions on number of people entering hospitalsSiptu says staff shortages now ‘everywhere’ in health service due to Covid-19Fri Jan 08 2021 - 21:42
Covid-19: HSE chief urges private hospitals to ‘put on green jersey’ and provide capacityBlackrock Clinic, Galway Clinic and Hermitage Clinic to sign up to new agreementThu Jan 07 2021 - 20:01
Covid-19: State could take over up to 30% of private hospital capacityGovernment draft agreement sent to almost all private hospitals bar Beacon in DublinWed Jan 06 2021 - 06:45
Covid-19: Nearly 58,000 more on pandemic unemployment payment than in DecemberAbout 335,600 people will receive the benefit this weekTue Jan 05 2021 - 11:27
HSE looking at taking over 30% of private hospitals’ capacity depending on Covid levelsPrivate hospitals say talks on new deal are at an advanced stageMon Jan 04 2021 - 21:53
Covid surge sees all but urgent surgery deferred in hospitalsHospitals across State to cancel outpatient clinics and defer non-urgent proceduresMon Jan 04 2021 - 20:25
Public health doctors’ strike deferred due to surge in Covid-19 casesIMO says public health specialists will review the position at the end of JanuaryMon Jan 04 2021 - 13:53
Review of allowances should look at other student groups as well as nurses – SiptuInitial review of allowances paid to student nurses to be finalised by end of the yearThu Dec 31 2020 - 01:53
Taoiseach told of student nurses’ concerns as early as last summerLetter on August 24th outlined issue of unpaid placements in hospitals during pandemicThu Dec 31 2020 - 01:32
More than 3% pay rise recommended for management-grade nursesIncrease would restore pay differential following rises for other grades after 2019 strikeWed Dec 23 2020 - 20:43
Government says surge in Covid-19 cases could not be ignoredPeople asked to re-think plans for Christmas due to ‘alarming scale of growth’ in infectionsWed Dec 23 2020 - 13:18
Student nurses to engage with reviews into pay and conditionsUnion says deatils of final proposals will determine response to Government initiativeThu Dec 17 2020 - 11:31
Nearly 300 patients waiting for admission to hospital beds, nurses sayINMO says there has been spike in numbers of patients on trolleys in recent daysWed Dec 16 2020 - 14:26
Future pay hikes passed on to retired public servants driving surge in State’s pension costReport expects public servants’ pay to rise by 3.5% a yearWed Dec 16 2020 - 12:39
Teachers’ Union of Ireland opposes new public service pay dealINTO and Fórsa to recommend members accept new agreement in ballotsTue Dec 15 2020 - 21:32
Nurses will not face any rise in retention fees under new dealMilitary officers say they were ‘effectively ostracised’ from public pay talks processMon Dec 14 2020 - 21:20
Number receiving pandemic unemployment payment falls by 42,000Minister welcomes fall in claimants as a result of exiting Level 5 restrictionsMon Dec 14 2020 - 18:29
Medical cannabis patients need no longer travel to Netherlands for medicationDelivery service established in April due to Covid-19 to be made permanentMon Dec 14 2020 - 08:02
Pay rises of over 3% for senior nurses proposed by expert groupMoves would be aimed at restoring differentials in place before strike settlementMon Dec 14 2020 - 01:02
Plan to close Dublin pharma plant with loss of 440 jobs a ‘devastating blow’Viatris generic medicines facility in Baldoyle due to shut down over next two yearsFri Dec 11 2020 - 14:34
State’s largest trade unions back new pay dealFórsa, Siptu say measures were best that could be achieved, AGSI says it was not included in negotiating proposalsFri Dec 11 2020 - 14:18
The Government has made one major concession to unions in the new pay dealNew review of additional working hours to be put in place, going back on previous stanceFri Dec 11 2020 - 13:34
Proposed public service pay deal to cost €900m over three yearsAgreement, if ratified, would see pay increase for public servants in each of next two yearsFri Dec 11 2020 - 10:59
Staff in health groups to get €1,000 pay rise as strikes are avertedStaff in about 250 ‘Section 39’ agencies are to benefit from breakthrough in talksThu Dec 10 2020 - 17:08
Documents reveal deep concern over Ireland's spending on PPE during pandemicHSE said PPE markets extremely volatile and Ireland was ahead in securing key suppliesThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:46
HSE told to review policy on €1bn personal protective equipment spendMinister’s order follows Government concerns that official rules not being adhered toThu Dec 10 2020 - 01:00
CervicalCheck will not catch up on number of screenings missed this yearCancer screening programme facing reduced capacity due to Covid-19, committee hearsWed Dec 09 2020 - 15:36
Groups representing key workers press for priority vaccinationsTrade union calls for retail workers to be given the highest level of access possibleWed Dec 09 2020 - 01:00
Retail workers seek new deal on pay and conditions post-pandemicCampaign by retail and distribution workers says there can be no return to ‘old, failed model’Tue Dec 08 2020 - 20:13
Issuing of deportation orders during pandemic condemnedSenators introduce Bill for moratorium on deportations until Covid-19 pandemic endsSun Dec 06 2020 - 18:34
Student nurses who gave up jobs will be eligible for PUP paymentDepartment confirms 31 students got Covid-19 since March amid controversy over payThu Dec 03 2020 - 17:31
Unions warn talks with Government on public service pay ‘extremely fragile’Unions are angry that proposals drawn up by Government were shared with staff associations outside IctuThu Dec 03 2020 - 13:56
Covid-19 vaccine distribution could start early in new year, says DonnellyEuropean Medicines Agency to complete review of Pfizer vaccine by December 29thThu Dec 03 2020 - 01:48
Extended working week for public service proposed in pay talksUnion sources indicate seven-day rostering, extended days or outsourcing not acceptableWed Dec 02 2020 - 22:54
Children in need of MRI under general anaesthesia waiting 4-7 yearsMinister for Health says wait is so long at Crumlin Hospital there is effectively no serviceWed Dec 02 2020 - 21:10
Distribution of Covid-19 vaccine could start in JanuarySecuring vaccines will cost State €117.6m, says Minister for HealthWed Dec 02 2020 - 20:31
HSE doubts private hospitals will agree new deal for Covid-19 surgesHealth authority had sought to take over up to 40% of beds for up to two yearsWed Dec 02 2020 - 15:21
Public health dispute centres on new contracts to be offered to doctorsAnalysis: Public health specialists to strike for three days in JanuaryTue Dec 01 2020 - 16:39
Almost €130m to be paid in arrears to recipients of pandemic paymentNumbers claiming the benefit falls by 654, with 351,400 people receiving the paymentTue Dec 01 2020 - 12:54
Public health doctors plan three days of strikes in JanuaryIMO claims ‘no meaningful engagement’ with Department of Health for last five monthsMon Nov 30 2020 - 18:29
Fixing two-tier pay system has to fit in with overall health reformsPay cut in 2012 for new hospital consultants blamed for current staff shortagesMon Nov 30 2020 - 01:02
Almost 730 consultant posts vacant, say doctorsOver 600,000 people awaiting outpatient appointment, according to consultant groupMon Nov 30 2020 - 01:00
No need for strike by public health specialists, says DonnellyDoctors to decide on Monday regarding nature and timing of planned industrial actionSun Nov 29 2020 - 15:25
Public health doctors overwhelmingly back strike action over pay and contractsNature and timing of any industrial action to be decided on MondayFri Nov 27 2020 - 17:19
Public health doctors expected to back ballot for strike actionSpecialists who play key role in dealing with pandemic are seeking consultant contractsFri Nov 27 2020 - 11:10
Covid-19: Government set to reject advice and approve reopening of gastropubs and restaurantsCabinet expected to approve easing of Covid curbs as Level 5 cost hits €1.5bnFri Nov 27 2020 - 01:00
State faces challenges in recruiting health staff, Minister tells psychiatric nursesPNA conference also hears of new strategic unit to define health service workforce needsThu Nov 26 2020 - 22:09
Government moves to seek reforms as part of new public service accordInitial talks also held to try introduce new dispute resolution measuresThu Nov 26 2020 - 20:49
