Some 1,784 GPs signed up to free care for children under 6Minister says inappropriate to meet with Tipperary GPs who are opposed to planFri Jun 19 2015 - 21:49
HSE overspent by €136m in first four months of yearLarge amount of overrun relates to acute hospitals and social care servicesThu Jun 18 2015 - 16:56
Nash seeks talks with new Clerys owners on plans for siteMinister says he is deeply concerned at treatment of workers as store liquidatedThu Jun 18 2015 - 16:42
Leo Varadkar suggests dental and GP costs could be re-couped under PRSI schemeExtension of free GP care and improved drug subsidy scheme for Coalition second termThu Jun 18 2015 - 01:01
Ged Nash to seek talks with Natrium on Clerys plansEnda Kenny says company law review group might look at sale of retailerWed Jun 17 2015 - 14:25
Direct employees of Clerys to get statutory redundancy only130 workers entitled to two weeks’ payment for every year of service, plus bonus weekWed Jun 17 2015 - 10:50
Leo Varadkar may change universal health insurance planMinister asks researchers to look at model offering different degrees of cover for patientsWed Jun 17 2015 - 01:00
Ibec says flexible working must be part of labour marketMove is away from lifetime careers with collectively bargained or universal termsWed Jun 17 2015 - 01:00
Retired public servants to receive €1,680 pension boostBrendan Howlin said new €90 initiative will not compromise economic recoveryTue Jun 16 2015 - 15:41
AIB staff to seek pay rise of about 3%Finance union IBOA to look for deal in line with recent agreement with Bank of IrelandThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
IMO urges doctors not to pay new Medical Council feeOrganisation says there is no justification for proposed increase in annual retention levyWed Jun 10 2015 - 20:03
Nurses’ union urges members to back new public pay dealINMO says proposals are ‘minimalist and could have been much more positive’Wed Jun 10 2015 - 16:21
Failure to meet standards for nursing homes causing anxietyOperators say dignity of residents being compromised because of State failureMon Jun 08 2015 - 20:25
HSE forecast only 37 public nursing homes would meet Hiqa standardsTony O’Brien warned of ‘critical’ need for State investment in letter to departmentMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
State could face €500m bill for nursing home upgradesEleven facilities will not meet Hiqa standards unless they are rebuilt or renovatedMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
Dunnes Stores protest hears calls for collective bargaining BillDublin rally attended by about 3,000 hears calls for Government action to help workersSat Jun 06 2015 - 16:13
Siptu to urge members to back new public service pay agreementLansdowne Road deal supported by Impact and INTO, but opposed by IMO and TUIFri Jun 05 2015 - 18:07
Government agreed side deals with unions as part of pay talksNew processes established to address public sector union grievancesWed Jun 03 2015 - 20:31
TUI to urge members to reject Lansdowne Road pay dealImpact urges 60,000 members to accept the proposed agreementWed Jun 03 2015 - 14:54
Pay proposals inequitable, say higher civil servantsProposed agreement on pay restoration to be put to a ballot of union’s membershipTue Jun 02 2015 - 18:49
Public service pay deal costing €566m affordable, says HowlinMinsters and high earners excluded from some increases under changes to draft dealSat May 30 2015 - 01:00
Increased productivity part of Lansdowne dealProposals also places new restrictionson outsourcing in public serviceSat May 30 2015 - 01:00
Majority of public servants to receive €2,000 pay boost€566 million deal with Government involves phased increases over two yearsFri May 29 2015 - 20:05
Public service staff in line for €1,000 pay boost next yearPay restoration deal set to be offered in talks over Haddington Road extensionFri May 29 2015 - 01:00
St Vincent’s group row with HSE hurts health service, says VaradkarDepartment of Health to convene talks to resolve the parties’ outstanding issuesThu May 28 2015 - 19:05
Public servants set to gain €1,000 next year in pay dealSimilar pay boost for State employees on the table for 2017Thu May 28 2015 - 17:38
Internal Aer Lingus report outlines €60m in cutsPolitical reaction: Fianna Fáil calls for suspension of Dáil vote on sale of stake in airlineThu May 28 2015 - 10:00
Row between HSE and St Vincent’s Group reaches new levelsBoundaries between voluntary hospitals and new hospital groups will have to be drawnThu May 28 2015 - 01:00
Forensic auditors to review St Vincent’s Healthcare GroupMove comes after Health Service Executive receives ‘specific allegations’Thu May 28 2015 - 01:00
Plans for new €150m national maternity hospital on holdBoard of St Vincent’s suspends involvement due to dispute with HSE and current hospitalWed May 27 2015 - 01:00
Public sector talks continue on key reforms sought by GovernmentNegotiations expected to move on to pay restoration and industrial relations accordTue May 26 2015 - 20:24
Cabinet agrees to sell State’s 25% stake in Aer LingusAer Lingus ‘does not foresee’ redundancies or outsourcing in IAG dealTue May 26 2015 - 10:10
Doctors given until June 5th to commit to free GP careNew assurances on scheme for children under six years given to GPsMon May 25 2015 - 15:39
Report highlights ‘startling’ shortage of nursesInternational study largely positive, but points to delays in cancer careMon May 25 2015 - 01:00
GPs warned over sharing intentions on under-six contractCompetition commission fears GP body encouraging boycott of proposed new schemeSat May 23 2015 - 01:00
Impact claims IAG assurances on Aer Lingus are worthlessUnion passes motion on proposed sale of State’s stake in airline to aviation groupThu May 21 2015 - 14:38
Government wants unions to re-affirm commitments on disputesDraft paper backs binding arbitration in disputes and rules out strikesThu May 21 2015 - 08:30
Negotiations on public service pay to begin in earnestTalks between unions and Government representatives resume on Tuesday afternoonTue May 19 2015 - 12:42
Hospital waiting list target breached by 50,000Details of growing lists given by Leo Varadkar to Brendan Howlin in confidential letterMon May 18 2015 - 01:00
Original plan for HSE patient safety body abandonedMinister Leo Varadkar says it will now be independent body, not ‘sub-agency’ of HSEMon May 18 2015 - 01:00
Coalition may seek deal to avoid strikes in public pay talksProposal geared to reduce days lost through disputes if future changes are implementedFri May 15 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Bus route tendering will go ahead but with new safeguards for workersLRC plans build on Donohoe’s commitment that no employee will be forced to move to private operatorThu May 14 2015 - 15:04
Process of tendering 10% bus routes to continue, Minister saysPlanned strike by Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann called offThu May 14 2015 - 14:21
Talks continue to avert bus strikeTwo-day work stoppage scheduled for Friday and SaturdayWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
Public pay rises could spark private sector demands – EU CommissionCommissioner Pierre Moscovici set to raise State’s ‘cost-competitiveness’ on Dublin tripWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
Pay talks for public servants start with 15-minute sessionGovernment wants process finished by end of JuneTue May 12 2015 - 15:38
Dunnes Stores staff to get 3 per cent pay increaseUnion says retailer must also introduce secure, banded hour contractsTue May 12 2015 - 13:53
Talks to avert more bus strikes could run for daysDublin Bus and Bus Éireann staff scheduled to stop work on Friday and SaturdayTue May 12 2015 - 06:21
Unions to seek flat-rate rise as public sector talks beginGovernment has earmarked between €250m and €300m for pay restorationTue May 12 2015 - 01:00
