St Vincent’s chief warns over public-private rowGroup in stand-off with HSE over public hospital doctors’ work in private hospitalMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:00
King says DAA board not told of plan to seek injunction to stop Siptu strikeSiptu official says it is inconsequential to her whether she remains on boardThu Mar 20 2014 - 01:00
HSE set-up was like a ‘high speed car crash’, says O’BrienPlanning for new reforms will be ‘more sophisticated’, says health chiefThu Mar 20 2014 - 01:00
Dublin Fire Brigade to lose ambulance duty in planConfidential HSE plan says arrangements to be phased in by end of 2015Tue Mar 18 2014 - 01:00
Reilly has name restored to medical registerMinister for Health advised to re-register for technical reasons, says spokesmanSat Mar 15 2014 - 11:33
Aer Lingus seeks millions from Siptu over strike threatUnion will ‘vigorously resist’ proceedings issued by airlineFri Mar 14 2014 - 21:04
Stoppage at airports averted after injunction grantedJudge urges all involved in pension dispute to reach ‘final, reasonable’ agreementThu Mar 13 2014 - 01:00
Bruton warns across-the-board pay rises would not be appropriateMinister says it is vital wage rises are not excessiveWed Mar 12 2014 - 01:02
High Court to rule today on legal bid to stop planned strike in airports on FridayDAA says industrial action could cause havoc and disruption to thousands of passengersWed Mar 12 2014 - 01:00
Siptu links talks with Government on pay deal with collective bargaining reformsO’Connor says union will continue with campaign for pay rises in profitable firmsTue Mar 11 2014 - 07:43
High Court to hear bid to prevent planned strike at airportsDublin Airport Authority and Ryanair seeking injunctionsTue Mar 11 2014 - 01:00
IMO warns Government of legal action over introduction of free GP care planUnion says talks over contract that do not include fees are meaninglessTue Mar 11 2014 - 01:00
FOI legislation ‘violates privacy of individuals’, Varadkar claimedFiles reveal intense lobbying from departments seeking to limit scope of transparency lawMon Mar 10 2014 - 01:00
NTMA claims disclosure of staff pay details would harm agency’s operationConsultants’ report said expectation of privacy and confidentiality was the normMon Mar 10 2014 - 01:00
State ‘vulnerable’ to cyber attacks if security documents exposed, official saidRecommendation subsequently included in FoI Bill presented to the OireachtasMon Mar 10 2014 - 01:00
Operators against exposing Irish Water to Freedom of Information ActBord Gáis Éireann says utility would already be subject to regulatory regime designed to provide proper oversightMon Mar 10 2014 - 01:00
Staffing ratio issue is one front in move by unions to improve employment levelsINMO says 5,200 fewer nurses in public health services than before economic crashFri Mar 07 2014 - 01:00
Extra 550 midwives needed for safe baby care, says INMONo maternity hospital or unit meeting internationally-recognised staffing levelsThu Mar 06 2014 - 23:36
Talks to be held over third level fees charged to apprenticesUnion had urged boycot of charges for student services at collegesWed Mar 05 2014 - 06:21
Oireachtas Committee to hold hearings on health insuranceMinister’s plans for universal healthcare to be revised further following Cabinet meetingWed Mar 05 2014 - 00:47
Siptu ‘wrong’ to proceed with planned strike action at airports - VaradkarUnion says pension committees back strike action planned for next weekTue Mar 04 2014 - 18:30
Universal health cover details to emerge by next yearCabinet will not have precise estimate of costs until 2015Tue Mar 04 2014 - 06:30
Government prepared to negotiate with IMO on all aspects of new GP contract except feesWhite proposes talks but says department must observe competition law principlesTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
One general practice received nearly €800,000 in gross paymentsRelease of figures aimed at distorting debate on crisis facing GP services says IMOTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
Universal health insurance cost will not be known for a yearDecision will not be taken on plan until ‘major costing exercise’ is completedTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
Portlaoise health staff face disciplinary inquiryFamily rejects HSE apology over infant deaths in maternity unitSat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Report says maternity service not safe or sustainableFamilies at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise treated in “appalling manner”Sat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Reilly says Portlaoise Hospital is broken but will be fixedMinister apologies to families and insists maternity unit will not be closed downFri Feb 28 2014 - 20:56
Maternity service at Portlaoise hospital ‘not safe’Report on deaths of infants at Midland Regional Hospital says families treated ‘appallingly’Fri Feb 28 2014 - 12:57
Bonus pay up to 35% never taken, says KerinsCharity boss unable to remember detail of reward payment in 2009 when askedFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:00
Kerins defends salary amid robust grilling at PACRehab chief tells Dáil committee charity not a State-run body and staff not public servantsFri Feb 28 2014 - 00:07
Government considering proposals to extend deadline for public service staff to retire on pre-pay-cut salary levelsTrade unions and HSE seeking changes amid concerns many could leave at same timeThu Feb 27 2014 - 22:21
Rehab ‘will only answer questions on State funds’Politicians seeking details on pay and bonuses at meeting todayWed Feb 26 2014 - 22:18
Investigator’s report criticises Stewartscare over how it handled complaints against staffConcerns raised by students on placementWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:00
Health insurance proposals to be re-drafted to reinforce controls on costRevised document to be circulated within the weekTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:01
What drugs do we pay for? You decideIt’s proposed that there be public consultation before deciding which drugs and treatments the State should fund, and which ones we simply can’t affordTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
‘Ample time’ to deal with health reform concerns - ReillyMinister argues new system should not cost more than existing two-tier health systemMon Feb 24 2014 - 15:33
Government spokesman says universal health insurance a pillar of Coalition policyMinisters to consider Reilly proposals as rift continues within Cabinet on health reformsMon Feb 24 2014 - 06:59
Doctors say draft contract on free GP care for children is ‘unworkable in its entirety’IMO warns of possible legal actionMon Feb 24 2014 - 01:02
Health plans a ‘tax hike’, says OppositionMinisters to consider radical proposals for universal health insurance next weekSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
Aer Lingus threatens court action over proposed strikeUnions consider co-ordinated industrial action over aviation pension arrangementsFri Feb 21 2014 - 20:08
Reilly’s proposals would radically change the Irish healthcare systemEveryone would have to be insured for standard package of health benefitsFri Feb 21 2014 - 01:01
Reilly proposes mandatory basic health coverCosts to be deducted from pay or benefits of those refusing to buy minimum policyFri Feb 21 2014 - 01:01
Department of Health given briefing on top-ups over a year before HSE report publishedDepartment of Health says providing early findings on top-ups could have hindered HSEThu Feb 20 2014 - 01:00
Howlin concerned at ‘gotcha’ culture in civil serviceMinister says Government does not intend to create Ryanair-style no frills public serviceWed Feb 19 2014 - 19:55
Department told of senior health service top-ups in 2012FF claims details withheld but Department of Health says it took a year to get HSE reportWed Feb 19 2014 - 07:00
Reilly says HSE examining possible use of Mount Carmel as step-down facilityMinister says purchase of private hospital by State would have been retrograde stepTue Feb 18 2014 - 22:24
Swords drawn as HSE and GP representatives battle over payThe introduction of universal free GP care during its current term was one of the key Government pledgesTue Feb 18 2014 - 01:00
Howlin’s department producing ‘fantasy figures’Minister for Health James Reilly determined to press ahead with plans for introduction of universal health insurance, sources sayMon Feb 17 2014 - 07:03
