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
Howlin says his department’s role is to vet Reilly proposalsMinister says warnings over cost of health plans contained in letters are part of normal processSat Feb 15 2014 - 11:22
Coalition rift over universal health insuranceReilly in bitter row with Howlin over potential cost of his proposalsSat Feb 15 2014 - 09:36
Hell hath no fury like a Minister scornedJames Reilly reacts with anger to health insurance criticism from Brendan Howlin’s departmentSat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Any solution to pension dispute at airline bound to disappoint someCuts to benefits of retired personnel would prove controversialWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:00
Aviation strike unjustified before pension proposals - VaradkarMinister urges caution as Siptu staff in Aer Lingus and Shannon airport vote for actionTue Feb 11 2014 - 22:11
Serving consultants moving to new posts will not face pay cutSenior doctors will not face 30 per cent reduction in salary after Government revises measuresTue Feb 11 2014 - 19:34
No extra health funds under 2019 planGovernment’s universal health insurance cover will not mean extra State fundingTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
Talks aimed at averting electricians’ strike to be held at LRCIndefinite action by TEEU members due to commence later this monthMon Feb 10 2014 - 17:49
State reaps €55m-plus windfall on health insuranceJames Reilly seeks meeting about its allocation amid speculation VHI may get lion’s shareMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
IMO says one third of hospitals fail to meet reduced working hours targets for doctorsHospitals face financial penalties of up to €650,000 for non-complianceSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Government to introduce new system for determining pay and conditionsNew proposals replace mechanism struck down by Supreme Court last yearFri Feb 07 2014 - 22:20
Electricians strike will be ‘industry-wide’, says unionRow could hit power plants and high-profile construction sitesFri Feb 07 2014 - 15:36
Government plans for free GP care ‘not deliverable’ICGP says contract tries to ‘absolve HSE of any responsibility for service delivery’Thu Feb 06 2014 - 19:47
HSE chief tells staff ‘appalling lapses’ happening too oftenO’Brien says staff should treat patients as they would a parent, sibling, partner or childThu Feb 06 2014 - 17:47
Nearly €5m in overpayments to HSE staff outstanding - reportHSE says new overpayments of €1.8 million came to light last yearThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Hospital paid commission to debt agency on bills already settledAudit of income on Cork University Hospital and Kerry General Hospital among reports released by HSEThu Feb 06 2014 - 01:00
Irish Life staff vote for industrial action in row over payUnion members voted by 95% in favour of action in pursuit of claimsWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
Reilly meets families of babies who died in Portlaoise hospitalMinister for Health says he has ‘grave concerns’ over deathsTue Feb 04 2014 - 12:59
Audit finds Rehab used State funds for PR, lobbyingDepartment gave €5m on basis it be used ‘for charitable purposes only’Tue Feb 04 2014 - 10:07
Rehab criticises department over lottery fund auditKerins said department could be perceived as seeking to act as shadow directorTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Iarnrod Éireann staff face pay cuts of up to 6%Varadkar and Kelly urge staff to accept savings plans ‘in the interests of the company’Mon Feb 03 2014 - 20:09
Jack O’Connor says Siptu is engaged in major drive for pay increases for membersUnion chief says there is no justification for tax cuts for high-income groupsMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
GP bodies can express views on fees for care for children under 6, says MinisterIMO to argue Government proposals would add significantly to GPs’ workloadSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:11
GPs to provide greater range of services to under 6sProposed new contract does not go into detail on feesFri Jan 31 2014 - 18:00
Reilly rules out negotiations with doctors on free GP careMinister says GMS patients are much more lucrative to GPs than private patientsFri Jan 31 2014 - 06:20
Hospitals face nearly €250m in cuts under HSE planComprehensive reviews of eligibility for medical cards planned for this yearFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
Acute hospital funding to be cut by €200mFacilities will face a budget reduction of around 4 per cent on averageThu Jan 30 2014 - 16:18
Reilly says 12 month out-patient waiting lists unacceptableMinister says insurers should do more to control their costsThu Jan 30 2014 - 12:12
Ten senior managers in one Rehab division share €900,000 in salariesFigures given to PAC show employer pension contributions just over €81,700Thu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Government to hold first talks with GPs on plan for free medical care for under 6sHSE to web publish draft contract for doctors working in free healthcare arenaThu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Number of sectors covered by joint labour committee reducedReform of committees for determining pay and conditions followed reviewWed Jan 29 2014 - 19:16
Report calls for new consultants to have pay parity with colleagues within 5 yearsIMO warns Government policy is forcing doctors to seek work elsewhereWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Quinn: Government needs time to absorb ‘significant implications’Amnesty hails ‘hugely important victory’ for human rights of all children in IrelandWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Number waiting more than a year for hospital consultant treatment falls by 95%Waiting list for oupatient appointments with specialists falls by 25%Wed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Children’s emergency centres to open at Tallaght, BlanchardstownNew facilities will act as satellite centres for new national children’s hospitalTue Jan 28 2014 - 16:36
Funding cuts not in patients’ interests, warns HSE directorPlans to invest in key areas have been put on hold due to reduced level of HSE fundingTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Reilly seeking proposals on a revised pay structure for hospital consultantsHSE suggested new pay scale for senior doctors with greater experienceMon Jan 27 2014 - 07:15
Re-think on hospital consultants’ pay poses challenge to Haddington Road dealHSE accepts problem of retaining senior doctors in public system now existsMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:06
Public hospitals to feel pressure of extra deliveriesReilly says falling birth rate means demand on existing services not excessiveSat Jan 25 2014 - 06:33
State refuses to take over Mount Carmel hospitalMore jobs under threat as Ulster Bank announces transfers to BritainSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
