Review of CEO pay in commercial State firms looks at rates in private sector
High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talent
Minister wants more urgency from HSE in extending opening hours of injury units
Donnelly says facilities should be in operation from 8am to 8pm daily
Health regions to be allowed recruit staff up to new ceiling
Health service will now have an approved workforce close to 130,000 as recruitment pause eased
Nearly 712,000 people now on some form of hospital waiting list
Department of Health says waiting list numbers at end of June exceeded target
Industrial action by Aer Lingus pilots could clear the way for pay claims by other trade unions
Trade unions will watch developments carefully but it’s unclear as yet whether the pay increase proposal for pilots will spark knock-on claims
Number of outpatients seen per consultant has fallen by nearly 30% since 2016
New data shows variations in average number of out-patients seen by consultants in same specialty
Hospitals face cut in funding for poor performance in major Government policy change
Donnelly tells HSE of stark variation in numbers being seen by comparable consultants in different hospitals
Auditors criticise Tusla over Garda vetting of third-party staff
Internal audit finds there should be ‘a centralised approach within Tusla to ensure third-party Garda vetting is accurate and undertaken’
Government agrees to provide extra €1.5bn for health service this year and €1.2bn in 2025
Senior health service figures believe additional funds will mean no need for supplementary estimate later in year
New report raises questions about State support for one-off housing
Paper published by Department of Public Expenditure says subsidies of up to €100,000 available, and says further consideration needed on how better to target supports so State funds are maximised
Reintroduction of planning permission appeals may reduce legal challenges to large developments
Report by Department of Public Expenditure says under strategic housing development initiative judicial review process may have been acting as ‘pseudo-appeals mechanism’
‘Productivity and efficiency’ must be core to debate on health service funding
State spending 28% more per head on healthcare than EU and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development average, notes report
Fempi legislation used to cut public service pay has been fully unwound, says Donohoe
A series of acts were introduced to cut spending on remuneration and pensions for State employees following the collapse of the public finances in 2008
Large public hospitals warn they could have to curtail or close services as deficits exceed €340m
Voluntary hospitals tell HSE they are facing ‘critical liquidity issues’
‘Unacceptable’ that extra resources not available for children needing spinal surgery, Donnelly tells CHI board
Minister for Health also says board should have ensured adequate succession planning to replace former chief executive after her second five-year term ended