Committee On Health

Health chiefs to be quizzed on Sláintecare and whistleblower revelations

Committee meeting comes amid controversy over accounts of internal conversations in Department of Health

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 17:44

Pandemic ‘not over’ but ‘safe to return’ to all activities, Holohan to say

CMO expected to give upbeat assessment of virus situation but pandemic ‘not over’

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 19:26

Climate Action Plan to be finalised amid lofty rhetoric about saving the world

Inside Politics: Pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% not part of Ireland’s plan this year

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 08:00

Former Sláintecare council chair will not appear before Oireachtas committee

Executive director also says she will not take part in hearing over resignations

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 12:39

Senior official apologises for incorrect name for Ireland on Covid travel cert

Senator says Irish language on cert translates to holder having Covid-19

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 21:46

Irish holidaymakers in quarantine in Malta, as country does not accept HSE vaccine card

Department of Foreign Affairs liaising with Maltese authorities over Irish tourists

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 20:01

Taoiseach says Covid certs not a ‘mess’, as less than 10% of calls to hotline dealt with

Number of call centre workers to be increased as 40,000 call helpline in two days

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 17:48

Number of fully vaccinated people in 60s lagging behind younger groups

AstraZeneca vaccine has been used on those aged 50 to 70, but there is concern it is only 33% effective against the Delta variant after the first jab

Wed Jun 23 2021 - 02:50

Three-quarters of HSE computer servers decrypted, says Paul Reid

Health service has been able to decrypt 75% of its server estate since May 14th incident

Wed Jun 23 2021 - 00:01

Covid and HSE hacking are harming cancer services, TDs warned

Recent events crippling system ‘already on its knees’, Irish Cancer Society chief warns

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 01:00

Belarusian sanctions firmly on agenda as EU leaders meet in Brussels

Inside Politics: Democratic countries ‘have to stand up’ to authoritarianism, says Martin

Tue May 25 2021 - 07:52

A further 25 deaths and 566 new Covid-19 cases reported by Nphet

HSE misses 100,000 vaccine dose target for last week

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 18:02

Pandemic widens gap in public finances as crisis enters second year

Tax receipts for first two months of the year were €800m less than same period in 2020

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 03:05

Nurses’ deal costs three times Government’s original estimate

Agreement that ended strike to cost €48 million this year, Department of Health says

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 02:42

Next public pay deal may provide for some local bargaining

Minister says 27,000 days lost in public service due to strikes in first quarter of year

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 02:34

Board of national children’s hospital accuses builder of ‘aggressiveness’

Concerns have also been raised about the number of health and safety incidents on the site

Fri Oct 04 2019 - 00:35

Average wait time for CervicalCheck results reduced to six weeks

Around 370,000 women presented for smear tests in 2018, up from 280,000 in 2017

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 22:09

Almost half laboratories used by CervicalCheck not inspected

Scally tells Oireachtas committee of ‘real difficulties’ discovering which tests sent where

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 20:55

TDs to seek advice on fast-tracking CervicalCheck claims tribunal

New figures reveal almost 65,000 women still waiting to receive smear test results

Mon Jun 03 2019 - 08:52

Children’s hospital governance structures have to change – Harris

Minister has power to change board structure in order to strengthen project oversight

Wed Apr 10 2019 - 11:54