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The minister said a key priority for his department is enabling the timely delivery of NDP projects

NDP construction consultant contracts to be index linked

Public contracts used to engage construction consultants and archaeologists working on projects under the National Development Plant are to have fee indexation introduced to them.

Business • 12 Sep 24

61 claims by 11 senior doctors selected as agreed test cases in the dispute have been rejected

Hospital consultants lose age discrimination case

A group of 181 hospital consultants who claimed they were being subjected to ageist discrimination because their austerity-era job contracts paid them less than their senior colleagues for the same work have lost a series of test cases.

Business • 01 Mar 24

The case is set to continue later in the summer

Just 63 lower-paid consultants transfer to new contract

Just 63 hospital consultants hired on lower pay than their incumbent colleagues have transferred to the new SláinteCare contract since it launched in March, a Department of Health official has admitted.

Business • 20 Jun 23

During the economic crisis the Government cut the pay rates for new recruits across the public service by 10%

Warning of consultants' industrial action over pay

Hospital consultants have warned of possible industrial action over the two-tier pay system introduced in 2012 for new entrants, which can see doctors doing the same work earning €50,000 a year less depending on when they were recruited.

Health • 11 Sep 18

The survey was carried out by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association

New consultants 'will consider' resigning public posts

A survey of 317 recently appointed consultants has found that over 70% say they will seriously consider resigning from their public hospital posts unless what they say are "discriminatory salary terms" are corrected.

Health • 09 Jul 18

The deal will not apply to those recruited after 2012

Consultants set for pay increases after case is settled

Thousands of hospital consultants are set for significant pay increases as their breach of contract case against the Health Service Executive and the State has been settled.

Health • 15 Jun 18

The court was scheduled to hear a number of lead cases in claims by hundreds of consultants who allege there was a breach of their contract

High Court adjourns consultants' contract cases

A number of Irish hospital consultants' breach of contract actions against the Health Service Executive and the State have been adjourned to early next week.

Courts • 07 Jun 18

Minister condemns consultants refusing patients

The Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said that there are some consultants who are refusing to accept new patients and that this is unacceptable.

News • 11 Jan 15

IMO rejects improved pay scale for consultants

Hospital consultants belonging to the Irish Medical Organisation have overwhelmingly rejected new improved pay scales of up to €175,000 a year aimed at resolving recruitment difficulties in the public health service.

News • 31 Oct 14

The consultants' association has claimed that patients are dying unnecessarily

Trolley wait linked to 'increase in mortality'

The Irish Hospital Consultants' Association has claimed that patients are dying unnecessarily because of having to wait on a trolley in emergency departments.

News • 04 Oct 14

The talks have been ongoing for a number of weeks

Varadkar: New consultant pay proposals 'very good'

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said that new consultant pay proposals are "very good by anyone's reckoning".

News • 27 Aug 14

Hospital consultants have not commented on the matter

Govt proposes to increase consultants pay rates

The Government is proposing to increase pay rates for new hospital consultants to tackle a difficulty in attracting staff.

News • 28 Jul 14

The Government cut the pay of newly-appointed consultants by 30% in 2012

New consultant pay a 'barrier to recruitment'

A report from the Department of Health has said that variations in the rates of public pay for newly-appointed hospital consultants and their established peers are a barrier to recruiting and retaining these specialists.

News • 17 Apr 14

James Reilly said the cost of providing free GP care to children under five would be €40m

Reilly promises to cut hospital waiting lists

Minister for Health James Reilly has promised a massive reduction in hospital waiting lists by the end of this year.

News • 19 Sep 13

Consultants may lose quarter of overtime backlog

The Labour Court has recommended that hospital consultants should lose a quarter of their backlogs of overtime.

News • 06 Nov 12

Martin Varley said that IHCA members had overwhelmingly rejected collective bargaining

IHCA: Majority of consultants favour LRC proposals

57% of the consultants surveyed by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association favour proposals from the Labour Relations Commission on work practice reforms.

News • 01 Nov 12

Martin Varley said the HSE is throwing issues into the Labour Court that 'shouldn't be discussed at all'

HSE issues not covered by Croke Park - IHCA

The Secretary General of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association said the issues referred to the Labour Court by the Health Service Executive are not covered by the Croke Park Agreement.

News • 23 Oct 12

IHCA will not attend Labour Court hearing

The HSE has warned that hospital consultants risk being exposed to pay cuts if they do not attend a Labour Court hearing on work practice reforms on Thursday.

News • 22 Oct 12

HSE 'running out of patience' with consultants

The Health Service Executive has said it is running out of patience with hospital consultants after talks on new work practices ended without agreement yesterday.

News • 12 Oct 12

HSE consultant talks end without agreement

Talks between the Health Service Executive and two unions representing consultants on new work practices have ended without agreement.

News • 12 Oct 12

HSE confident consultants will stick to agreement

The HSE's Director of Human Resources Barry O'Brien has confirmed that new salary scales to apply to hospital consultant contracts were formally issued yesterday.

News • 27 Sep 12

Mental health services and historic leave days will be referred to the Labour Court

Hospital consultants' starting wage to fall by 30%

The Health Service Executive has confirmed there will be a 30% reduction in the starting salaries for new consultants.

News • 17 Sep 12

Report of progress in HSE talks with consultants

Talks between HSE management and representative bodies for hospital consultants continued throughout the day at the Labour Relations Commission.

News • 16 Sep 12

Martin Varley said consultants have been working hard to increase care for patients

Reilly urges HSE and consultants to reach deal

Talks continued today at the Labour Relations Commission between the Health Service Executive and hospital consultants.

News • 15 Sep 12

The talks centre on new 24-hour rosters, lower entry pay for consultants and cuts to allowances

Consultants and HSE talks adjourned

Talks at the Labour Relations Commission between hospital consultants and Health Service Executive officials have adjourned.

News • 14 Sep 12