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Robert Watt has been moved to the Department of Health on a temporary basis as Acting Secretary General

Cabinet 'did not decide on' €81k salary increase

Politics • 18 Jan

Dr Ronan Glynn said there is now an average of 104 new cases in Dublin each day

Virus cases rising by 4% a day in Dublin, warns Glynn

Coronavirus • 12 Sep 20

107 of the new cases are in Dublin

Covid-19: 196 new cases, no further deaths

Coronavirus • 10 Sep 20

The Minister said the number is now between 0.45 and 0.63

Virus reproductive rate remains stable for fourth week

Coronavirus • 21 May 20

Non-medical grade face masks could be recommended in community settings

Face coverings could be part of Covid-19 response

News • 12 May 20

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan

29 more deaths, 137 new cases of Covid-19

Coronavirus • 07 May 20

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan (pic: Rolling News)

37 more deaths, 265 new cases of Covid-19 diagnosed

Coronavirus • 06 May 20

Dr Tony Holohan said he would not currently be in a position to recommend an easing of restrictions

59 Covid-19 deaths as number of cases approaches 20,000

Coronavirus • 28 Apr 20

What must happen before life can return to normal?

News • 28 Apr 20

Dr Holohan said the Department of Health was confident that the reproductive rate of the virus could be kept below one as long restrictions and behaviours remained as they were

Covid-19: 49 more deaths, 631 additional cases

Coronavirus • 22 Apr 20

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health

Covid-19: 28 more deaths, 500 further cases

Coronavirus • 09 Apr 20

Dr Tony Holohan said Ireland remains in a containment phase

Seven new virus cases confirmed in Republic of Ireland

Coronavirus • 06 Mar 20

The patients, two male and two female, are all associated with travel from the same affected area in northern Italy

Four new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in west of Ireland

Coronavirus • 05 Mar 20

The chartered plane arrived at RAF Brize Norton this afternoon

Irish citizens taken to hospital after China evacuation

Ireland • 31 Jan 20

Senior health managers have been told to limit overruns, like spending on agency staff, overtime and staffing levels

HSE deficit down amid efforts to limit spend overruns

Health • 02 Oct 19

There is heavy overcrowding as patients wait to be admitted to a bed

Over 600 patients waiting for hospital bed - INMO

Health • 01 Oct 19

Lorraine Walsh was invited on to the CervicalCheck Steering Group last year as a patient representative

Walsh warned over repeating CervicalCheck criticisms

Health • 23 Aug 19

Number of inpatient beds reduced as more procedures are day cases

Largest number of inpatient beds at St James's Hospital

Health • 13 Aug 19

Around 800 women and many of their GPs did not get the test results, due to an IT problem at a Quest laboratory in the US

Dept became aware of CervicalCheck IT issue last month

Health • 13 Jul 19

€200m was omitted from the HSE's latest accounts

Health department accused of 'massaging' figures

Politics • 14 Jun 19

A number of public representatives from the southeast had asked that the committee deal with the matter

'Absolute go-ahead' for Waterford mortuary tendering

Politics • 08 May 19

Farmers say farm assets should be treated differently

Farmers in protest over Fair Deal assessments

Health • 16 Apr 19

Simon Harris said the agreement would help 'transform' the health service

€210m to be invested in GP care over next four years

News • 06 Apr 19

'Smile agus Sláinte' plan envisages enhanced examinations, interventions and emergency care for all children up to the age of 16

Concern over new oral healthcare policy

Health • 05 Apr 19

Regional Orthodontic Units were set up around the country in the 1990s

Hundreds of children failed by State orthodontic care

Ireland • 03 Apr 19

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