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The National Children's Hospital will cost up to €391m more than planned

Civil servant 'satisfied' NCH overruns were addressed

Politics / 2 hrs

Leo Varadkar was responding to questions from Ruth Coppinger

Taoiseach says abortion service will evolve in time

Politics / 2 hrs

Agency staff are estimated to cost up to 20% more than directly employed staff

HSE spent €318m on agency staff in 2018

69 patients are on trolleys in UHL

INMO says 512 patients waiting for hospital bed

Michael McGrath said his party had to hold its nerve at this 'critical time'

Support for Harris motion would be 'national sabotage'

Politics / 2 hrs

The NWCI has called for the fast-tracking of legislation providing for exclusion zones around centres providing abortion services

Calls for safe zones near centres providing abortions

Health / 20 hrs

Sean Fleming said it would be helpful to hear from BAM and that they would get a fair hearing if they decided to come before the Committee

Hospital overspend must not be 'tip of the iceberg'

Ireland / 17 Feb

Simon Harris said there can be 'no going back' on the project

Harris indicates Govt will not re-tender for hospital

Politics / 17 Feb

Over 523,000 patients waiting for appointments - NTPF

Health / 15 Feb

BAM said it did not benefit inappropriately from the tender process for the project

Firm building hospital says board can 'opt out'

Health / 16 Feb

Two more days of strike action are planned

Military vehicles used to cope with ambulance action

Ireland / 15 Feb

PNA ambulance crews will strike again tomorrow

PNA ambulance staff to strike in union row

Health / 15 Feb

Phil Ní Sheaghdha said nurses qualifying this year will be more inclined to stay in Ireland as a result of the enhanced salary scale

'Complex' recommendations require explaining - INMO

Health / 14 Feb

Seamus McCarthy told the PAC that a circular was issued detailing the protocol for civil servants on boards of non-commercial State bodies

Tánaiste claims civil servant followed process

Politics / 14 Feb

Unmet home care needs were greatest among working-age families with an adult who had a disability

Study shows difficulty getting professional home care

Ireland / 14 Feb

Simon Harris accepted that construction inflation was not the main cause of the rising costs

Hospital material quantities 'not realistic' - Harris

Politics / 13 Feb

The matter was adjourned to Friday's sitting of the High Court

HSE brings case over misleading 'My Options' website

Courts / 13 Feb

INMO members have staged a series of strikes in their dispute over pay and conditions

INMO favours acceptance of Labour Court recommendations

Health / 13 Feb

Micheál Martin said the Minister for Health had been warned of the negative impacts of the decision

Free screenings 'undermine' cervical programme - Martin

Politics / 13 Feb

Leo Varadkar said the decision on relocating funding was not made until this week

Taoiseach denies Dáil given inaccurate expenditure

Health / 13 Feb

The HSE has expressed concern over the length of time being taken by laboratories to report on smear checks

Second Scally report to be completed within days

Health / 13 Feb

The charity currently provides accommodation for families with sick children at Crumlin Children's Hospital

Issue over funding for family accommodation at NCH site

Health / 12 Feb

The recommendations include a new salary scale and a revision of the pay increments

Explainer: What's in the Labour Court deal for nurses

Ireland / 13 Feb

Simon Harris said at the time of answering, he was not in a position to give commercially sensitive figures

Minister apologises over response to hospital question

Politics / 12 Feb

An artist's impression of the National Children's Hospital

Cabinet agrees €100m in savings to meet hospital costs

Politics / 12 Feb

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