Person: Paul Reid

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Onus on Oireachtas to implement assembly's call to 'decriminalise' drug possession
Onus on Oireachtas to implement assembly's call to 'decriminalise' drug possession
The Oireachtas has the "responsibility" to find a legal mechanism to implement a landmark recommendation from the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs — that possession of drugs for personal use should be “effectively” decriminalised.

Sun, 22 Oct, 2023

Citizens' Assembly recommends change in laws criminalising drug possession for personal use
Citizens' Assembly recommends change in laws criminalising drug possession for personal use
The assembly, which has 99 members, was set up by the Government to examine drug legislation, policies and services

Sat, 21 Oct, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Citizens' Assembly asked vital questions for future good of society
Irish Examiner view: Citizens' Assembly asked vital questions for future good of society
We should thank everyone who has participated and given their time to consider one of the most important issues that we will face together for many years

Sat, 21 Oct, 2023

The Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use
'Mood for change' as Drugs Assembly votes, says chair Paul Reid
Members of Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs to 'balance risks' in their recommendations on drug laws

Fri, 20 Oct, 2023

The Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use
Justice ministers and officials slammed for delays in introducing drug diversion programme 
The Health Diversion Programme was agreed by the Government in August 2019, but has not yet been implemented

Sun, 03 Sep, 2023

Citizens' Assembly
Citizens' Assembly must seize opportunity to 'fix drugs crisis before it gets worse'
Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use chairman Paul Reid tells Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe that the assembly needs to be ‘brave and informed’

Mon, 19 Jun, 2023

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Cormac O'Keeffe: Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use has been given a mammoth task 
As the Citizens’ Assembly gathers for the first time this weekend, Cormac O'Keeffe examines the big questions it proposes to tease out over just six weekends between now and October

Sat, 15 Apr, 2023

Terry Prone: Revisionism isn’t always a bad thing — and it may help us learn from mistakes
Terry Prone: Revisionism isn’t always a bad thing — and it may help us learn from mistakes
History of medicine reveals a recurring truth: improvements come about because of two factors, innovation and revisionism

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

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Documents reveal panic within HSE to buy ventilators at start of Covid pandemic
Two years on, the HSE has finally released documents detailing the fiasco around an Irish festival management company’s failed bid to source ventilators from China, writes Cianan Brennan

Tue, 03 Jan, 2023

Gardaí monitoring as anti-vaccine protesters target home of ex-HSE boss
Gardaí monitoring as anti-vaccine protesters target home of ex-HSE boss
Garda sources say entering the garden of Paul Reid's home to livestream is a serious step

Sun, 06 Nov, 2022

No more headaches for Paul Reid as he departs HSE
No more headaches for Paul Reid as he departs HSE
Mr Reid said recently that he thinks every day about the decisions that were made or not made

Fri, 30 Sep, 2022

CervicalCheck programme
CervicalCheck support group calls for HSE change 'from top down' 
Regarding Dr Nóirín Russell's apology for her controversial remarks, campaigner asks: 'Is she sorry for what she said, or that she got caught?'

Mon, 05 Sep, 2022

HSE chief: 'I don’t feel I have left anything behind me. I don’t believe I left anybody down'
HSE chief: 'I don’t feel I have left anything behind me. I don’t believe I left anybody down'
Paul Reid reflects on his time at the helm of Ireland's health service during an unprecedented crisis — but also addresses current concerns including waiting lists and community care

Fri, 02 Sep, 2022

Advocates worry at 'unprecedented' staff changes at the top of the health service 
Advocates worry at 'unprecedented' staff changes at the top of the health service 
Patient representatives call for new HSE chief executive be appointed quickly after Paul Reid announced he would step down weeks earlier than he had previously announced

Tue, 16 Aug, 2022

Stephen Mulvany to be acting CEO of HSE
Stephen Mulvany to be acting CEO of HSE
Paul Reid is to finish up in his role on October 3, and has named the organisation's CFO as his temporary replacement

Mon, 15 Aug, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Politicians need to deal with unsatisfactory situation in HSE
Letters to the Editor: Politicians need to deal with unsatisfactory situation in HSE
The HSE has been a problem area for many years. Readers of a certain vintage may remember the HSE being referred to as “Ireland’s Angola”. The problems existed long before Paul Reid took up his post.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2022

Alison O'Connor: Reid is one of many who tried — and failed — to sort out the health service
Alison O'Connor: Reid is one of many who tried — and failed — to sort out the health service
Without the right money and power to implement change, it's likely that any new 'saviour' will face the same fate

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Paul Reid’s exit heaps more woe on HSE
Irish Examiner view: Paul Reid’s exit heaps more woe on HSE
Reid was appointed as chief executive of the HSE in May 2019 but within six months unwittingly became one of Ireland’s prime defenders against the deadly threat of Covid-19

Tue, 28 Jun, 2022

Who is Paul Reid? Early school leaver rose to the top of HSE 
Who is Paul Reid? Early school leaver rose to the top of HSE 
Coronavirus pandemic shoved Paul Reid into the spotlight, but he has had a long career managing large, publicly funded organisations since he worked his way through the ranks at Eircom

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

The numbers behind Paul Reid's 'whirlwind' tenure as HSE boss
The numbers behind Paul Reid's 'whirlwind' tenure as HSE boss
The entire fate of the health system’s overhaul would now appear to fall on the shoulders of controversial Department of Health supremo Robert Watt

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Number of HSE staff on over €500k doubles in a year while complaints show slight rise
Number of HSE staff on over €500k doubles in a year while complaints show slight rise
A total of 5,415 formal complaints were recorded and examined in 2021 — a rise of 21 cases from 2020

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022

Coronavirus - Wed Jun 10, 2020
HSE chief: Masks could be made mandatory again as Covid cases surge
Paul Reid told the Irish Examiner the measure could return as hospitalisations have risen threefold in three weeks

Mon, 20 Jun, 2022

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'Very significant patient safety risks' forced decision to close Navan emergency department
HSE chief executive Paul Reid said some matters had been raised with him personally about the situation at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan and he had to 'take those risks very seriously'

Wed, 15 Jun, 2022

National Maternity Hospital
With NMH finally signed off, is it time to talk about religious influence on health services?
Niamh Griffin asks if now is the time for a conversation around whether all hospitals should remove religious icons and chaplains and wonders how many people in Ireland want to see chapels closed in all hospitals

Sat, 21 May, 2022

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The patient experience: Long waiting times to be admitted to hospital 
The majority of the patients surveyed (68%), said they did not feel at risk of contracting Covid-19 during their time in hospital last year

Mon, 09 May, 2022

Specialist team to tackle Limerick trolley crisis as hospital 'at highest level of escalation'
Specialist team to tackle Limerick trolley crisis as hospital 'at highest level of escalation'
Minister intervenes directly in the HSE's running of Ireland's health service for the second time in a week

Thu, 28 Apr, 2022

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23 HSE consultants earned more than €400k in 2020
While nurses get by on an average of €35k to €40k, some clinicians earn salaries of up to €650k, more than the HSE CEO

Mon, 28 Mar, 2022

Kerry Camhs scandal was 'complete failure' of procedure and oversight, says HSE chief
Kerry Camhs scandal was 'complete failure' of procedure and oversight, says HSE chief
'Actually, Camhs performs well,' says Anne O'Connor as the Public Accounts Committee grills HSE on child mental health waiting lists

Thu, 10 Mar, 2022

Watt critical of 'factual inaccuracies' in whistleblower account of budget discussions
Watt critical of 'factual inaccuracies' in whistleblower account of budget discussions
Whistleblower had alleged a number of issues, including the suggestion that a large-scale adjustment would be necessary for the executive’s 2020 accounts

Sun, 20 Feb, 2022

Alison O'Connor: The two lads may have captured the system intended to oversee them
Alison O'Connor: The two lads may have captured the system intended to oversee them
Paul Reid and Robert Watt's double act at the health committee left TDs fuming as, again, the system has grabbed a vital reform agenda — and the best we can hope for now is Sláintecare-lite

Fri, 18 Feb, 2022

Officials defend pace of health reform despite rising waiting lists amid tense questioning
Officials defend pace of health reform despite rising waiting lists amid tense questioning
HSE CEO Paul Reid said he accepts that "patients are waiting too long to be seen" 

Wed, 16 Feb, 2022

Paul Reid accepts HSE 'missed opportunities' to intervene in Kerry scandal
Paul Reid accepts HSE 'missed opportunities' to intervene in Kerry scandal
One parent whose child attended the HSE-run Camhs said: "They gave (his doctor) carte blanche to give out medication like smarties."

Fri, 28 Jan, 2022

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Senior garda appointed to examine review of Kerry Camhs services
The examination will determine if there are sufficient grounds for a criminal investigation into the matter

Thu, 27 Jan, 2022

Findings of South Kerry Camhs review 'deeply regrettable' and 'beyond comprehension'
Findings of South Kerry Camhs review 'deeply regrettable' and 'beyond comprehension'
HSE CEO Paul Reid apologised on Thursday, in the wake of the damning review of mental health services in Co Kerry

Thu, 27 Jan, 2022

'Great hope' as Covid-19 case numbers slowly declining
'Great hope' as Covid-19 case numbers slowly declining
Optimism around Omicron variant from WHO special envoy David Nabarro

Sun, 16 Jan, 2022

Tackling Omicron wave like having 'one arm tied behind our back', says Reid
Tackling Omicron wave like having 'one arm tied behind our back', says Reid
The health service remains under pressure due to the sheer number of cases in the country, despite positive news around boosters and the severity of the Omicron variant.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2022

Permanent vaccination centres to be considered by Government
Permanent vaccination centres to be considered by Government
Sources said that the idea would be discussed in depth when the booster programme ends, and that staffing remains a key issue

Mon, 10 Jan, 2022

Coronavirus - Wed Dec 22, 2021
Businesses rush to put contingencies in place as staff levels plummet
A lot of staff shortages are due to the rules around close contacts. A Government source indicated a review of those rules is still "definitely something that is on the table"

Sat, 08 Jan, 2022

Covid-19 vaccine
Parents urged to get their children vaccinated as all 5-11s become eligible
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan also supported the vaccination drive, saying that although children generally suffer a mild form of Covid, "for a small few, they may become severely ill".

Fri, 07 Jan, 2022

Taoiseach ‘hopeful’ as boosters to be offered to all
Taoiseach ‘hopeful’ as boosters to be offered to all
Micheál Martin has warned the start of 2022 will be very difficult, but "our firepower is improving in terms of fighting this virus".

Fri, 24 Dec, 2021

hand in blue gloves working with test tubes at virus analysis in a medical lab
Omicron now present in 16 counties, including Tipperary, Limerick, and Waterford
Healthcare workers are 'anxious, apprehensive, and understandably fearful' of what may lie ahead

Wed, 22 Dec, 2021

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Cianan Brennan: PAC stands solid in the eye of the storm
After a shaky start, the Public Accounts Committee has flexed its muscles a number of times this year, writes Cianan Brennan

Wed, 22 Dec, 2021

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HSE won't say how much Chinese ventilator companies have repaid
PAC told that health service is still engaged in 'legal/dispute resolution processes' with two suppliers

Wed, 22 Dec, 2021

Coronavirus
Cabinet to agree extra measures as Omicron takes hold 
Christmas restrictions are to be considered as the Covid variant now accounts 27% of all new cases

Fri, 17 Dec, 2021

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