Health Minister Dr James Reilly is to spend another €569,000 on management consultants.

THE HSE has “no idea” how many private firms are providing a private home care service to the elderly because they are not registered or supervised, it has been claimed.

MINISTER for Children Barry Andrews insisted work on implementing recommendations contained in a new report on child services would be stepped up in the coming months.

THE HSE has been accused of burying a confidential report which outlines a series of failings in the delivery of support services for children and their families.

THE Government-appointed Special Rapporteur on Child Protection has confirmed he did not know about a confidential report outlining serious failures in child and family services.

State-run home care for the elderly suffers from large-scale inefficiencies and a complete absence of regulation, it was claimed today.

THE union representing postal workers who will operate the new postcode system from the end of 2011 has claimed it will not improve mail delivery to the customer and is a waste of money.

Communications Minister Eamon Ryan came under fire today for pressing ahead with the introduction of a €15m postcode plan when public spending was being cut.

Personal details relating to thousands of criminals have been lost in the latest in a line of Government data blunders, it emerged tonight.

THE Health Service Executive has warned an extra 20,000 beds in public hospitals will be needed by 2020 at a cost of €4 billion unless changes are introduced in the provision of healthcare in Ireland.

The Irish Management Institute has announced that Barry Kenny has informed the Council of the IMI that he will not be seeking a new term of office.

THE GOVERNMENT has been warned by its own consultants that it is failing to manage effectively across a whole range of sectors.