THE Health Service Executive has spent more than €100 million on predominantly private security services for its facilities over the last six years.

STRIKE action by security staff which forced the cancellation yesterday of 18 operations at Waterford Regional Hospital was called off last night after a meeting between SIPTU and the Health Service Executive (HSE).

A strike by security workers which disrupted operations at a Waterford hospital was called off tonight.

Almost 20 planned operations were cancelled at one of the country’s main hospitals today after a strike by security workers disrupted health services.

Services at one of the main hospitals in the south of the country were disrupted today after security workers went on strike.