More money than expected was also spent on school transport

Health Minister says progress has been made on waiting lists the national elective ambulatory strategy, and regional health areas

One Senator said: "We are literally weeks from the end of the Dáil term. If it is not published by then, it will be a disgrace."

Today's total is the highest number of patients without a bed at the beginning of June since the INMO began counting trolleys in 2006

Health minister promises hospital-by-hospital review to resolve waiting times that have been experienced by elderly people

Stephen Donnelly quizzed over status of inquiry into anti-convulsant drug given to pregnant women

Linn Dara is the busiest inpatient unit in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in the country

National Community Care Network says it has not received any update from Department of Health

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has issued new advice to 'prioritise' women under 25 and current second-level students for the vaccine

Experts appear to be on the same page, but it may not be enough to convince the dissenters on the National Maternity Hospital move, writes Alison O’Connor.

The Minister for Health has been called in to address a number of concerns raised in relation to the proposed maternity facility on the site of St Vincent’s Hospital

Dr Glynn's exit on May 31 is the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the health service.

Professor Deirdre Madden and Dr Sarah McLoughlin said that it is "not clear why retaining freehold ownership of the premises has resulted in an agreement that enables St Vincent's Hospital group to nominate one-third of members of the National Maternity Hospital board".

Catherine Martin says she is awaiting feedback before giving her view

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

Earlier, Taoiseach insisted that fears around the National Maternity Hospital proposals have been 'comprehensively addressed' 

Health minister to answer questions amid controversy about ownership and governance of the delayed hospital

Staff at Dublin's Beaumont Hospital are the first to get the promised one-off tax-free Covid-19 payment

'They have eight emergency medicine consultants, they should probably have about twice that'

The Post Traumatic Catholic Syndrome is understandably strong, given how Irish women have been treated over the years, but we must not be blinded by it

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said all concerns and questions regarding the planned National Maternity Hospital (NMH) must be listened to and answered

The lease for the new €800m National Maternity Hospital at St Vincent’s will now be 299 years, not 149 as previously agreed, under plans to be approved by Cabinet today.

Minister intervenes directly in the HSE's running of Ireland's health service for the second time in a week

Taoiseach wants full review of Progressing Disabilities Services Programme after Anne Rabbitte claims senior HSE officials blocked her from holding meetings

Anne Rabbitte was being continuously prevented from holding one-to-one meetings with those managing services for children with disabilities

Sinn Féin health spokesman says he can't see why the Minister for Health can't attend both Oireachtas committees, health and finance, to discuss Tony Holohan's now abandoned secondment

A letter sent to the committee from Mr Donnelly's private secretary said: 'Neither the minister nor his officials are in a position to attend the meeting'

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said the drop represented 'a significant milestone' and 'very welcome.'

Senior academics have expressed their anger at the proposed move for the outgoing chief medical officer.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said a 'further phase' of payments, which will include private nursing home staff, hospice staff, and other workers not employed by the HSE would be announced 'in due course'

Many of the details of Dr Tony Holohan's proposed role as professor of public health leadership and strategy at Trinity College Dublin remain murky.

A letter from the Department of Health to Trinity shows the university was offered a ringfenced funding agreement for the establishment of the professor of public health role.

To date in 2022, more than 51,000 people have waited for more than 12 hours in an emergency department.

A 'comprehensive report' is to be presented to senior government officials today on the now-abandoned secondment of Chief Medical Office Tony Holohan to Trinity College Dublin

Ventilation expert Prof John Wenger will also be a key member of the advisory group, which will have approximately half the number of members as Nphet ha

For many, this latest episode again demonstrates the disconnect between those in the corridors of power and everyday citizens who are struggling to make ends meet.

Pointing out that Dr Holohan doesn't have a Phd, one Trinity College academic described it as "the most extreme example of 'jobs for the boys' I and others have seen".

The review was commissioned in the wake of a campaign for University Hospital Waterford to be granted a 24/7 caridology service

Outgoing chief medical officer will remain a civil servant and his salary will be paid by the Department of Health when he takes up his new role 

The group is to succeed Nphet but will have a different, wider remit, sources have confirmed to the 'Irish Examiner'

Health minister takes to social media to highlight three 'important' pieces of advice from Tony Holohan 

Between May last year and February the number of posts filled on a temporary basis increased from 295 to 354.

Officials suggest Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill could impact friends and partners of women seeking abortions

The Health Committee has been overburdened with work in recent months and has faced ongoing problems with resources, along with the mental health subcommittee