Michelle Forde's pleas for provision to enable her daughter go back to school have been bounced around between the HSE and the departments of Children, Health, and Education

Minister's comments follow decision by HSE chief Bernard Gloster to ask staff to volunteer for extra work this bank holiday weekend to avoid a 'dreadful position' in busy hospitals

Minister responds to union position after 'Irish Examiner' revealed that CUH spent some €608,000 in three months on consultancy services

Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte has vented frustration with the HSE over "bureaucracy" that means that millions of euro in funding cannot be spent each year.

The proposal has been heavily criticised by Drinks Ireland, which claimed the move was a “solo run” by the Government.

IDA president Eamon Croke slams 'decades of inaction and neglect'

Chemists in Cork are experiencing shortages of Ozempic, a drug approved by the HSE only to treat Type II diabetes, but which has been touted on TikTok as a weight loss wonder drug

Delegates pointed out that the danger of tiredness is being compounded by the long drives nurses face after their shifts because they cannot afford to live close to the hospitals

Staff spending close to 80% of their wages on rent.

The Department of Health said there are 20,000 more staff working in our health service since the beginning of the pandemic

Stephen Donnelly says bill is 'significant' and will make a huge difference to families and to children born via surrogacy

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly told Dáil health committee he had seen the 'distress overcrowding causes for patients, their families and our frontline staff'

To address barriers abortion access, the review also states the Department of Health should consider amending legislation to expand the range of health professionals who can provide abortion services

Health Minister says he did not get important correspondence from department secretary general Robert Watt due to breach

The 340-page report, it is understood, suggests women seeking an abortion be given the right to decide whether they want to wait or not.

'There is a clinical view that we have a national centre of excellence in the national children’s hospital', he said 

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said no further action need to be taken against his secretary-general

Budget announcements in September included provision for the expansion of free access to doctors for six-and seven-year-olds, and for 430,000 more adults to get GP visit cards based on income.

The IHCA said Ireland has one of the lowest numbers of acute hospital beds in the EU, 40 per cent below the EU27 average of 4.83 per 1,000 population

More than 8,500 women availed of termination of pregnancy services in Ireland last year, the vast majority of whom had their needs met in primary care, Mr Donnelly said.

Ukrainians whose medical cards are due for annual review soon are set to get a three-month extension.

Irish families hoping to have a baby through surrogacy abroad are still using services in Ukraine, despite the war, a clinic in Kyiv has said.

Health Minister was reacting to comments by former Nphet member Prof Martin Cormican, who was critical of lockdown measures during the pandemic

Fetal Vaproate Syndrome can include spina bifida, congenital heart defects, genital abnormalities, skeletal abnormalities, and developmental delay.

People whose treatment for cancer is delayed by even one month have in many cases a 6% to 13% higher risk of dying

CMO Breda Smyth said: 'If you haven’t yet returned to doing the things that you love, I am encouraging you to do so now'

Some slides will still be sent abroad to ensure Ireland is not reliant on a single facility, says health minister

World Health Organization categorises 13 of the scarce medicines as 'critical'

A message to Stephen Donnelly, Leo Varadkar, and Micheál Martin. Spare us your sorrow. Your expressions of regret. Spare us your faux concern for the weak and those who have been so badly screwed over by the State on your watch.

Richard Boyd Barrett said that stand up to the far right would be "hell of a lot easier" if the Government "started to deal with the land speculators and the land hoarders who sit on vacant properties".

Politicians and campaigners agree that the laws now pass the 'Vicky test'

Families affected by the prescribing of an epilepsy drug to pregnant women despite known risks have called on Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to fulfill his promise to bring terms of reference to Cabinet for approval.

Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness said Department of Health officials had 'run for cover' over the issue

The Government has decided to ignore all the international evidence that strongly points to the benefits of introducing a comprehensive digital view of patient records

The number of people hospitalised with the viruses is in decline, CMO Prof Breda Smyth said

Study finds 34% of respondents presented at EDs on average twice in the last 12 months for non-life-threatening minor injuries and illnesses

It has also emerged that some 1,610 patients aged over 75 were last week forced to wait longer than 24 hours for a bed or to go home after registering at an emergency department

Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman has received Cabinet approval for proposals that would change the legal status of childminders

Former master of the National Maternity Hospital Dr Rhona Mahony is to chair a special group to examine a significant jump in the cost of health-related claims.

Irish Medical Organisation said failure by Camhs to recruit sufficient number of consultants 'a direct contributor to this failure in care provision'

Details of a €50m fund for communities that have "stepped up to the plate" in supporting Ukrainian refugees are to be announced today.

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has launched a public consultation on a draft national policy for paying patient representatives.

Over 200 products are currently out of stock as demand for certain products is two to three times higher than normal at this time of year

However, thousands of other non-HSE staff still waiting