Consultants' €200m pay and pensions dispute with HSE back in court

A new dispute has arisen between hospital consultant doctors and the HSE over a delay in paying an estimated €200m in pay and pension entitlements following the settlement of their High Court case last year over alleged breach of contract.

A new dispute has arisen between Irish hospital consultant doctors and the HSE over a delay in paying an estimated €200m in pay and pension entitlements following the settlement of their High Court case last year over alleged breach of contract.

The HSE says, however, some 90% of consultants' claims have been dealt with already while the delay affects some 8.7% of them.