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# primary-care - Last month November 2022

Hundreds of thousands of people march in support for Madrid's public healthcare

# Primary Care

Hundreds of thousands of people march in support for Madrid's public healthcare

Nov 13th 2022, 4:16 PM 18,165 Views 6 Comments

The protest comes ahead of a planned strike by nearly 5,000 regional family doctors and paediatricians

# primary-care - All time

'Everyone in Ireland deserves to have a good death'

# Common Ground

'Everyone in Ireland deserves to have a good death'

Jul 7th 2017, 6:05 AM 26,161 Views 4 Comments

The Irish Hospice Foundation has said investing in bereavement services and end-of-life care will benefit society as a whole.

Technical issue stopping people applying for medical cards

# BACKLOG

Technical issue stopping people applying for medical cards

Aug 8th 2016, 2:45 PM 11,754 Views 11 Comments

A backlog is expected once the issue is resolved.

Staff taken off-duty after "concerns" at Tipperary disability unit

# Primary Care

Staff taken off-duty after "concerns" at Tipperary disability unit

Dec 18th 2014, 7:48 PM 11,859 Views 18 Comments

Minister Kathleen Lynch says she expected such concerns to be raised following the Áras Attracta case.

Three quarters of Irish people want to die at home

# Death

Three quarters of Irish people want to die at home

Oct 17th 2014, 3:23 PM 7,322 Views 22 Comments

Most people would like their condition managed by pain medication though almost three-quarters have not written any kind of care directive or given an indication of what they want to family members.

Róisín Shortall: I'm surprised the 'very inexperienced' James Reilly wasn't sacked

# Health

Róisín Shortall: I'm surprised the 'very inexperienced' James Reilly wasn't sacked

Aug 20th 2014, 2:58 PM 11,902 Views 23 Comments

The former junior health minister also says she could have worked with new minister Leo Varadkar.

It's a start: Doctors agree to 'talks about talks' with Minister

# Tensions

It's a start: Doctors agree to 'talks about talks' with Minister

May 1st 2014, 9:36 PM 6,553 Views 11 Comments

The Irish Medical Organisation and Alex White will sit down about the plan to give free GP care to children under six.

'We can't go anywhere without a conversation': Alex White wants agreement with the IMO

# Doctors

'We can't go anywhere without a conversation': Alex White wants agreement with the IMO

Apr 27th 2014, 7:52 PM 9,473 Views 21 Comments

White said the €37 million earmarked for the under sixes scheme was agreed in the Budget.

Competition Authority warns GPs against withdrawal from Primary Care Teams

# Doctors

Competition Authority warns GPs against withdrawal from Primary Care Teams

Jul 12th 2013, 2:45 PM 5,515 Views 94 Comments

The authority has told the Irish Medical Organisation that any refusal to join Government-run health teams would break European law.

# Primary Care

Shortall speaks out as 72,000 wait on primary care waiting lists

Feb 26th 2013, 12:38 PM 6,532 Views 27 Comments

The former junior minister responsible for primary care says the recruitment budget is being gobbled up by overspending.

Column: Last year's multi-million euro underspend in mental health is unacceptable

# Opinion

Column: Last year's multi-million euro underspend in mental health is unacceptable

Feb 19th 2013, 7:00 AM 51 Views 29 Comments

In a year when many families and communities lost a child or young person to suicide, it makes no sense that €29 million pledged to be spent on mental health was not used, writes Tanya Ward.

National plan to save €721 million published by HSE

# Cuts

National plan to save €721 million published by HSE

Jan 10th 2013, 1:40 PM 5,838 Views 33 Comments

The plan includes an additional cut to primary care costs of €60 million, staff reductions of 4,000 and a promise to reduce waiting times.

# Balbriggan

Reilly spokesman rejects SF claims of NAMA talks on Balbriggan site

Dec 21st 2012, 4:25 PM 5,468 Views 28 Comments

Sinn Féin said documents suggested James Reilly discussed the specific site earmarked for a Primary Care centre in Balbriggan during a meeting with NAMA.

Buried news: what happened yesterday (other than Budget 2013)?

# Bad News Day

Buried news: what happened yesterday (other than Budget 2013)?

Dec 6th 2012, 8:18 AM 8,414 Views 5 Comments

You may have missed these nuggets in the flurry of austerity announcements.

# Primary Care

Swords and Balbriggan added to primary care list night before announcement

Dec 5th 2012, 2:11 PM 3,602 Views 24 Comments

Documents obtained by Fianna Fáil show the government preparing to announce a list of 33 venues, not 35.

# James Reilly

FF leader calls for James Reilly's resignation because of a 'pack of lies'

Nov 24th 2012, 4:55 PM 9,504 Views 85 Comments

Micheál Martin has said he believes the Health Minister’s position is now untenable in the wake of further revelations about primary care centre locations.

HSE cuts to nursing staff 'will set services back 15 years'

# Health

HSE cuts to nursing staff 'will set services back 15 years'

Oct 30th 2012, 12:46 PM 6,004 Views 11 Comments

The Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland called the move ‘primary care in reverse’.

# Reilly

Reilly discussed Balbriggan as location for primary care centre with NAMA

Oct 25th 2012, 11:44 AM 5,219 Views 29 Comments

The Health Minister insisted that “no specific address was mentioned” in discussions with NAMA in April of this year regarding the controversial issue of locations for primary care centres.

# Primary Care

Reilly won't be forced to give more details on primary care criteria

Oct 12th 2012, 7:16 PM 3,540 Views 30 Comments

The Ceann Comhairle says James Reilly has fulfilled his Dáil obligations to answer questions from Sinn Féin.

‘No ministerial involvement’ in selecting primary care sites – Gilmore

# Leaders' Questions

‘No ministerial involvement’ in selecting primary care sites – Gilmore

Oct 4th 2012, 2:08 PM 3,773 Views 56 Comments

The Tánaiste says locating individual sites in towns put forward for primary centres was done by the HSE.

# Reilly

Reilly insists he had ‘no hand, act or part’ in choice of Balbriggan site

Oct 3rd 2012, 5:10 PM 9,117 Views 81 Comments

The Health Minister faced more questions about the selection of two sites in his constituency for proposed primary care centres in the Dáil this afternoon

Troika forced Ireland into repaying €1bn AIB bond - Quinn

# Leaders' Questions

Troika forced Ireland into repaying €1bn AIB bond - Quinn

Oct 3rd 2012, 12:28 PM 9,357 Views 102 Comments

Ruairí Quinn says the Troika are the only people who will affordably lend to Ireland – so what they say goes.

# Reilly

Reilly: I'm not a bully, nothing inappropriate over primary care sites

Oct 3rd 2012, 12:02 PM 6,231 Views 81 Comments

The Health Minister gave a strong defence of his conduct in relation to the selection of sites for primary care centres, two of which are in his constituency.

# Primary Care

Reilly to give Dáil explanation over primary care centres today

Oct 3rd 2012, 11:10 AM 2,893 Views 71 Comments

The Ceann Comhairle has permitted a ‘private notice question’ to be tabled by Sinn Féin for discussion later this afternoon.

Cabinet has not discussed possible child benefit cut - Kenny

# Leaders' Questions

Cabinet has not discussed possible child benefit cut - Kenny

Oct 2nd 2012, 4:29 PM 4,352 Views 44 Comments

Enda Kenny says a report outlining a possible ‘two tier’ child benefit system have not yet been brought to cabinet.

# Primary Care

FF tries little-known Dáil procedure to seek primary care explanation

Oct 2nd 2012, 11:34 AM 6,857 Views 93 Comments

Fianna Fáil has tabled a “special notice question”, seeking an urgent explanation from James Reilly on his selection criteria.

Shortall says reforms were "blocked" by Reilly

# Roisin Shortall

Shortall says reforms were "blocked" by Reilly

Sep 29th 2012, 12:55 PM 9,266 Views 66 Comments

The former minister of state said her resignation was coming for some time.

# Primary Care

VIDEO: James Reilly explains his decision on primary care centres

Sep 28th 2012, 8:10 AM 4,084 Views 49 Comments

The Minister for Health seeks to turn the tables – suggesting Róisín Shortall had used strange criteria to rank potential venues.

Reilly welcomes Alex White appointment, thanks Shortall for 'hard work'

# Changes

Reilly welcomes Alex White appointment, thanks Shortall for 'hard work'

Sep 27th 2012, 6:41 PM 5,776 Views 31 Comments

The Health Minister has commented on the news that Alex White will replace the departed Róisín Shortall who Reilly thanked for her ‘hard work’.

Alex White to replace Shortall as junior health minister

# Appointments

Alex White to replace Shortall as junior health minister

Sep 27th 2012, 4:03 PM 5,805 Views 30 Comments

The Dublin South TD will be nominated to fill the vacant junior ministerial position at the Department of Health next week.

Burton 'saddened' to see Shortall go - but affirms confidence in Reilly

# Leaders' Questions

Burton 'saddened' to see Shortall go - but affirms confidence in Reilly

Sep 27th 2012, 1:00 PM 4,308 Views 35 Comments

The Minister for Social Protection says every member of government “has confidence in every other minister”.

# Shortall

In full: James Reilly's letter to Róisín Shortall about Primary Care centres

Sep 27th 2012, 11:14 AM 13,152 Views 42 Comments

The letter was released last night and details Reilly’s explanation for expanding the lost of 20 sites for proposed primary care centres to 35, an issue which has in part led to Shortall’s resignation.

James Reilly on Shortall's departure: 'Pressure's only for tyres'

# Resigned

James Reilly on Shortall's departure: 'Pressure's only for tyres'

Sep 27th 2012, 8:13 AM 11,254 Views 85 Comments

The Minister for Health showed little disappointment at Róisín Shortall’s resignation – who the Labour chairman said had the full support of party leadership.