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# health budget

Last week
19th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
HSE to face 'exceptionally challenging' year as government funding falls short of closing deficit
The Oireachtas Committee on Health has heard from HSE CEO Bernard Gloster this morning.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 11:25 AM
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2023
HSE 'doesn't waste' public money despite €1.5bn deficit, as TD praises 'ballsy' chief executive
John Lahart praised HSE boss Bernard Gloster for standing by comments he made in the media about the health budget.
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Oct 24th 2023, 1:05 PM
Donohoe won't get into 'war of words' over health budget, says financial controls are needed
The minister says financial controls need to be put in place to deal with health overspends.
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Oct 18th 2023, 6:24 PM
Taoiseach critical of HSE as 270 extra junior doctors hired with no sign-off
Government has come under pressure over its budget allocation for the health service.
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Oct 18th 2023, 12:02 AM
HSE chief executive says next year's funding for health service 'not adequate'
That deficit this year is expected to be around €1.5 billion, Gloster said.
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Oct 15th 2023, 6:45 PM
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2022
O'Neill warns that a functioning Executive is needed to invest in the North's ailing health system
Michelle O’Neill said without ministers in post, a three-year budget to fund health cannot be agreed.
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Jun 16th 2022, 8:51 PM
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Doctors say health budget will do little to improve 'overcrowded death zone' hospitals
Paschal Donohoe said health spending is already at record levels but is being increased because the area “needs improvement”.
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Oct 10th 2017, 2:40 PM
FactCheck: Has the government actually cut the mental health budget by €20 million?
FactCheck looks into a major claim that took hold online over the weekend.
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Oct 25th 2016, 8:00 PM
Leo's Christmas wish: He wanted €500m... He's being given almost €200m extra
The supplementary health budget has been announced. And it’s a whopper.
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Dec 4th 2014, 7:43 PM
Varadkar hits out at doctors saying he wishes the IMO 'knew their facts'
He also revealed that the latest HSE service plan will be published in around three or four weeks time.
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Oct 15th 2014, 9:22 AM
'It's just not true': Leo insists the government didn't cook the books
The Health Minister has been responding to claims from Micheál Martin that the government “cooked the books” in health.
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Sep 16th 2014, 10:13 AM
Tax cuts shouldn't come at expense of health services, Varadkar warns
Michael Noonan said last week that any tax breaks would have to be paid for elsewhere in the system.
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Sep 9th 2014, 11:05 PM
Up to 3,000 doctors set to leave Ireland
The National Association of General Practitioners is hoping that Leo Varadkar will step in to reverse cuts which affect them.
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Aug 1st 2014, 3:26 PM
HSE reports €163m deficit for first five months of the year
Latest patient and financial figures show scale of the task facing the new Health Minister…
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Jul 18th 2014, 5:32 PM
Criticisms of Irish healthcare overspend and unemployment levels in EU report
The European Commission has recommended that the government ensure that excessive debt is corrected in a sustainable manner by 2015 and beyond.
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Jun 2nd 2014, 6:25 PM
€532 million hole proves that health budget is "not fit for purpose" says Fianna Fáil
Billy Kelleher says the HSE’s budget is based on “flaky assumptions”.
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Apr 19th 2014, 7:49 PM
IMO: 'Government need to explain cabinet memo stating more funds needed to ensure patient safety'
The IMO said the government has systematically reduced resources to General Practice in recent years by over €150 million.
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Jan 12th 2014, 2:20 PM
'That's not what I do': Kathleen Lynch says she never threatened to resign
“Fantasy” is how the Minister of State described claims she threatened to resign over mental health funding.
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Dec 18th 2013, 10:34 AM
Health Budget measures could have “dangerous and unintended” consequences, GPs warn
The doctors’ group is warning that measures like the downgrading of medical cards for 35,000 pensioners could cause problems down the line.
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Oct 16th 2013, 10:53 PM
Reilly on health cuts: 'This does entail more heavy lifting for people'
How €113 million will be saved in ‘medical card probity’ was a key issue at today’s health budget briefing.
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Oct 15th 2013, 5:54 PM
'Cum spiro, spero': Reilly hopes there won't be an overrun in the health budget
The Health Minister probably meant ‘dum spiro, spero’…
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Oct 4th 2013, 8:08 AM
Mahon, Reilly, Savita: Game-changing political moments of 2012
Unlike 2011 this was not a year of any seismic shifts in Irish politics but there were plenty of stand-out moments which will have repercussions going into next year and most of them involved one man…
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Dec 24th 2012, 8:15 AM