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Dáil hears of 2,200% increase in price of hydrocortisone
Dr James Reilly By Gary Culliton gary.culliton@imt.ie There has been a 2,200 per cent rise in price of medicine, yet the Government is still “dragging its feet” on drug costs, Fine Gael Health...
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Shortall appointed new Primary Care Minister
Deputy Roisin Shortall By Gary Culliton. The Government has appointed Deputy Roisin Shortall as Minister of State for Primary Care, in advance of pledged preparations to make free GP care available to...
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SDU creates ‘hospital dysfunctions’— Martin
Gary Culliton reports on the claims and counter-claims between Minister James Reilly and Deputy Micheál Martin from a health service private members motion in the Dáil last week. Deputy Micheál Martin...
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Minister for Health besieged
Dr James Reilly By June Shannon. At the time of going to press, the embattled Minister for Health Dr James Reilly was facing two motions of no confidence from the two main opposition parties Fianna...
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‘Serious questions’ over O’Brien top-up — Kelleher
By Catherine Reilly. Serious questions remain about how a senior HSE official could have been paid a salary top-up for a job he had already left, Fianna Fáil’s health spokesperson Billy Kelleher TD...
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Dara Gantly examines the surprise elevation of Wicklow and East Carlow TD Simon Harris to the post of Minister for Health in the 32nd Dáil. This story continues at New minister must cut coat according...
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