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IMO addresses Oireacthas hearings on Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill
Dr. Matthew Sadlier, President of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), today said that while the official policy of the IMO was against abortion, the organisation had an obligation to engage in the debate about the legal framework which is being established under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013. [...]
Topaz in €3m investment at Dublin airport
Topaz, Ireland’s largest convenience and fuel retailer, has announced details of a €3m investment in its service station at Dublin airport. The Company says the investment will transform the station into one of the most modern and best equipped in the country. Work on the new 100 sq metre [...]
IMO Statement on Public Services Pay Agreement talks
The Director of Industrial Relations in the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), Steve Tweed, has provided the following update on discussions between the IMO and the Government on a revised Public Service Agreement. The IMO continues to engage in intensive discussions with the HSE and the Department of Health and [...]
NTMA announces TBill Auction
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) announces an auction of Treasury Bills (‘Bills’) on Thursday 16 May 2013. The NTMA will offer €500 million of Treasury Bills with a three-month maturity similar to the last Treasury Bills auction in April. Details of the auction on 16 May are as follows: [...]
57% unhappy with revenue assessment for local property tax – MyHome.ie survey
A new survey (Friday 10th May 2013) has found that 57% of property owners are unhappy with the assessment they have received from Revenue for the new local property tax. In addition forty two per cent of respondents said they intend to go with a figure lower than the valuation band [...]
Statement: IMO responds to long term illness GP cards issue
The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has strongly criticised the Government for the mishandling of its efforts to extend GP cards to patients with long-term illnesses. Dr. Ray Walley, Chairman of the GP Committee of the IMO, said that the Government had wasted two years trying to achieve an impossible objective [...]
Statement: NAMA completes sale of Irish Loan Portfolio
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) and Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, announced today (Thursday 2nd May 2013) a new joint venture relating to the sale of NAMA’s portfolio of loans known as Project Aspen. Under the terms of the agreement, NAMA will sell the [...]
Statement: ptsb announces mortgage rate move
permanent tsb bank is to overhaul the bank’s pricing model for mortgages from Wednesday of this week. Ger Mitchell, the Director of Lending at the bank has announced that from Wednesday the bank will charge new customers different variable rates depending on the size of the mortgage relative to the [...]
Statement: Pharmacists call for change to bankruptcy restrictions
Pharmacists in Ireland have called for a change to the Pharmacy Act 2007, which prevents individuals who are bankrupt from being registered as pharmacists. The call was made at the IPU National Pharmacy Conference hosted by the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) in Maynooth, Co. Kildare this weekend. Under Section 14 (1) [...]
Statement: Irish Pharmacy Union calls on Govt to engage on delivery of new services
Patients could avail of a range of new services through their local pharmacy if the Minister for Health takes action on healthcare reforms, the President of the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) said today (Sunday 28 April 2013). Speaking at the IPU’s annual conference, “Building the Future”, in Maynooth, Co Kildare, IPU [...]
