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Martin Wall

Martin Wall

Industry Correspondent

Martin Wall is the Industry Correspondent of The Irish Times. He has written and broadcast extensively over many years on industrial relations affairs and particularly on public service reform. He has also extensively covered developments in the health service over the last 25 years.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin at a press briefing at Government Buildings yesterday on the negotiations on Croke Park. On the right is Paul Reid, Government chief negotiator. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Revised proposals more than ‘tweaks’ to rejected deal

Savings a crucial issue for Government

Brendan Howlin, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, turns away from his press briefing on the LRC negotiations on Croke Park at Government Buildings ,yesterday.Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
Significant changes set out in revised Croke Park II accord

Full text of proposals due out later this week

New proposals for teachers and nurses as marathon pay talks continue

Howlin describes last night’s talks between public service management and trade unions as ‘constructive’

Just a dozen nurses to start by June on HSE’s lower paid graduate programme

Dr James Reilly: says significant progress has been made in reducing waiting times and numbers on trolleys. Photograph: Eric Luke
Reilly’s special delivery unit costs €2 million a year to run

Unit set up to tackle waiting lists and the number of patients on trolleys

A draft report drawn up by Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly and given to the HSE in March found that the health authority had “failed in its responsibility to ensure a uniform approach to the administration of the long-term illness scheme”. Photograph: Alan Betson
Children with ADHD face losing benefits under HSE review

Issuing of long-term illness cards may be suspended

Doctors at the Mater Hospital in Dublin yesterday. Under the reworked deal, their nursing colleagues will keep their premium payments for Sunday work. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Failure to deliver €300m savings would represent climbdown by Government

Details in short supply as Coalition insists it is ‘rigidly sticking’ to €1bn target for savings on 2015 pay and pensions bill (...)

ASTI general secretary Pat King: said teachers have already taken significant pay cuts. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
ASTI accepts invitation to attend LRC pay talks

TUI and INTO have already agreed to re-enter negotiations on Croke Park II

Minister of State Brian Hayes has given the Government’s first public indication that it may not generate €300 million in savings on the public service pay and pensions bill this year under talks on a revision to the Croke Park II deal.
Pay talks to resume as Government may not achieve target

Hayes says Government will stick rigidly to target of €1 billion in savings by 2015

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Financial Services

Jeremy Masding, CEO Permanent TSB: wrote to all staff yesterday outlining his determination to achieve the reduction in costs being targeted by the bank. Photograph: Dave Meehan Directors agree 10% cut in fees at Permanent TSB targets
Mortgage lending fell by 66 per cent in the first quarter compared with the last quarter of 2012. Mortgage lending slumps in Q1
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross’ 9.9 per cent stake in Bank of Ireland is one of his best investments Ross commends his BOI shareholding
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