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.

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

Minister of State Brian Hayes said the Government’s target of achieving €300 million in savings on the public service pay and pensions bill this year was still an ambition. Photograph : Matt Kavanagh/The Irish Times
Croke Park savings target ‘may not be achieved’ this year

Government aim to cut €300 million from public service pay and pensions bill is still an ambition, Brian Hayes says

INTO general secretary Sheila Nunan: said the union would be stressing the impact of cumulative pay cuts and tax increases imposed on teachers and their families. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times
Teachers back strike action if pay is cut

INTO, TUI to attend new talks after rejection of Croke Park II deal last month

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