Clare Dempsey

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HSE chief Paul Reid said the Government should put in place “incentives” to facilitate the consolidation of some voluntary agencies in the sector. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
HSE chief flags ‘serious concern’ about financial position of voluntary agencies

The head of the HSE has flagged “serious concern” about the deteriorating financial position of a number of organisations providing disability service(...)

The charity employs 2,500 people and is one of the biggest providers of intellectual disability and mental health services in the country. File photograph: Getty
St John of God to handover services to HSE due to funding crisis

The Health Service Executive is to assume responsibility for disability and mental health services run by the St John of God charity, due to an “intol(...)

On several occasions over the last year, St John of God charity has not had funds to pay staff salaries. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
St John of God funding crisis forces takeover talks with HSE

The St John of God charity is in discussions about the Health Service Executive taking over the running of the majority of its community healthcare se(...)

Saint John of God Community Services had run a financial deficit of €5.5 million in 2018. Photograph: iStock
Grave funding problems well flagged within Saint John of God service

Serious funding problems facing Saint John of God (SJOG) Community Services, a charity providing healthcare services to 8,000 children and adults, wer(...)

Paschal Donohoe: I expect and the Government expects fairness and the clear application of Fempi. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
Paschal Donohoe: No public servants exempt from pay cuts legislation

Nobody working in a public service organisation is exempt from pay cuts imposed under financial emergency legislation, Minister for Public Expenditu(...)

The HSE has written to all voluntary hospitals and agencies it funds to find out about payments
HSE says St John of God not compliant with official pay policy

The HSE has said it does not consider the St John of God organisation to be compliant with public pay policy in the light of recent disclosures about (...)

John Pepper, group CEO of St John of God. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Charity boss received undisclosed payment of €600,000

The St John of God charity has made an undisclosed payment of more than €600,000 to its most senior lay executive to discharge pension and employment (...)

Clare Dempsey, chief executive St John of God Community Services, John Pepper, group chief executive St John of God Group and Brother Donatus Forkan, Provincial, St John of God Order, speaking during interview at StJohn of God, Stillorgan, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
St John of God says €1.5m for executives came from rental income

Undisclosed payments totalling over €1.5 million made by charity St John of God to 14 of its executives came from rental income, the order has said. (...)