Colm Desmond

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Department of Public Expenditure and Reform secretary general Robert Watt: declined to appear before committee. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Department head accused of ‘disrespect’ over refusal to discuss hospital costs

An Oireachtas committee has accused the head of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform of treating it with disrespect over his refusal to giv(...)

Robert Watt, secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure, has declined to attend an Oireachtas committee meeting to answer questions on the hospital overspend. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Cost hike of €450m for children’s hospital ‘very disturbing’

An additional €450 million will have to be found to cover a “very significant and disturbing” escalation in the cost of the new national children’s ho(...)

Simon Harris said Storm Emma which led to widespread snowfall across the country earlier this year, cost the health service about €40 million
Campaign to dissuade patients using private insurance in hospitals causes €100m HSE loss

A campaign by health insurers to dissuade their subscribers from using their insurance when admitted to hospitals though emergency departments has led(...)