The contract for developing the now scrapped IT programme to manage trains across the rail network was awarded to a company that had never previously delivered such a system and did not own the intellectual property involved, Minister for Transport Darrag... See more
Irish Rail has said it will seek to recover damages from a Spanish IT company over what it says was the failure to deliver key software for a new system to manage trains across its network. Irish Rail chief executive Mary Considine also confirmed to the O... See more
The Government wants the HSE to implement recommendations dating back eight years to limit hospital car parking charges to €10 per day. Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the HSE would carry out a national review, due to be completed in th... See more
Spanish IT company Indra is seeking payments of potentially more than €30 million from Irish Rail as part of final accounts for an information technology system to manage trains across the network, which has been scrapped. Irish Rail is arguing there is n... See more
Within Government there are concerns the overall HSE deficit could hit €1 billion by the end of the year. Photograph: Getty Images The health service spent more than €250 million on higher-cost temporary staff provided through agencies than the amount set... See more
