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Joe Cluxton @Castletonian
If CEO’s getting a €118,000 increase is value for money then Govt is looking for “bargain basement” staff in the public service. They sing their praises, remember clapping and cheering them when Covid arrived. Now we fail to recognise their value.
Mick Caul Verified account @caulmick 2d
Taoiseach has just said that the 10.5% pay hike offered to public service unions ‘very fair’

To put that in context..

Uisce Éireann CEO Niall Gleeson has defended a €118,000 increase in his overall salary to €391,953 - saying he and the utility are providing value for money to the public.

#HowIrelandWorks
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Joe Cluxton @Castletonian
This will be every hospital in Ireland as we head into the “winter/flu season. Meanwhile the Taoiseach, The Minister for Health, the Dept of Health, and the HSE are engaged in a he said she said spat wirh medical staff in CUH.
Either fix the health system or resign.
Care Champions Ireland Verified account @CareChampions2 5d
Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh has warned that Mayo University Hospital is heading into winter in a "dangerously vulnerable position" due to severe staffing shortages and mounting pressure on healthcare staff. Speaking during a Dáil debate, the Sinn Féin TD highlighted that only 42% of patients attending the hospital's emergency department are currently being seen within the target six-hour window. She also criticized national recruitment restrictions after young nurses had employment offers withdrawn, calling the process "absolute chaos." Additionally, Conway-Walsh raised concerns over severe ambulance delays in the region, pointing out that one patient with chest pains recently waited six hours for emergency assistance due to hospital capacity bottlenecks.

#Mayo #MUH #Winter #Brokensystem #Hospital

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Joe Cluxton @Castletonian
Meanwhile patients have been told to stay away from CUH. The Minister the Taoiseach and the HSE need to get their act together. corkbeo.ie/news/local-new…
www.corkbeo.ie HSE issues stay away warning for CUH as staffing row rages on Taoiseach has been branded 'weak and defensive' over issues at the hospital
Irish Examiner @irishexaminer 4d
Health minister backs Cork University Hospital amid staffing row irishexaminer.com/news/politics/…
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Joe Cluxton @Castletonian
For who the toll swells.
Ever increasing motorway toll
charges to line the pockets of their cronies.
#HowIrelandWorks
Mick Caul Verified account @caulmick 5d
#HowIrelandWorks

#NTA pays firm more than €110,000 per month since 2023 for communications advice ✍️Cantillion

In response to a recent question from Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly, Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien said that following a tender process in 2022, the NTA awarded the communications contract to Dublin-based Q4PR. The communications firm is led by its founders Angie Kinane, Gerry O’Sullivan, Martin Mackin and Jackie Gallagher.

Some €1.2 million was paid to Q4 in both 2023 and 2024, rising to just over €1.5 million in 2025 and €1.5 million so far in 2026. It adds up to a total of more than €5.4 million over the four years.

#NTA pays firm more than €110,000 per month since 2023 for communications advice

▫️It’s worth noting, too, that the NTA has its own in-house media team, led by head of communications Jennifer Gilna, while MetroLink has its own director of communications, Eoin Murphy.

#BusConnects #Metrolink #NTA @IrishTimes

irishtimes.com/business/2026/…
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