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Martin Wall

Ireland

Public Policy Correspondent at Irish Times

Public Policy correspondent of The Irish Times. Formerly correspondent based in Washington and correspondent covering industrial relations in Ireland

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  • 2 days ago | irishtimes.com | Martin Wall

    The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) is seeking assurances from all hospitals that rules governing the operation of waiting-list initiatives that it funds are being followed. The move follows concerns raised about special out-patient clinics run on Saturdays in the children’s hospital group, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI).

  • 2 days ago | irishtimes.com | Martin Wall

    US diplomats met officials from the State’s social media watchdog, Coimisiún na Meán, to “better understand” what the regulator does. The meeting comes against a backdrop of increasing tensions between the administration of US president Donald Trump and the European Union over Washington’s pushback against regulation and what is considers to be censorship of free speech in Europe.

  • 4 days ago | irishtimes.com | Martin Wall

    The State fund responsible for reducing waiting times at public hospitals has suspended all funding for private services at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) hospitals under “insourcing arrangements” over concerns at the group. The move follows the controversy around a hospital consultant who allegedly breached HSE guidelines by referring patients he was seeing in his public practice to weekend clinics he was operating separately.

  • 4 days ago | irishtimes.com | Martin Wall

    A total of 152 staff at the State-owned airport operator Daa earned above €150,000 each last year, figures show. Official figures also reveal the chief executive at the group, which runs Dublin and Cork airports and other subsidiaries, is not the organisation’s highest-paid staff member in 2024. Last year one unnamed person had total remuneration of between €475,000 and €500,000. The company’s chief executive Kenny Jacobs received a total package of €374,830.

  • 4 days ago | irishtimes.com | Martin Wall

    A legal challenge brought by Elon Musk’s social network platform against the online safety code introduced by the country’s media regulator is scheduled to commence on Tuesday. Twitter International Unlimited Company, which operates X, alleges in High Court proceedings that Coimisiún na Meán engaged in “regulatory overreach” in its approach to restrictions on certain video content.

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22 Apr 25

Teachers at Asti conference in Killarney hold up signs as Minister for Education prepares to address delegates https://t.co/VqrWlgwjSI

Martin Wall
Martin Wall @MartinWallIT
1 Apr 25

Among proposals in a new plan to be unveiled by Min for Health will be reducing prices paid by the HSE for goods and services and changes to staff work practices “with an increase in evening and weekend activity to deliver more health services over seven days”.

Martin Wall
Martin Wall @MartinWallIT
1 Apr 25

The health service will have to make savings of €633 m this year to stay within its authorised annual budget, the Cabinet will be told. Over €380m in new savings/productivity measures are planned for this year while about €250 m from last year will continue. See @IrishTimes