The HSE spent €363,000 on debt collectors in the first ten months of last year, as they pursued patients for unpaid hospital bills.
By far the highest amount was in Cork University Hospital, which spent €86,000 on debt collectors in the first 10 months of last year.
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There's a call on the Government to intervene to prevent the collapse of the post office network.
The Regional Group of TDs is making the call, as the country's 900 post offices await state subvention of between €10,000-€12,000
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The public is being assured that Monkeypox is 'a very containable infection.'
The first case of the virus on the island has been detected in the North.
UCC Professor of The top Liam Fanning says the HSE has an expert group already in place ready to act.
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There's been some criticism of the response to the incident at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde ((pron: you-val-dee)) after officials confirmed the gunman was in the classroom for up to an hour before he was targeted.
It's understood there will be an investigation.
21 people including 19 children were killed on Tuesday.
