The news that our hospitals have endured their worst March ever for overcrowding is evidence of the outgoing government’s failure on health says Fianna Fáil Health spokesperson, Billy Kelleher. More than 9,000 people had to spend time on trolleys during March 2016, a 5% deterioration on the same month in 2015 and a 44% increase on 2015. Deputy Kelleher said: “A hundred beds promised by the Minister are still not in use. He says he just can’t get the staff but he should not have made the promise if he couldn’t deliver. “The failure of the Minister for Health to provide what is necessary to ease Emergency Department overcrowding is yet another example of the spin before substance which has been the fundamental characteristic of the government’s health policy for the past five years. “On top of this he approved a HSE Service Plan for 2016 that has a €100 million funding … [Read More...] about Latest Trolley Figures Highlight Govt Failure on Health
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Niamh Smyth has described as outrageous, the rise in the number of patients being treated on trolleys at … [Read More...] about Flawed Fine Gael health policy sees Cavan trolley numbers rocket – Smyth
Ceann Comháirle, following these votes I would like to outline Fianna Fáil’s approach to the both formation of a government and the … [Read More...] about Dáil Speech by Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin TD
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