New information provided to Fianna Fáil Mental Health spokesperson James Browne shows that Children and Adolescent Mental Health Intellectual Disability Teams have fewer than 1 in 10 of the number of staff required to provide the service. The figures contained in a Parliamentary Reply reveal that only 9% of the necessary staff are currently employed. […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Disability Margaret Murphy O’Mahony says the government must act urgently to address the continuing delays in providing Assessments of Need under the Disability Act. Figures reported today reveal that more than 3,850 children with a suspected disability have still not had an assessment of need carried out. “This latest figures are […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Mid-West, John Curran has said the Government’s poor attitude towards delivering much needed funding to the Local and Regional Task forces in communities nationwide, is letting down those most in need of support for problem drug and alcohol use. The Deputy received a response from the Minister this month which indicates that after being left without […]
Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson, Stephen Donnelly TD joined Dublin Central General Election Candidate, Mary Fitzpatrick last week to meet with the Master of the Rotunda Hospital, it’s Chief Operations Officer and the Chief of Midwifery and Nursing. Commenting following the visit, Mary said, “The Rotunda on Parnell Square is not just one of Ireland’s leading providers of […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health Stephen Donnelly TD has said that if four relatively easy to implement policy changes were made in Irish hospitals, the impact of winter trolley crisis could be lessened. Deputy Donnelly said, “Obviously, the long-term solution is to increase bed capacity in our public hospitals, but in the meantime we need […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Older People, Mary Butler has said that older people are being disproportionately affected by the ever growing waiting lists for hospital appointments and treatments. Deputy Butler was commenting after the latest National Treatment Purchase Fund figures show that over 718,000 people are waiting for either outpatient or inpatient appointments in our […]
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