Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Brendan Smith says a serious GP crisis is coming down the tracks unless urgent action is taken to recruit more doctors in rural areas. Some towns across the constituency have reached full capacity with GP practices unable to take on new patients as they don’t have the resources to cope […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Niamh Smyth says cancer patients are struggling to pay for expensive treatments and medication without any help from the State. Deputy Smyth has called for more flexibility in the discretionary medical card scheme to cover the cost for patients who may be paying hundreds of euro a week to access essential […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim Eamon Scanlon has warned the government not to delay the roll out of GP visit cards to carers. Legislation to provide carers with GP visit cards passed all stages in the Dáil and Seanad earlier this week. Deputy Scanlon commented, “I am pleased that this legislation has now been passed […]
Fianna Fáil’s Communications Spokesperson, Timmy Dooley TD has said that the failure of Minister Naughten to begin the process of enacting the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2018 risks delaying the roll out the National Broadband Plan even further. Deputy Dooley commented, “The Government led us all to believe that for it to sign a contract to […]
Local Fianna Fáil TD, Michael Moynihan has said that he is not confident that there is enough fodder in the country to meet the demands of the national dairy herd. Deputy Moynihan was commenting after receiving an update from the Department of Agriculture which confirms that the national herd has increased by 33% since 2010. […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Niamh Smyth has criticised the Transport Minister for refusing to allocate additional funding for essential road maintenance and upgrade works. The current road surfaces are unsafe for pedestrians and are damaging cars, but the Minister is continuing to ignore the need for flexibility in funding allocations. Deputy Smyth commented, “For […]
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