The Government is failing older people by refusing to put in place a credible plan to ensure state run nursing homes adhere to HIQA accommodation standards, according to Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher. Deputy Kelleher pointed out that Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has refused to prioritise the upgrading of state run nursing […]

Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson and Cork North-Central TD Billy Kelleher has said it is extremely frustrating to see an essential cystic fibrosis respiratory ward lying idle at Cork University Hospital.  €2.3m was spent on the 20-bed unit which has been completed since the start of the year. Deputy Kelleher raised the matter in the Dáil […]

Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson Billy Kelleher TD has called on Tánaiste Joan Burton to explain comments where she appeared to walk away from her mandatory health insurance plan. She made the comments in a low key speech at a Labour Party event last Thursday, following a media briefing from Leo Varadkar to The Irish Times […]

Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson Billy Kelleher TD has asked the Health Minister to finally confirm that he has formally abandoned the central health policy commitment on which his party fought the last election. Deputy Kelleher commented, “When Leo Varadkar was promoted to the Department of Health, he was entering a scene of chaos and confusion, […]