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1. Oireachtas Slims Down as TDs and Senators Loose a Total of 26st 11lbs as Part of Operation Transformation!
   Issued : Friday 5 March, 2010
   All that exercise, discipline and healthy eating has really paid off for the fifteen Oireachtas members who participated in RTE’s Operation Transformation.
2. South Tipp needs priority in new IDA plan
   Issued : Wednesday 3 March, 2010
   South Tipperary should target unemployment blackspots for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Senator Phil Prendergast has said.
3. MINISTER MOLONEY IS RIGHT IN CALLING FOR EASING OF EMBARGO
   Issued : Friday 26 February, 2010
   The admission by Minister with responsibility for Mental Health John Moloney that the Government’s own reform programme, Vision for Change’ cannot be implemented unless the recruitment embargo is eased is a welcome development.
4. More GP Training Places Must be Made Available Immediately if Primary Care is to be Properly Rolled Out Across Tipperary-Phil Prendergast
   Issued : Wednesday 10 February, 2010
   There needs to be an immediate expansion of GP training places to a minimum of 150 if the target of having 542 Primary Care teams operating by the end of 2011 is to be reached, according to a report on Primary Care published by the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children today.
5. Harney must bring HSE faction under control
   Issued : Wednesday 20 January, 2010
   South Tipperary Senator Phil Prendergast believes officials at the HSE are acting outside their powers by announcing the closure of St Michael’s Acute Mental Health Unit in Clonmel despite ongoing political discussions about health services in Co Tipperary.
6. HARNEY U-TURN ON CERVICAL CANCER VACCINE VERY WELCOME
   Issued : Friday 15 January, 2010
   Today’s announcement by Health Minister Mary Harney that she will after all roll out a cervical cancer vaccine programme starting this year, is a most welcome u-turn.
7. HSE SERVICE PLAN CUTBACKS ALARMING - PRENDERGAST
   Issued : Thursday 14 January, 2010
   Details of the leaked HSE Draft Service Plan for 2010 are very alarming.
8. FOLLOW SENATOR'S ‘OPERATION TRANSFORMATION’ PROGRESS ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK
   Issued : Tuesday 12 January, 2010
   Senator Phil Prendergast will be sharing on social networking sites, her experience of following a strict weight-loss and fitness programme for the next two months.
9. Government must clarify legal uncertainty
   Issued : Saturday 9 January, 2010
   “The Government must issue clear guidance on the legal implications for householders and business owners clearing footpaths of snow and ice in front of their property.
10. Figures support retention of South Tipp health services
    Issued : Wednesday 30 December, 2009
    Latest figures showing a 15% increase in births at South Tipperary General Hospital (STGH) strengthens the case for retaining all existing health services in South Tipperary, the Labour Party’s Seanad health spokeswoman Phil Prendergast has said.