‘Minister Coveney must make funding for four additional ambulances for Dublin Fire Brigade emergency medical services available immediately. The emergency ambulance service in Dublin is a Fire Based Emergency Medical Services (EMS) model which is a unique public safety model reflective of best practice internationally in urban areas and is provided in accordance with Section…

Cllr Mary Freehill, former Lord Mayor, and Councillor for Rathmines, said that Dublin City Council’s failure to have the Vacant Site Register completed by January 2017 is absolutely unacceptable. She and the Labour Councillors are calling on fellow Councillors to support them at Januarys Council meeting in calling on the CEO to make necessary resources…

Labour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the move to identify several private hospitals that can support public hospitals and GPs in certain areas, but says questions need to be answered about a clear lack of proper planning for the current crisis. This recommendation was one of six proposals put forward by Deputy…

Speaking on Nollaig na mBan, Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Rebecca Moynihan has urged the Government to do more to tackle the gender pay gap which was most recently reported to be as high as 20%. Cllr Moynihan said: “On Nollaig na mBan, as we celebrate the enormous contribution by women to every sphere of…

Labour spokesperson on workers rights, Senator Ged Nash has said it is time Independent Ministers were judged on their actions and not their entertainment value. Senator Nash said: “It is time John Halligan started to behave like a Minister and deliver on the things he tells the media he believes in. “In an interview today…

Commenting on the revelations from FOI requests by journalist Ken Foxe, Labour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD has said Minister Harris must answer questions on how much he knew, and why the Department of Health deliberately down played HSE warnings on the risks of overcrowding in January. Deputy Kelly said: “Department of Health records…

Reacting to the remarks of Minister Shane Ross on the health crisis, Labour spokesperson on Dublin, Senator Kevin Humphreys has said it is time the Minister got to grips with his own Department. “While there were 18 people waiting on trolleys this morning in his local hospital in St Vincent’s it’s incredible that the best…

Labour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has outlined six proposals aimed at tackling the current crisis in Ireland’s A and E departments. It comes ahead of a meeting between Minister Harris and the head of the HSE, later today. Deputy Kelly has proposed: 1. Opening beds in Model 2 hospitals. Making better use of…