News – The Labour PartyLabour Health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has said the Minister for Health and Minister for Public Expenditure have now “lost the run of themselves” in their desperate and reckless bid to contain the HSE deficit. Deputy Sherlock said: “There are serious questions to be asked about the competence of those making…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Eoghan Kenny TD has accused Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill of engaging in a public blame game over staffing shortages at Cork University Hospital (CUH), warning that patients are being left to suffer the consequences. Deputy Kenny, who earlier this month revealed through a Parliamentary Question that CUH had…

News – The Labour Party Minister fails to guarantee jobs for graduate nurses despite mounting staffing pressures. Cuts to community care risk pushing more people into already overcrowded hospitals.   Labour health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has demanded that the Minister for Health guarantee jobs for graduate nurses, protect community care and produce a credible…

News – The Labour PartyRaising ongoing patient safety concerns in Naas General Hospital with the Minister for Health today, Labour TD for Kildare South Mark Wall urged the Minister to act now for patients and staff. Deputy Wall said: “There are very serious and ongoing concerns about patient safety in Naas General Hospital. During the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Laura Harmon today received a commitment from RTÉ at the Oireachtas Disability committee that a working group for disability inclusion would be considered, she said: “It is welcome that RTÉ Director of Video, Steve Carson told me today that RTÉ would look to establish a working group to address…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has challenged the Taoiseach’s claim that this Government is “doing everything we possibly can” on housing. At Leaders’ Questions, Deputy Bacik welcomed plans to phase out turnkey acquisitions but demanded guarantees that councils and the Land Development Agency will be effectively resourced and provided with the…

News – The Labour PartyKildare South and Labour Party TD Mark Wall has today called on the HSE to provide clarity medical card holds claiming refunds for being charged for blood tests. Deputy Wall’s call comes following a response from a Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Health which showed that only six people from…

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD responding to the Minister’s appearance on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland called on Housing Minister James Browne to back the Government’s change in turnkey housing policy with investment in a State Construction Company and the resources councils need to build homes. Deputy Sheehan said: “For too long,…