Naughten seeks opening of beds in Portiuncula and Roscommon Hospitals

In Health, News by Denis Naughten

Local TD, Denis Naughten has contacted the Minister for Health seeking his urgent intervention to fully open 29 beds to help alleviate the current crisis in the Emergency Department of Portiuncula Hospital. Denis Naughten has requested that Minister Harris ensure that the staffing is provided to open two 5 day wards so that they operate on a 7 day basis …

Public urged to use Roscommon Hospital injury unit for quicker treatment – Naughten

In East Galway, East-Roscommon, Health, Mid-Roscommon, News, North-Roscommon, South Roscommon, West-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Fees reduced to help take pressure off overcrowded A&E in Portiuncula & Castlebar    Denis Naughten has urged the public to consider using the local injury unit at Roscommon- where they can be treated within an hour – rather than waiting in overcrowded A&E departments, like Portiuncula & Castlebar.   “Patients should also ask GPs if they can have tests …

Public urged to use hospital injury units for quicker treatment – Naughten

In Health, News by Denis Naughten

 Fees reduced to help take pressure off overcrowded A&E departments    Denis Naughten has urged the public to consider using local injury units – where they can be treated within an hour – rather than waiting in overcrowded A&E departments.   “Patients should also ask GPs if they can have tests or x-rays in the smaller hospitals rather than spending …

€185,000 for improvements to local community facilities

In East Galway, East-Roscommon, Infrastructure, Local Issues, Mid-Roscommon, News, North-Roscommon, South Roscommon, West-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Local TD, Denis Naughten has welcomed the allocation of €187,275 by Minister Michael Ring to 50 community facilities throughout County Roscommon & East Galway.   The funding has been provided to help community groups with the purchase of equipment and the upgrade to community facilities to increase their use by local groups   The funding allocated to County Roscommon includes …

6 Dáil questions over eleven months before excessive carcass trimming factory named – Naughten

In Agriculture, News by Denis Naughten

Denis Naughten TD has said it is totally unacceptable that it took 11 months for the Department of Agriculture to name Kavanagh Meats of Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, for breach of the regulations of excessive beef carcass trimming. “Since last January I have been questioning the Minister for Agriculture in Dáil Eireann to release the names of meat plants in breach …

Minister Zappone approves funding to assist with childcare insurance costs

In Families, Infrastructure, Local Issues, News by Denis Naughten

In recognition of a difficult year for childcare providers Minister Zappone has informed me that she has now approved a once off Programme Support payment which will be made available in the coming days averaging €1,500 per provider.   This funding is in response to the sharp rise in insurance costs.   I’ve recently received a number of representations regarding …

€50,000 to address Moylough & Woodlawn flooding– Naughten

In Agriculture, East Galway, Local Issues by Denis Naughten

4 homes and a farm yard to be protected by OPW investment   Local TD, Denis Naughten has confirmed that Galway County Council has been allocated nearly €50,000 for flood works at Carrowmore, Woodlawn and Moylough to address flooding risks to 4 homes and a farmyard. “The works at Carrowmore, Woodland will cost €36,000 to protect two homes from future …

Portiuncula tender documents to be issued in early New Year – Naughten

In East Galway, Health, News, South Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Tender documents for enabling works at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, are to be issued to the short-listed contractors in early January, local TD Denis Naughten has confirmed. “The enabling works are required in advance of construction of the new 50 bed ward block, a commitment which I secured from Government in Project Ireland 2040, and which was delivered upon by Minister …

€137,000 to address flooding on Drum Road– Naughten

In Infrastructure, News, South Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Local TD, Denis Naughten has confirmed the allocation of €108,000 from Minister Boxer Moran towards the cost of addressing an ongoing flooding problem on the Drum Road, at Crancam. The total cost of works, which will be completed by Roscommon County Council is €137,000. These works will address the risk of flooding to homes as well as a serious traffic …

Naughten secures 25% cut to hospital injury units charges

In Health, Mid-Roscommon, News, Video by Denis Naughten

Denis Naughten has just received confirmation that the charge for people attending hospital injury units across the country is to be cut from €100 to €75 in the coming days on foot of a proposal the Roscommon Galway TD put forward last month. Denis Naughten proposed in the Dáil that in order to better utilise injury units in hospitals which …