Local TD Denis Naughten has called on the Minister for Health to ensure a surgery ward at Roscommon University Hospital which remains empty, is included in Government plans for 1,500 new hospital beds across the country. “The HSE has issued a tender for 1,500 new hospital beds at 15 sites across the country and it is imperative that the …
St. Teresa’s receives 3 new classrooms, as new school to be fast-tracked – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has received confirmation from the Minister for Education that St. Teresa’s special school in Ballinasloe is about to receive three new temporary classrooms while the new school building project is to be fast-tracked. “Over the Easter break, plans are underway to provide three new modular general classrooms to cater for the current needs of St. Teresa’s …
Portiuncula must be included in new hospital bed expansion – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has called on the Minister for Health to ensure a second 50 bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, is included in Government plans for 1,500 new hospital beds across the country. “The HSE has issued a tender for 1,500 new hospital beds at 15 sites across the country and it is imperative that Portiuncula, which …
Taoiseach must deliver for Ballinasloe on visit today – Naughten
Local TD, Denis Naughten is calling on An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD to announce the new Emergency Department for Portiuncula Hospital and jobs on the IDA business campus in the Town when he visits both sites today. When An Taoiseach visits Portiuncula Hospital we will be visiting the busiest and most overcrowded Emergency Department in Ireland in 2023 and …
Naughten not to contest next General Election
https://youtu.be/1YWo_TYHLe0 Denis Naughten has announced that he will not contest the next General Election, which is due in 2025. I have decided, for both personal and professional reasons, after giving 26 years of my life to national politics that now is the time to step back and explore new opportunities. I want to thank the people of counties Longford, …
National study shows Portiuncula ED under most pressure due to trolleys- Naughten
“Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe has the most pressurised Emergency Department in the Country due to the lack of available beds” claims local TD, Denis Naughten. The true extent of the chaos being faced by staff at Portiuncula Hospital has been revealed in a nationwide analysis of the hospital trolley numbers reflected as a percentage of overall numbers of beds available to …
Scanner broken at Portiuncula Hospital for over two years as patients continued to be added to waiting list – Naughten
Bone density scans have been suspended in Portiuncula Hospital for over two years and will not recommence until the broken scanner is replaced next month, Denis Naughten TD has revealed. Almost 1,000 people are now on the waiting list for a bone density scan at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe with just 90 people referred to other hospitals for scans …
Rehab project at Roscommon Hospital on hold since 2020 – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has been informed that plans for a regional rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital have been put on hold since the pandemic in 2020 and won’t be considered again until later in 2023. “This admission by the HSE that it has long-fingered the rehabilitation unit is not the first time this project was delayed,” stated Denis …
€3m allocated for walking and cycling infrastructure in County Galway – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed the allocation of €3m for walking and cycling infrastructure in County Galway by the National Transport Authority. This includes funding for a number of schemes in rural towns and villages and in the town of Ballinasloe. As part of the allocation the Safe Routes to School programme will continue to provide for safer cycling …
Naughten calls on Taoiseach to intervene over capacity at Portiuncula Hospital
Local TD Denis Naughten has requested that the Taoiseach intervene as a matter of urgency to ensure plans for a new emergency department as well as additional bed capacity at Portiuncula Hospital proceed without further delay. Speaking in the Dáil today (Wednesday), Denis Naughten told the Taoiseach: “In June 2020 I wrote to the then Minister for Health, the …