Roscommon without ambulance cover every 3 days – Naughten

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

  27th August 2014 Every three days the Roscommon Town ambulance base, which provides emergency cover for the majority of County Roscommon, has been left without any ambulance available to respond to an emergency, local TD Denis Naughten has claimed. Deputy Naughten has come into the possession of confidential documents which list 216 incidents/near misses at the Roscommon Town ambulance …

Roscommon Hospital treating half number of patients as when A&E open

In Health, Mid-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

The number of patients treated at Roscommon Hospital has collapsed since the closure of the A&E Department in 2011, local TD Denis Naughten has stated. “A basic analysis of the figures by the HSE itself shows that 10,246 less patients were treated in Roscommon County Hospital in 2013 compared to 2010, the last full year the A&E Department was in …

Hospital death “alarm” going off for 2 ½ years – Naughten

In Health, Mid-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

HSE admits that it failed to act on death rate report for over 30 months Denis Naughten TD has described as “outrageous” the admission by the HSE that while actions were taken immediately to close Roscommon A&E department, it sat on the rest of the hospital death rate report for a further 30 months. Last month, the Chief Medical Officer …

Naughten to question Agriculture Minister on local office closure

In Agriculture, Mid-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Local TD Denis Naughten will again question Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney on the planned closure of the public desk at the Department of Agriculture offices in Roscommon Town. “This decision will have a detrimental effect on farmers throughout the region who are not computer literate and will now have to try to deal with sometimes very complex issues over the …

Justice Minister considering Fr. Molloy report – Naughten

In Mid-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Press release Monday 30th September 2013   Justice Minister considering Fr. Molloy report – Naughten   Local TD Denis Naughten has been informed by Justice Minister Alan Shatter that he is currently reviewing the Garda report into the death of Fr. Niall Molloy.   Denis Naughten raised the issue in the Dáil last week where he called on the Justice …

The need for the Minister for Health to urgently provide additional staffing resources for the acute psychiatric unit at Roscommon County Hospital

In Health, Mid-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

The need for the Minister for Health to urgently provide additional staffing resources for the acute psychiatric unit at Roscommon County Hospital in light of a number of incidents involving both staff & patients that give rise to serious concern. Denis Naughten TD There is a serious crisis within the Acute Psychiatric Unit at Roscommon Hospital which requires urgent & …

Naughten welcomes referral of Fr. Molloy file to DPP

In Mid-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Press release Thursday 6th June 2013 Naughten welcomes referral of Fr. Molloy file to DPP Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed the referral of the Fr. Molloy Garda review file to the Director of Public Prosecution stating that it is one further step to get justice for the late priest and his family. Denis Naughten, who has raised the issue …