Naughten seeks clarity on future of Portiuncula maternity services
Tuesday 18th February 2014 Denis Naughten has called on the Minister for Health to clarify the position regarding the future of maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. This comes in the wake of claims that a review into maternity services in the West/Northwest Hospitals Group will recommend the closure of three maternity units across the region with only units at Galway …
Roscommon Hospital death figures wrong
Denis Naughten TD has today reiterated his claim that the figures to be presented in the hospital mortality report (‘Health Care Quality Indicators in the Irish Health System: Examining the Potential of Hospital Discharge Data’) are incorrect, and must be clarified without delay by Minister James Reilly. “In July 2011 the Minister presented incorrect figures to the Dáil which claimed …
Naughten welcomes job boost for Monksland
Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed the announcement by Alexion Pharma Ireland that it is to create 40 new jobs in an existing building adjoining Alkermes Pharmaceuticals in Monksland, Athlone. This announcement comes on top on the imminent commencement of construction of a new pharmaceutical plant by Jazz Pharma on a 17 acre site in Monksland, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, which …
Drivers left for weeks breaking law due to licence delays
Minister relying on Garda discretion to avoid prosecution Drivers who are waiting weeks for new driving licences to issue are being forced into a position where they are breaking the law by not being in possession of a valid licence, Denis Naughten TD has highlighted. Responding to concerns raised by Denis Naughten, Minister Varadkar stated that he is relying on …
Patient holds critical bed for 30hrs while awaiting ambulance transfer – Naughten
“A patient left waiting for 30hrs on an ambulance transfer resulted in the blocking of a high demand high dependency neurological bed from being occupied by a patient requiring urgent care” Denis Naughten has told the Dáil this evening. “This is not a situation that is unique to Beaumont Hospital, and highlights a system failure rather than an individual hospital …
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Confidential information leads to call for independent investigation into HSE braces scandal
Calls for an independent investigation into issues surrounding the sale of second-hand braces by a HSE dentist were made in the Dail today (Wednesday) by Denis Naughten TD. The call came after Denis Naughten revealed that he has received confidential information which alleges that a number of issues surrounding the matter remain unresolved. “There is an urgent need for an investigation to be carried …
Proposal seeks to stop charges for undrinkable water – Naughten
If you can’t drink it, you shouldn’t pay for it Denis Naughten TD is proposing that water charges should not be imposed on homes where the public water supply is not safe to drink. Speaking in the Dáil today Deputy Naughten said “I believe that it is totally unacceptable that families who are forced to buy bottled water because the …
Let sick kids home for their last Christmas
National fund for sick children would release beds in hospitals The establishment of a national co-ordinated fund for sick children with a life-limiting condition would allow terminally ill children to leave hospital for Christmas which, in some cases, will be their last chance to have a Christmas surrounded by family in their own home, Denis Naughten TD has told the …