While normally I would take an opinion poll on the self-reporting incidence of an illness with a pinch of salt, my sheer frustration in trying to source data from the HSE on the incidence of long COVID, waiting lists, referrals etc led me to commission such a poll myself. There is lack of acknowledgement and even scepticism of the …
Naughten tells Dáil children’s services are “in crisis” across the country
Local TD Denis Naughten has told the Dáil that children’s services throughout the country “are in crisis” and called on the Taoiseach to use the new unit established in his department to focus on improving children’s well-being to prioritise access to such services. “When the Taoiseach resumed his current role in December, he announced that a unit would be set …
Naughten tells Dáil children’s services are “in crisis” across the country
Local TD Denis Naughten has told the Dáil that children’s services throughout the country “are in crisis” and called on the Taoiseach to use the new unit established in his department to focus on improving children’s well-being to prioritise access to such services. “When the Taoiseach resumed his current role in December, he announced that a unit would be …
Up to 134 patients could have died due to unacceptable wait for hospital bed last month – Naughten
New figures show that up to 134 patients may have died as a result of being forced to wait more than six to eight hours for a hospital bed last month, which local TD Denis Naughten said “highlights the urgent need to take a new approach to the challenges within our health service”. The figure of 134 patient deaths is …
Update on Mater Hospital long COVID clinic
Last November, I raised the issue of access to long COVID clinics with An Taoiseach and specifically the imminent closure of the clinic at the Mater Hospital. (see video below) I have now received the following response from Minister Donnelly: From: Ministers Office <noreplymo-health@corr.cloud.gov.ie> Sent: 23 February 2023 17:55 To: Denis Naughten <Denis.Naughten@oireachtas.ie> Subject: HEA-MO-12080-2022 HEA-MO-12080-2022 23rd February …
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, …
Disappointment as Minister has no plans to visit Lough Funshinagh – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has expressed disappointment that Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan TD has no plans to visit the community at Lough Funshinagh to see the environmental devastation for himself. The invitation to visit had been extended by his colleague Patrick O’Donovan TD, Minister for the Office of Public Works, in the context of the ongoing work to secure planning …
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 …
Revealed: the hospitals under most pressure due to trolleys
Smaller hospitals under greater pressure due to lack of beds – Naughten The true extent of the chaos being faced by staff in hospitals throughout the country has been revealed in an analysis of the hospital trolley numbers reflected as a percentage of overall numbers of beds available to each hospital by Denis Naughten TD. The figures show there …