As alternative Government could follow Scottish example with £500 bonus Frontline workers who have been running our hospital and community services should at a very minimum be provided with additional paid leave after they have managed to keep our services running through two waves of the Covid 19 pandemic. 21 weeks ago the Taoiseach promised me that he would …
Government must release all data behind lockdown decision – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD has called on the Taoiseach to publish the data used to make the decisions on the lifting of the Level 5 lockdown from next week. “This information is not only vital so people understand how these decisions were made but, more importantly, to see how this virus can be controlled in communities and homes so we don’t …
Ignoring funding local mental health during will have long term consequences – Naughten
Families and individuals without vital mental health supports are left in desperate situation Local TD, Denis Naughten has said that the disclosure of the fact that not one additional cent of pandemic funding has been provided for mental health services in Roscommon, Galway & Mayo will have long term consequences for individuals and families over the weeks and months …
Covid evidence in the clouds, as Government consider Level 3.51 for December – Naughten
Current 5 level lockdown model must be replaced Denis Naughten TD has called on the Taoiseach to access the large amounts of data on Covid-19 infections that the HSE is storing in the cloud in advance of making decisions on how the lockdown is to be lifted. “Government is looking at some type of easing of restrictions that would …
We should scrap current Covid level restriction model – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD has called for the scrapping of the current 5 level ‘living with Covid-19’ model and it’s replacement with an Irish specific model that opens up as much of society as possible while ensuring the next wave of infection does not lead to a further lockdown. “Too many of the restrictions introduced here are based on advice from …
Disappearing or not, the fact is HSE did not order enough flu vaccine – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD has claimed it is clear from reports coming from GPs across the country that there remains a significant shortfall between the number of high-risk groups seeking the flu vaccine and the availability of the vaccine to GPs and pharmacies. “Last July I expressed serious concern that the HSE was only ordering an additional 200,000 flu vaccines which …
Unacceptable that flu vaccine for 1 in 6 of population just disappears – Naughten
The Minister for Health must come before Dáil Eireann to explain how 600,000 flu vaccine doses, enough to cover 1 in 6 of the adult population, seem to have evaporated and why this issue was not flagged at a meeting with party leaders last Friday evening, says Denis Naughten TD. “The disclosure of this information means that there is 40% …
Key Mother & Baby Home Report will be publish, but not yet says Minister
The Minister for Children has committed to publication of the 6th interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, but not until the final report is published sometime over the coming weeks. This was disclosed in a parliamentary reply that I received earlier this evening which I have included below. It is disappointing that …
We need to change the way we manage Covid 19
The problem with lockdowns is that we don’t know what bits work and don’t work. Each and every one of these measures are having a direct impact on the mental health of every person in this country. We could potentially have further lockdowns for Valentine’s Day and our 4th lockdown over the June Bank Holiday Weekend. The only way to …
€430,000 for local Clár projects to improve community facilities and school safety – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD, Chairperson of the Join Oireachtas Committee Community & Rural Affairs, has confirmed the allocation of over €430,000 to projects across Roscommon and East Galway to address safety at schools and the upgrading of local community and sports facilities. The focus of this year’s grants has been on community well-being as well as school safety, with 11 local …