The plan to relocate less complex medical procedures to smaller hospitals under plans announced this week needs to be closely monitored as a result of experiences in Roscommon which have left a lot of unanswered questions, local TD Denis Naughten has stated. “While the theory behind the new hospital grouping makes sense, to date the experience has been that while …
Efforts to import hay must be redoubled – Naughten
Present demand far outstripping supply Local TD Denis Naughten has called on the Minister for Agriculture, in conjunction with the Co-ops, to redouble efforts to bring urgently needed hay into the country not only to deal with the immediate shortage but also to make provision for continuing poor weather over the summer months. “While fodder is being drip fed into …
Health Committee seek submissions in advance of public hearings on abortion
2nd May 2013 Local TD & Member of the Oireachtas Health Committee Denis Naughten has stated that the committee are seeking written submissions in advance of dealing with Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013. The Committee has agreed to hold three days of public hearings on the 17th, 20th and 21st May and in advance of the public …
People who cut turf will not pay carbon tax – Naughten
Wednesday 1st May 2013 Local TD Denis Naughten has confirmed that the Revenue Commissioners have categorically stated to him that hoppers of peat or spreads of turf are not liable to the new carbon tax which came into effect on 1st May. “Over the last week I have been inundated with questions on this very issue and the Revenue …
Hay must be imported to deal with current & future fodder crisis – Naughten
Tuesday 23rd April 2013 Naughten to raise issue in Dáil on Thursday Local TD Denis Naughten has called on the Minister for Agriculture to work with co-ops across the country to source and import hay and to engage with NAMA regarding the storage of a “safety net supply” in case of continuing poor weather. “It is imperative …
Naughten welcomes historic move to address undocumented Irish in US
Denis Naughten TD has welcomed the publication of a bipartisan plan by US Senators to provide a 13-year pathway to citizenship for the undocumented Irish in the United States. Any person who was resident in the United States before 31st December 2011 and who has remained there since that date will be eligible to apply for a six year …
Documentary highlights need national sick children fund that would SAVE money
Monday 25th March 2013 Government spend per child could be slashed while providing better service Denis Naughten TD, Member of the Dáil Health Committee, has reiterated his call for the establishment of a national fund for children with a life limiting condition, following the airing of a documentary on RTÉ1 “No Time to Die” which looks at paediatric palliative …
2015 reference year will destroy farming – Naughten
Plans to use 2015 as the new single farm payment reference year have been described as “a disaster for active farmers locally” by local TD Denis Naughten. “If such a proposal is included in the final reform of CAP then farmers with substantial single farm payments under the current system in the South and East of the country will …
72% cut to housing adaptation grant schemes in 2 years – Naughten
Tuesday 12th March 2013 Department of Environment funding for home adaptation grants for older people and for people with disabilities has been cut by 72% in County Roscommon in the last two years, Denis Naughten TD has highlighted. Councils were notified of their funding last week and the figures show Roscommonhas faced a cut in funding of 72% …
Naughten raises Mayo General death in Dáil
Friday 8th March 2013 Denis Naughten TD has questioned the Minister for Health on concerns raised by Coroner John O’Dwyer regarding the death of a patient in Mayo General Hospital following a heart attack. The concerns centred on whether patients from Mayo and Roscommon have equality of access to the Centre of Excellence of Cardiology at University Hospital …