Health
Health services information and articles by public representative Sean Canney TD located in Tuam, for Galway East constituency in the West of Ireland
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07, 2022
Home Care Services in Galway and Mayo under pressure
I have received confirmation from the HSE that there are 588 people awaiting mainstream Home Support service. “Further, the Intensive Home Care Packages in excess of 56 hours is also under pressure. The challenge is [...]
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06, 2022
Critical of the HSE for not decentralising their contract tracing system to the West
The HSE are following the pattern of other state agencies by not maintaining any contact tracing centre in the West of Ireland. “The HSE have decided to retain a centre in Dublin and Cork but [...]
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05, 2022
Co-signs Commission of Investigation (Nursing Homes) Bill 2022
I have co-signed the Commission of Investigation (Nursing Homes) Bill 2022 along with Catherine Connolly TD and Peadar Tobin TD. The purpose of this Bill is to provide for a public inquiry into the management, [...]
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04, 2022
Home Help Service is in crisis due to staff shortages
I believe that the Home Help Service is in tatters due to staff shortages. “The service which is being administered by the HSE is in crisis with a lack of Home Care workers. This is [...]
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04, 2022
Fostering Allowance needs to be increased for Foster Carers
I have received confirmation from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth that the Foster Care allowance has not been increased since January 2009. It is unfair that no increase has been given [...]
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04, 2022
Calls on Government to fulfill their promise and issue out bonus payment to Healthcare workers.
I have received a response from the Minister for Health that demonstrates that his department are still posturing on the commitment to pay a covid bonus of €1,000 to healthcare workers. “In my view the [...]
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03, 2022
Huge delays encountered in providing services in Tuam Primary Care Centre due to PPP Contract
I am critical of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement which was put in place to deliver the Primary Care Centres. The contract was initiated by the Department of Health to deliver the National Primary [...]
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02, 2022
Orthodontic waiting times unacceptable
I have received a reply from the HSE in relation to orthodontic treatment waiting time. “Presently there are 1031 patients awaiting times in the Saolta Group serving Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, 645 of these patients [...]
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02, 2022
New 50 bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital to proceed to tender
I have received confirmation that a building contractor has been selected to carry out the construction of the long awaited 50 bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe. “I understand that a Letter of Intent [...]
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01, 2022
Expresses concern in Government Capital under-spend for 2021 of €830 million on vital infrastructure in Housing, Transport and Health.
I have expressed concern at the €830 million underspend of capital funding in 2021 in vital infrastructure. Some of this underspend has been carried over to 2022 with over €580 million underspent and returned to [...]