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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05, 2020
NEW MEASURES FOR CHILDCARE
New measures have been announced to assist childcare providers and parents plan for the reopening of services on June 29. The measures drawn upon expert guidance provided by the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) [...]
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05, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE FROM SAOLTA GROUP
I am sharing an update I received from Tony Canavan, CEO of the Saolta University Health Care Group, about the response of our hospitals to the COVID-19 emergency. I acknowledge the great work that is [...]
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05, 2020
TUAM PIETA HOUSE SHOULD BE RETAINED AS A FULL TREATMENT CENTRE
Tuam's Pieta House should be retained as a fully operative treatment centre and not downgraded. There are reports that the executive of Pieta House is proposing to downgrade nine of its existing 15 centres to [...]
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05, 2020
GOVERNMENT SAFETY PROTOCOL FOR WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS
The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation's Return to Work Safely Protocol sets out the steps that employers and workers must take before a workplace reopens and while it continues to operate. It should be [...]
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05, 2020
GALWAY AUTISM PARTNERSHIP STUDENT WEBINARS
Galway Autism Partnership (GAP) is hosting a series of webinars especially for neuro-diverse students that will be completing their Leaving Certificate this year. While aimed at Leaving Cert students and their parents, the webinars are [...]
5
05, 2020
GALWAY COUNTY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORK
The latest editiion of the Galway County Public Participation Network Newsletter is now available. It contains useful information about COVID-19 developments and supports as well as details of the Community Call Response in Galway. There [...]
5
05, 2020
MAJOR STABILITY FUND URGENTLY NEEDED TO SUPPORT LOCAL AUTHORITIES
I am calling on the Government to put in place a Stability Fund to support local authorities as a matter of urgency. Local authority incomes have been slashed because of the COVID-19 crisis. Many local [...]
5
05, 2020
PHASED REOPENING
PHASED REOPENING The plan for the phased reopening beginning on May 18th. The phases depend on continued progress in the battle against the COVID-19 virus. ROADMAP FOR REOPENING An overview for the planned reopening stages. [...]
30
04, 2020
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES DELIVERING A GREAT RESPONSE TO COVID EMERGENCY
Local Development Companies (LDCs) are carrying out vital support work for thousands of community groups and individuals throughout Ireland during the COVID-19 crisis. The 49 LDCs have approximately 1,000 staff engaged in the community response [...]
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04, 2020
UPDATE FOR PPN MEMBERS FROM COVID-19 HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT
COCOONING VIDEO A video has been produced to explain cocooning. It can be easily shared and viewed here https://youtu.be/QZD7SHmVhA4 FIFTEEN MINUTES OF DAILY ACTIVITY AND FITNESS RTÉ has launched a 15-minute programme to help older [...]