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Government must act to open 49 drug treatment beds left idle due to funding

21 May 2025

49 homeless addiction treatment beds lying empty since October 2024. €35.9m million spent by Government to build 100 beds in the new Dublin Simon Community Health and Addiction Treatment Facility at Ushers Island. Fully operational …

Labour calls for urgent public campaign on HHC vapes

19 May 2025

Despite warnings of the risk of serious harm to mental health, HSE confirmed in recent response to a parliamentary question that there are no plans for HHC prevention or awareness raising campaigns. College of Psychiatrists in Ireland warn …

Urgent Action Needed to Ensure Women can Avail of free HRT by June 1st

14 May 2025

Another sloppy “announce first, details later” approach from Government Vast majority of pharmacists are saying that they will not sign up to free HRT scheme No information on crucial software update required to administer the scheme …

Answers needed on impact of hip operation review on existing services across CHI and Cappagh

14 May 2025

Labour Health spokesperson Marie Sherlock has written to the Minister for Health and the Board of CHI to seek information on the staffing and procedural impact of the review into hip operations. Deputy Sherlock said: “Parents of children …

Failure to progress 2018 Patient Safety Bill is failing nurses and health workers assaulted in the course of their work

07 May 2025

2018 general scheme brought forward by then Minister for Health Simon Harris is gathering dust, while 3757 nurses assaulted in the course of their work over the last twelve months. Average of 313 nurses reporting assaults to the HSE per …

Sherlock Welcomes Agreement on GP Care for All in Dublin 1 – Calls for Expansion