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Here you can find some of the major issues I’ve been working on in national politics and in my role as Labour Spokesperson on Health
Republic must follow North and ensure miscarriage leave for women across the island
Labour calls on Government to introduce paid reproductive leave and follow the lead of Northern Ireland Deputy Marie Sherlock Labour’s Health spokesperson has called on Government to urgently introduce paid reproductive leave, …
Scoliosis public inquiry must include children who aged out of paediatric care
Chloe Maher’s death exposes another CHI failure and Government’s broken 2017 promise that no child would wait more than four months for surgery “Aging out” must not be used to exclude families from the inquiry – they deserve …
Cut in funding to HSE capital plan shows Government is not serious about building health service capacity
Stagnant funding and ambition in HSE capital plan with a €14 million cut in HSE capital plan. Snail’s pace bed plan is not at the races when it comes to delivering the capacity required in our health service with just 143 acute beds to …
Legislation for fatal foetal anomaly in pregnancy must be revisited – Labour
Labour’s health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has called for action from Government to review termination of pregnancies where there is a diagnosis of fatal foetal abnormality in Ireland. Speaking during the Order of Business in the …
Minister must urgently intervene in National Ambulance Service staffing debacle
The National Ambulance Service (NAS) is critically understaffed — 1,860 paramedics short of the 2026 workforce plan — with major regional gaps and no agreed workforce framework in place. Offering new graduates 16‑week fixed‑term …
Minister must urgently intervene in National Ambulance Service staffing debacle
The National Ambulance Service (NAS) is critically understaffed — 1,860 paramedics short of the 2026 workforce plan — with major regional gaps and no agreed workforce framework in place. Offering new graduates 16‑week fixed‑term …
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