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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
Catch up National Development Plan inspires little confidence that there is a detailed and coordinated plan for infrastructural development in Ireland.
Hype of €100b over next 5 years punctured with little or no detail Little certainty about future delivery given that chunk of spend is backloaded to period where we have little or no economic certainty at end of decade. €1.5bn tax cut …
6th class dental appointments taking place in 6th year: Government allowing public dental services to collapse – Sherlock
New information through parliamentary questions highlights alarming state of public dental services. Dental services available to medical card patients are collapsing. Ticking time bomb due to the significant drop in primary school aged …
Time to deliver for women with endometriosis
Specialist centres seriously understaffed Patients still waiting for National Framework Following a Dáil debate on women’s health this week, Labour’s Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has renewed calls for urgent action on …
Labour call for maximum temperature limits for all workplaces
Workplace heat poses potential health risks Employers need to ensure adequate protections in place for workers and that no worker is out of pocket if workplaces close early. Labour’s Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has today called …
Boost for housing plans on Dublin’s Northside: Government must now fund Greater Dublin drainage project so homes can be built
Sherlock welcomes planning approval of the Greater Dublin Drainage Project which has been stuck in the planning process since 2018. Project is crucial to delivery of housing in Dublin such as the 6000 planned for the Ballyboggan industrial …
Postcode lottery in cancer care must end – Sherlock
Postcode lottery in availability of timely cancer services jeopardising lives Health (Availability of General Practitioner Services) Bill introduced by Marie Sherlock last week would address the inequality in provision of GP services which …
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