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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
Speech by Marie Sherlock TD in response to Budget 2026
Ceann Comhairle, beidh daoine ag féachaint inniu agus ag cur ceist, cá bhfuil na gealltanas ó toghachán 2024? Cá bhfuil an laghdú ar táillí cúram leanaí, nó an cuairt saor go GP? Cá bhfuil na leaba ospidéal breise agus na …
No sign of election promises in tightrope Health Budget 2026
Not clear that €1.5bn current expenditure rise will be sufficient to meet need. No extra funding earmarked for endometriosis despite investment promise in September. No sign of expanding GP care for children up to 12 years, reducing the …
Transparency must be at the heart of Scoliosis & Spina Bifida Inquiry
Labour Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into scolosis and spina bifida care in Ireland. However, Deputy Sherlock warned that transparency and respect for the process will be crucial to the …
Health Minister must deliver to help people who want to quit vaping
Speaking in advance of a Dáil debate today on the use of vapes by young people, Labour’s health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD said this Government must put in place supports to help people who wish to quit vaping and re-double their …
Minister has no answers on knife crime in our city
Marie Sherlock TD for Dublin Central and Labour Party Spokesperson on Health has called on the Government to urgently address knife crime. She called out that the Government established an Anti-Social Behaviour Forum in 2020 and has failed …
Older and disabled people are being treated like pawns in Department of Health savings game by ending phased dispensing of medication
Labour’s Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has today expressed deep dismay at changes contained in the new Community Pharmacy Agreement agreed with the HSE, warning that the decision to effectively end phased dispensing of prescribed …
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