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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
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 …
Statement on the Resignation of David Begg as Chair of Mater
Labour Health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has said David Begg’s departure as Chair of the board of the Mater hospital marks a big loss to the Mater and to the wider health system. She also criticised the Minister of Health’s …
World Suicide Prevention Day: lack of 24/7 emergency services in most hospitals is failing those in mental health crisis
Appalling lack of emergency psychiatric out of hours service across many hospitals is failing those in mental health crisis. Failure to deliver on promises made over many years on 24/7 crisis care pathways.
Ban on HHC is not enough, urgent need for education campaign – Sherlock
Labour Party Spokesperson on Health, Marie Sherlock TD, has called on the Government to go further than a ban on HHC (hexahydrocannabinol) and to urgently introduce a public education campaign on this widely available drug. Deputy Sherlock …
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 …
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