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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
Government must answer if they will support decriminalisation
Labour’s Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has called on the Government to answer whether it will support decriminalisation of people who use drugs. Deputy Sherlock was speaking following Labour’s motion to decriminalise people who …
Labour calls for health-led drugs policy
Labour’s Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has announced that the Labour Party will use its Private Members’ Time in the Dáil this week to call for the decriminalisation of drug users and for the creation of a compassionate, …
Endometriosis Replacement Treatment abroad scheme is being set up to fail
Concerns regarding endometriosis sufferers’ ability to travel abroad. No reference to the hospitals and clinics that women are travelling to in Greece and Romania in the new scheme. New conditions placed on post operative care are …
Serious risk to promised additional childcare places
Sherlock accuses Government of lack of urgency in delivering childcare places that were committed to in 2024. Not a penny has been granted under the Building Blocks expansion scheme in 2025. Childcare crisis is getting worse and childcare …
Serious concern now that it’ll be 2027 by the time new children’s hospital is fully open
Minister must set out the new completion date, the impacts of the delay and the consequences for cost, staffing and warranties on existing equipment. Disgraceful 16th delay to National Children’s Hospital project is another letdown for …
Minister for Health must account for her role in delaying alcohol labelling implementation
Government buckled under pressure and sacrificed public health policy in favour of alcohol industry lobbyists. Minister for Health must answer questions on her role in discussions to delay alcohol labelling. Government U-Turn shows …
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