Ennis Hospital
I spoke on RTÉ Drivetime about the need to adequately resource Ennis Hospital in light of the HSE decision to sanction ambulance paramedics to bring patients directly to the facility’s medical assessment unit.
Overcrowding at UHL
Micheál Martin and his government failed the people of the Midwest by refusing to tackle the mounting problems at UHL. Leo Varadkar must now intervene.
I was shocked that the only proposal from the Government representative on today’s show was to call for mandatory face masks and “other restrictions”, and to call for young doctors and nurses to be forced to work in a chronically mismanaged health system.
Nomination of Taoiseach
On the election of the Taoiseach, I explained why I could not support the “new” government.
Social Housing income threshold
The increase in the income threshold for entitlement to social housing is welcome but at €35,000 (before tax) in Clare, it still excludes many who cannot get a mortgage.