A Minister Of State at the Department of Health is acknowledging that additional bed capacity has not been sufficient in tackling the chronic level of overcrowding at the region’s main hospital. The ongoing crisis at University Hospital Limerick has been raised by both Clarecastle Fine Gael Deputy Joe Carey and Mountshannon Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy […]
A Clare Government TD insists the Environment Minister cannot keep ‘dictating’ to elected representatives and members of the public on the burning of solid fuels. Members of the Fine Gael and Fianna Fail parliamentary parties met with Minister Eamon Ryan yesterday on plans to ban selling turf in commercial settings from September. Sinn Féin last […]
The Junior Minister with responsibility for rural Ireland says reports show that lower income people won’t be worse off thanks to the carbon tax. It comes as Clare’s Fine Gael TD believes ‘revised proposals’ will be presented by the Environment Minister on plans to ban the sale of turf in commercial settings in the the […]
A Clare Government TD believes capacity at private hospitals in the region need to be used to eased the pressure on University Hospital Limerick. Nurses have reported record overcrowding numbers at the Dooradoyle facility this week. It’s led to members of the Midwest Hospital Campaign renewing calls for reopening Ennis’ emergency department. 126 patients were […]