New investment in the Respite Development Programme will fund additional capacity for services provided by the Brothers of Charity Services and Ability West in Galway and Western Care in Mayo. This new investment, funded by an extra €10 million allocation in Budget 2018, will benefit people with disabilities and their families in communities across Galway… Continue Reading
New ambulance crew to be assigned to Galway in coming weeks 112 new paramedics per annum undergoing training €45m for new ambulance service vehicles across the country over last three years Last week I had a very informative visit to the National Ambulance Service Control Centre in Tallaght and a constructive meeting with the… Continue Reading
An allocation of almost €100,000 for the Galway Hospice has been made from Dormant Accounts Fund. The funding is being provided by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection which will be reimbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund. The Dormant Accounts Fund comes under my remit as Minister of State at the Department of… Continue Reading
From today, Friday, 1st December a new ground-breaking medication for heart failure is available to patients in Ireland under the Primary Care Reimbursement Scheme. Having raised the availability of this new, innovative medication with Health Minster, Simon Harris TD, I am delighted that the HSE’s Medicines Management Programme has approved the reimbursement of ‘Entresto’ heart… Continue Reading
Officials from the Saolta Hospital Group have confirmed to me that works are underway on repairing the roof of the orthopaedic theatre building and on setting up temporary theatre facilities. The roof of the existing theatre facility was accidentally damaged during works on the air filtration system. The tender process to put in new temporary… Continue Reading