Minister Varadkar has confirmed to me that the new €17.6 million state-of-the-art 75 bed ward block are additional beds for UHG. I was dismayed and disappointed to read a statement by Senator Hildegarde Naughton this week which said that the new 75 bed ward block would not result in a single extra bed for UHG. The… Continue Reading
Fine Gael will, if re-elected to Government, establish a special fund to buy defibrillators for public places, such as schools, and to cover the cost of VAT charged on defibrillators. Tackling VAT on life-saving equipment, such as defibrillators, is one of the issues which I’ve worked on as TD. Because VAT is one of the… Continue Reading
Interim Emergency Ward providing 17 beds for UHG’s Emergency Department Additional 18 beds to open next month This week a 17 bed interim emergency ward for University Hospital Galway’s Emergency Department opened. A further 18 beds have been created and are on schedule to open next month. These beds are located within areas previously occupied… Continue Reading
€1.55 milliún maoiniú iomlán don Áras Mhic Dara Tá fáilte curtha ag Seán Kyne, TD do Fhine Gael Gaillimh Thiar agus Maigh Eo Theas, roimh an nuacht go bhfuil € 850,000 breise i maoiniú do Aonad Altranais Pobail, Áras Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua. Tá an maoiniú seo mar chuid de fhoriomlán €1.55 milliún… Continue Reading
In the Dáil the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar confirmed to me that thirty new beds for the Emergency Department at UHG are to open later this month/early in January. I raised UHG with Minister Varadkar during Questions to the Minister for Health and also sought figures on the number of additional staff that have… Continue Reading