Tallaght Hospital

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Trolley crisis out of control, claims Seán Crowe TD

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has accused the Government of losing control when it comes to the trolley crisis. The Sinn Féin TD was responding to correspondence he received from a concerned consultant in Tallaght Hospital who described the situation of one disabled patient as a human rights violation. The patient was exposed to […]

250 cancelled surgeries in Tallaght Hospital last year – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that figures released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) show that 250 patients had multiple surgeries in Tallaght Hospital cancelled last year. The figures also revealed that an estimated 5,366 patients from right across the State had their surgeries cancelled. The Sinn Féin TD described cancelled surgeries […]

A&E Trolley and Bed Shortages Impacting on Elective Surgery- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the current Accident and Emergency trolley situation as totally unacceptable saying that the cancellation of elective surgery procedures was also an integral part of the fallout relating to beds in the hospital system Crowe said that the trolley situation was heart breaking but so too […]

Health Care To Become A Commodity – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has expressed his utter disgust at the news that the government is considering opening up more of the health service to privatisation, saying that this system would lead directly to health care becoming a commodity, and would inevitably lead to profit being the driving force rather than patient care Crowe’s comments […]

Crowe challenges Taoiseach on Tallaght Hospital staff claims

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD and a member of the Tallaght Hospital Action Group  has challenged Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s claim in the Dáil that Tallaght Hospital staff were responsible for an elderly ending up on a trolley, describing his remarks as ‘outrageous’ Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Taoiseach Enda Kenny has lost the run of himself and […]

Tallaght Waiting lists extremely worrying- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative and Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has expressed his concern and frustration at the alarming rise in citizens languishing for longer and longer periods on hospital waiting lists. Crowe has claimed that there is no real working strategy  by Health  Minister Varadkar to tackle the current crisis which he described as going […]