Waiting Lists

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Government performance on early intervention for children abysmal – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the government’s performance and response on early intervention for children with special needs as abysmal. The Sinn Féin TD raised the issue with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, in the Dáil this week and told him about a constituent whose child will have to wait 52 months […]

Thousands on waiting list to see a dermatologist in Tallaght Hospital

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described figures he has received from the Minister for Health Simon Harris regarding waiting times to see a Dermatologist in Tallaght University Hospital as ‘disturbing and dangerous.’ The Sinn Féin TD had asked Minister Harris if a 12 month waiting period for a local constituent to see a […]

Crowe calls for overhaul of hospital waiting list system

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the current hospital waiting list system, made up of over 650,000 patients awaiting life changing operations, as cruel and obviously not delivering for these patients in a fast or efficient manner. The number of people on waiting lists in Tallaght Hospital alone increased by 198 in August, […]

Government continuing policy of private privilege in healthcare – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the Health Minister’s proposed eight-point-plan for structural reform of the health services as “a smokescreen”. The Sinn Féin TD said Minister Harris’ plan reinforced Fine Gael’s ideology of private privilege over public investment in the health services. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The continued crisis in our health […]

Needs of many cancer patients not being met – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has claimed that cracks in our under resourced  Health Service are widening under Minister Simon Harris’ watch. The Sinn Féin TD accused him of failing to meet the needs of patients after it was revealed today that cancer operations are being cancelled in significant numbers as a result of overcrowded […]

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 […]