Local TD says the introduction of regional health areas should be used to transform healthcare in North West
A Sligo Leitrim TD says that although the salaries which will be paid to HSE management under a new structure seems high it will provide an opportunity to help streamline management structures within the Health System. Six new regional health areas are coming on stream as the health service…
Sligo-Leitrim TD questions payments made to Ryan Tubridy
A Sligo-Leitrim TD says there is no justification for the way RTÉ have handled the payments they made to Ryan Tubridy. The comments from Martin Kenny come as the Director General of RTÉ Dee Forbes has been suspended from her position by the broadcaster’s board after revelations about pay to…
Sligo-Leitrim TD calls for reversal of direct provision decision
A Sligo-Leitrim TD is calling on Government to reverse a decision to move people from direct provision into tented accommodation. It’s being reported that 52 asylum seekers will have to move from Direct Provision into emergency accommodation including tents. Some reportedly have to go to a tent while other refugees…
Martin Kenny confirms he will contest the next General Election
A Sligo Leitrim TD has moved to dismiss speculation suggesting that he will not contest the next general election. It had been speculated in recent days that the Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny will may not contest the election and instead concentrate on running in the 2024 European Elections.…
Local TD angered by moves to convert HIQA approved buildings at Cloonamahon for office use
A Sligo Leitrim TD has highlighted issues which are impacting the provision of respite services and long-term residential care for people with disabilities in the north west. Speaking recently in the Dáil Deputy Martin Kenny says it beggars belief that HSE are attempting to convert residential HIQA approved buildings…
‘Very little’ delivered for Sligo University Hospital
What has been delivered for Sligo University Hospital by successive Governments over the last decade has been little to none. That’s according to Sligo Leitrim TD Martin Kenny who was speaking in the Dail as part of statements under the Health Insurance Amendment Bill, Deputy Kenny also believes…
Government retrofitting scheme not working – Kenny
A Sligo Leitrim TD believes that the Government retrofitting scheme is not working. A Sinn Fein motion was debated in the Dail last night, calling for a significant increase in the retrofitting budget for 2023, and to target that funding at the poorest, coldest, and most carbon intensive homes.…