Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
A public policy framework which focusses on simultaneously developing a vibrant economy financed by just taxation giving rise to decent services and infrastructure, good governance and sustainbility.
Commitment to a five year investment programme for the Irish health services.
The establishment of a mandatory reporting system to the Health and Safety Authority of all school sports related injuries that occur to students.
The promotion of the provision of Parent/Child parking places at locations where public services are delivered.
The creation of a new mental health strategy that is fully resourced and implemented in an appropriate time frame.
An end to the anomaly where the Medical Council is funded by registration fees of doctors while no longer being a self-regulatory body and instead provide funding for the Medical Council from general taxation.
The incoming Government to publish a paper on options for the funding of our healthcare system including options in respect of a Social Insurance Model and a General Taxation Model.
The recognition and protection of the essential Role of the Doctor in terms of the diagnosis and treatment of patients and commit not to undermine that role and put patient care and safety at risk.
An immediate and proper screening programme for atrial fibrillation that recognises its intermittent and asymptomatic nature, its importance in causing stroke and its significant prevalence in ageing communities as the leading preventable cause of severe disabling stroke.
The introduction of appropriate taxation or pricing measures to discourage the consumption of high sugar and high calories soft drinks and that such additional exchequer funding derived be ring fenced for health programmes aimed at tackling the obesity problems.
All locations where public health services are delivered to be adequately resourced to meet and exceed HIQA standards of care.
Required investment, both structurally and financially, in continuous professional development for all medical, nursing staff and other clinical staff in the health services and to recognise that continuous professional development is an integral part of a quality driven health…
Immediate provision of the required investment, both structurally and financially, in acute hospital bed capacity to enable our hospital system to provide an appropriate response to patients in need of acute hospital admission.
That the HSE, Minister for Health and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform acknowledge that it is disgraceful to treat the sickest, most urgent patients on trolleys, chairs or in the corridors of our emergency departments.
An urgent review of major emergency response plans be undertaken.