Health

Health

Unanswerable Case To Immediately Bring All Healthcare Permanently Under Public Control

Unanswerable case to immediately bring all healthcare permanently under public control, says People Before Profit Covid 19 emergency shows beyond doubt that a fragmented, under-resourced semi privatised health system now

20 Apr 2020

Health

CBD Medication Patients Left Out

CBD medication patients left out of Government Covid-19 collection and delivery arrangement Gino Kenny TD says “It is illogical to leave these families out of the new arrangement” On the

20 Apr 2020

Austerity

The Roots of the Nursing Home Tragedy

There is a tragedy unfolding in Ireland’s nursing homes. Some of it arises from the natural frailty that grows with age. But some of the deaths from Covid-19 were

18 Apr 2020

Transport

List of Questions on Covid 19 Submitted by People Before Profit

People Before Profit last week submitted a number of parliamentary questions to the government on and number of Covid 19 related issues and their Covid 19 response. Answers from relevant

17 Apr 2020

Transport

Domestic Abuse Amid COVID-19

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic domestic abuse was a huge social issue effecting thousands of women and children in homes across our communities in Ireland. In times of crisis, such

17 Apr 2020

Workers Rights

The Snobs & The Crooks: Together At Last

After two months of theatrics, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are finally forging ahead to form a government based on a “joint framework”. They have spent the guts of 100

16 Apr 2020

Health

April 16 2020: The Healthcare Crisis In Our Nursing Homes

Brid Smith TD, Gerry Carrol MLA and Cllr. Tina MacVeigh Nearly half of all deaths from Covid-19 have been in nursing homes. That figure may even be an underestimate as

16 Apr 2020

Health

TDs To Question Government On Lack Of Capacity And Planning In Health Service, The Nursing Home Fiasco And Upholding Workers Rights In Covid 19 Emergency

Fianna Fail/Fine Gael new political promises – not credible, given severe damage inflicted on Public Health Service by these parties since crisis of 2008 Solidarity- People Before Profit TDs to

16 Apr 2020

Health

Call On Government To Make Up Any Shortfall In Council Funding As A Result Of Covid Crisis

People Before Profit call on government to make up any shortfall in Council funding as a result of Covid crisis In a statement this afternoon People Before Profit councillors and

16 Apr 2020