“It Is Urgent That Limerick Get an Elective Hospital”

“It Is Urgent That Limerick Get an Elective Hospital” – Sarah Beasley

Aontú Representative Sarah Beasley has called for an elective hospital for Limerick and the Mid-West

Speaking today, Sarah Beasley said “Patients in Limerick and the Mid-West desperately need an elective hospital. Figures revealed to Aontú through parliamentary questions show that the ED at UHL accounts for 83% of all inpatient bed days, limiting capacity for elective activity. As a result, to account for increasing demand for emergency care, elective procedures are regularly cancelled, waiting lists are long and are growing”

Beasley Continued “This is only one example of government neglect of the medical needs of Limerick and the Mid-West. Massive overcrowding in Limerick hospital is stripping patients of their human dignity and putting our elderly and most vulnerable people into horrific situations”

“I cannot stress enough how important an elective hospital is for Limerick and the Mid-West. People’s lives are being servery limited because they can’t access elective procedures. Government inaction is causing immense suffering and pain across our community” Concluded Sarah Beasley

CRÍOCH

The Irish political system is radically broken

In Ireland the vast majority of elected representatives put a finger in the air to check which way the political wind is blowing. They have one eye on their leaders – seeking brownie points – and another eye keeping their seat safe. If elected reps shut up and do as they’re told, they are promoted; if they stand up for what they believe in, they are demoted. No wonder we have the political class we have. No wonder one point one billion euro is being buried in a hole under the National Children’s Hospital and that Stormont is in stalemate.

Throughout Ireland, many people are now afraid to say what they feel, many are afraid to respectfully engage on a range of different topics. Many feel there is a new censorship and a new political correctness in Ireland, that opposition to the establishment is being deleted.

Respectful opposition is not the enemy. Respectful opposition is a critical element of a functional democracy. Aontú will have the backbone to stand up, without fear, for you.