“Political Games of Stormont Parties Jeopardising People’s Health”

“Political Games of Stormont Parties Jeopardising People’s Health” – Cllr Doyle

Aontú Cllr Emmet Doyle have criticised the impact the Stormont deadlock is having on the health care system.

Speaking today, Cllr Doyle said “The political deadlock caused by the Stormont parties is preventing essential funding being injected into the health care system. We’re already seeing the tangible impact of this with long waiting lists and vacant posts. This is putting medical staff under immense pressure and risking the lives of patients.”

Doyle continued “A recent RCP report found that there was an 11-year waiting list for hip replacements. This is unacceptable. The Stormont parties are play playground politics while people’s quality of life is rapidly diminishing. Our health care system is lagging far behind neighbour health care systems.”

“This only re-affirms the need for Aontú’s proposed Stormont reform. At minimum, MLAs should not be taking a wage if they’re not willing to do the work the people of the North sent them to Stormont to do.”

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.