“Portlaoise Emergency Department cannot be left without 24 hour A&E services” – Stanley
Following media reports in early July stating that Portlaoise and Naas Emergency Departments (ED’s) are on a ‘hit list’ of 9 ED’s facing closure, local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley and Cllr. Thomas Redmond began a petition to oppose its closure.
Deputy Stanley stated
“This week myself, Cllr. Thomas Redmond and Cllr Sorcha O’ Neill handed in a petition calling for the retention of the ED in Portlaoise Hospital to the Regional Manager David Walsh in HSE headquarters in Naas.”
“The petition was signed by almost 4,000 people in Kildare and Laois.”
“The Government need to stop hiding behind HSE management and whatever reports, proposals or plans that they might produce.”
“The responsibility for having a regional network of resourced and functioning emergency departments rests with those in power.”
The Sinn Féin TD concluded
“The Government needs to act now on Portlaoise hospital and remove the threat hanging over emergency services once and for all. Laois and South Kildare cannot be left without 24 hour A & E services. There are too many lives at stake.”
