Buttimer praises staff for reduced waiting times in Cork Emergency Departments

Fine Gael Cork South Central TD, Jerry Buttimer, has said that reduced waiting times at Emergency Departments (EDs) in Cork is due to the dedication of frontline staff and reforms implemented by the Minister for Health, James Reilly, TD.   “The number of people waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Departments at CUH and Mercy [...]

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Advertising ban on alcohol products necessary

Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children Report   Tuesday, 24th January 2012   A ban on all retail advertising relating to the discounting of alcoholic products, a ban on the advertisement of alcoholic products on television before 9pm and a ban on the advertisement of alcohol products on social networking websites should be explored by [...]

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HIQA to appear before Health Committee

Chief executive of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), Dr Tracey Cooper, will attend the meeting of the Joint Committee on Health and Children on Thursday, 19th January at 11.30am in Committee Room 2, Leinster House.   Chairman of the Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer TD, said: “HIQA is attending the Health [...]

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