Health

Workers Rights

People Before Profit March With Community And Health Workers To Demand Better Pay & Respect

People Before Profit joined hundreds of community and healthcare workers in Dublin today on a  march for better pay and conditions. The march was organised by SIPTU, FORSA and the

3 May 2022

Cost Of Living

SDLP Red Bus An Insult To Households Hit By Hardship

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “The SDLP’s red bus promises to protect us from the cost of living crisis. The hypocrisy is brazen. It’s an insult

20 Apr 2022

Health

People Before Profit Health Spokesperson Gino Kenny TD Calls For INMO Representation On The New Covid-19 Body

People Before Profit Health Spokesperson, Gino Kenny TD has condemned the exclusion of nursing and midwifery representation on the new Covid-19 Advisory Group. “Excluding nursing and midwifery ignores the reality

12 Apr 2022

Health

People Before Profit Support INMO Call For Government Assistance To Curb The Spread Of Covid-19 And Relieve Pressure On Health Service Staff

People Before Profit, following a briefing from the INMO and IAEM, said that they are echoing the call from the representative bodies for the government to instigate measures to help

31 Mar 2022

Health

Gino Kenny Td To Call For Government To Recruit 100 New Neurological Nurses At Oireachtas Health Committee

At a meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee today, which is being addressed by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, People Before Profit TD and Health spokesperson, Gino Kenny, will call

30 Mar 2022

Health

Ban Hospital Car Parking Charges

The HSE took in €5.1 million in hospital car park charges last year. The average hospital received €244,000 by hitting patients or their relatives. Hospital charges are an

28 Mar 2022

Health

Council Meeting Underscores Criminally Negligent Cost Of Living Response From Executive Parties

“The emergency Council meeting on the cost of living crisis underscores the criminally inadequate response from the political establishment. We brought forward a proposal for the Council to immediately utilise

14 Mar 2022

Health

Carroll Joins Dentists Protesting The ‘End Of Nhs Dentistry’

A number of dentists gathered at Belfast CIty Hall today protesting a move by the Health Minister which they say signals ‘the end of NHS dentistry’. Speaking at the protest,

11 Mar 2022

Health

Harkin: Council Should Use Unspent £3M Covid Reserve For Hardship Emergency Fund

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “The response from government, business and regulators to the cost of living crisis has been criminally inadequate. More can be done and must

22 Feb 2022