Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has welcomed a reversal of HSE policy regarding applicants for medical cards and GP provision. Teachta Daly said that the HSE’s traditional policy was to assist medical card applicants who could not find a GP willing to take them on. “After having received refusals from three separate GPs,…
I imagine I’m not the only one to get a text message that I’m a close contact with a person who has contracted the Omicron variant and that I need to order a test kit from a ‘helpfully supplied’ Email address. I got mine earlier today and it looks genuine enough – but then we…
Deputy Michael Healy Rae, TD has said he has been left disappointed by a response from the Health Service Executive (HSE) which has ruled out the possibility of providing the service of Pediatric Oncology on site in University Hospital Kerry (UHK). Replying to a question from the Kerry TD the HSE stated that with regard…
An inter-agency group has been established in Kerry to coordinate the response to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in the county. The group, which held its first meeting this morning, includes a wide range of statutory, community, and voluntary agencies as well as representatives of the HSE and the Department of Social Protection. Identify Needs…
Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called on the Minister for Health to take charge of the waiting list crisis and deliver measures to address the lack of capacity within our hospital system in Budget 2022. Pa Daly TD’s comments come with the party’s Private Member’s Bill being brought before Dáil Éireann this…
Kerry Mental Health Association has announced that it is seeking to recruit a property/housing manager. As an approved housing body with nine residences throughout the Kingdom, Kerry Mental Health Association provides housing units for people living with mental ill-health who are on the local authority housing list. The chairperson of the Kerry Mental Health Association…
The HSE has confirmed that a new vaccination centre will open at the former BorgWarner site in the Monavally Industrial Estate in the next two weeks. The vaccination centre at MTU Tralee will close, with future appointments and clinics taking place at the new centre in the Monavally Industrial Estate. Chief Officer of Cork Kerry…
A programme of free events for the 2021 Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest has been launched with a range of activities to suit all ages from October 9th to 16th. The key focus of the week is to promote mental health and wellbeing in Kerry through a fun and interactive programme of online and…
Kerry Sinn Féin TD, Pa Daly has expressed his disappointment at teachers being yet again side-lined due to the vaccine rollout changes. Teachta Daly said that teachers have complained that their concerns have been ignored during the Covid-19 pandemic. No Consultation “It was bad enough they were not consulted about the return to school after…
Statutory agencies have appealed to the people of Kerry to re-double their efforts this weekend and beyond to stop the spread of Covid-19. Working through the regional inter-agency emergency management group, the HSE, Kerry County Council and an Garda Siochana have worked together since the start of the Covid-19 crisis to co-ordinate the community response. This…
