Intent: Increased funding to the unit to avert a looming crisis as consultants will not be accepting any new patients with CHD transitioning from paediatric care in CHI Crumlin from June 1st 2026.
Details: Under-funding of the Adult CHD Services in the Mater Hospital despite submission of successive five year business plans in the last decade
Expressing shock and alarm that members of Heart Children transitioning to adult care in the Mater may have no follow on appointments scheduled after discharge from CHI Crumlin. Asking for explanation of what the future holds for this cohort and for a commitment to implement the business plans submitted by the ACHD Unit to address the 400-450 new patients accessing the service annually. Meeting requested - Letter
Intent: To inquire, via parliamentary question, regarding histopathology sampling from the GP referral pathway::To ask for additional information on a decision by which GPs could not submit histopathology samples for non-medical card/GP card holders.
Details: Histopathology services in the Dublin North East region.
Intent: Parkinson's Ireland would receive section 39 funding to operate a counselling service in 2026
Details: Wrote to the REO to lobby for the HSE to provide funding for Parkinson's Ireland to run a dedicated counselling service via the Dublin and North East Regional Health Forum .
Invitation to all REOs and the CEO of the HSE to attend the FASD in Ireland Conference. - EmailInvitation to all TDs and Senator in Clare to attend the FASD in Ireland Conference. - EmailInvitation to the Minister for Health to attend the FASD in Ireland Conference. - Email
Intent: to highlight the social and commercial determinants of poor health and the need for cross departmental action on health inequalities::to highlight the relationship between access to pornography and sexual and gender-based violence and the need for legislation in this area. ::to highlight the current issues in relation to the Mental Health Bill 2024 and the involuntary admission and treatment of patients with severe mental illness
Details: Invitation to attend the IMO AGM 2025 educational sessions
Intent: To advise the HSE that Joint Organising Committees (INMO and Forsa) are to be established within each of the 6 Health Regions in order to progress members mandate. Once these are established, there will be further rollout of the Joint Organising Committees at the hospital and IHA level.
Details: The unsafe approach to workforce planning by the HSE nationally resulting in growing health and safety concerns due to inadequate staffing and additional workloads
Ongoing correspondence re. industrial action action, seeking information re. staffing (e.g. number of agency staff, number of vacancies, etc), and seeking to resolve the issue of staffing deficits - Email