Macra na Feirme seeks urgent meeting with Minister Harris over extending Covid education fund to Agriculture students
Macra na Feirme is seeking an urgent meeting with Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris to discuss extending the recently announced Covid education fund to students of agricultural colleges. The fund enables students to purchase laptops, tablets and internet connectivity for remote learning. Teagasc colleges have almost 6,000 students and these students have […]
If Minister Harris had an ounce of accountability, he would resign over trolley fiasco – Mattie McGrath TD
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, should immediately resign from his position after the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said that the number of patients on trolleys has reached a ten year high this morning. Deputy McGrath was speaking after the INMO confirmed that 760 patients were […]
Despite his words, Minister Harris is treating nurses as second class citizens – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, is radically underestimating the resolve of striking nurses following his refusal to countenance any moves toward introducing full parity of pay for striking members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Deputy McGrath was speaking after the Executive of the INMO confirmed that […]
Waiting List scandal leaves Minister Harris with no option but to resign – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, to demand the immediate resignation of the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, after it emerged that the number of people on HSE waiting lists has exceeded one million people for the first time ever. Deputy McGrath was speaking after figures released this morning showed […]
