A parliamentary question was recently submitted to the Health Minister by Carol Nolan TD who asked an important question concerning abortion and women’s health and safety . She wanted to know “the number of patients that received post termination of pregnancy care in maternity hospitals from January 2019 to date; the number of those that […]
The village I grew up in, settled in and even managed to find a husband in is a rural village in South Offaly called Cadamstown which lies at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Visitors to the area come here regularly to experience its tranquility and beauty, one would never suspect that this village […]
The Rural Independent Group has called on the current Taoiseach, Michael Martin, and the leader of the Green Party, Eamon Ryan, “to emerge from hiding and earnestly address” the controversy surrounding the actions of the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, who shared information on a GP contract with the IMO with a rival organisation. Commenting on the […]
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has said that she has written to the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe asking him to urgently investigate the lack of insurance options for nursing homes who operate with a capacity of less than 40 beds. Deputy Nolan said that unless the matter is dealt with quickly and […]
The HSE has confirmed that they have no national system in place to identify and report when the use of abortion pills goes wrong. This means that important data on when abortion pills cause harm to women is not being reported in the same way as happens with other aspects of services provided by the […]
Offaly TD Carol Nolan has said that NPHET is to recommend not extending the lockdown in Offaly and Laois after August 22. However, in response to a question from a constituent, she said that “Kildare may well remain in lockdown.” The recommendation still has to be signed off by the Government which is expected to announce […]
The Independent TD for Laois Offaly and strong pro-life advocate, Carol Nolan, recently exposed the fact that the HSE had provided an incredible €2.9 million in payments to GP’s and Clinics who provided abortions in a community setting in 2019. Deputy Nolan has now obtained further information, following another series of Parliamentary Questions to the […]
There is a continuing lack of access to basic therapeutic services for thousands of children in this state. This is not only manifestly unjust, it is also a betrayal of enormous proportions. Indeed, the tragic reality is this; the problems being faced by some of these children now will almost inevitably lead to unnecessary levels […]
Following the enactment of the 2018 abortion Act, The Clinical Advisory Forum (CAF) was established within the HSE to “inform and enable the provision of a safe, high quality termination of pregnancy service.” It is accountable to the HSE’s National Women and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) and reports directly through its Chair, Dr Aoife Mullaly, […]
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has said that churches feel “singled out” as a target for stricter application of the social distancing rules. Deputy Nolan says she has written to the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, and the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, urging that a far greater level of discretion be given to individual […]
When it comes to denouncing Christian persecution in the modern world, the Irish government speaks in whispers. This is all the more upsetting when you consider how radical and how vocal it is willing to be when it comes to a range of other issues linked to human right violations. Recently, our entire national discourse […]
If it wasn’t so serious, it would be very amusing to watch politicians twist themselves into pretzels to try and make clear that they don’t approve of a massive gathering in the middle of the pandemic, without alienating their left wing supporters. Here’s Simon Harris, striking a very different tone to the tone he’d take […]