Discrimination?
Revised rules about handling allegations of wrongdoing against clergy and others in the employment of the Catholic Church were published by the Vatican in June (New Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, 01.06.2021) and were generally received as a positive step towards holding offenders to more stringent account under a wide number of […]
A “great relief for patients, public and staff”.
“I almost died from it, so it’s time the HSE started taking the negative reactions a bit more seriously.”
Before we get to the meat of this article, let us begin by noting this moment of remarkable arrogance from the Health Minister: “The Health Minister said it’s “distasteful” that legal firms are already planning on suing the State on behalf of patients whose data has been breached. “I think it has been a little […]
The sheer amount of data held by the HSE on Irish citizens is not something that we think about, most of the time. The information, after all, is held for good reason, and most of us trust our doctors and hospitals. Nonetheless, it is worth considering just how much information hackers can potentially access, if […]
The Health and Safety Authority was not consulted in relation to new guidelines issued to schools regarding the construction of shared bathrooms for boys and girls in schools. New construction and refurbishment guidelines from the Department of Education caused a furore by indicating that toilet facilities could be shared if they included self-contained cubicles – […]
Dr Martin Feeley, who was forced to resign by the HSE because he spoke out against “draconian” Covid restrictions, tells Gript he feels the population has been “terrorised” during the pandemic, and that he was speaking for doctors who are afraid to speak out for fear of repercussions. Dr Feeley says ‘science is being ignored’ […]
Approximately 1.5 million dental patients are being exposed to a lifetime of embarrassment, decreased nutrition and loss of well-being according to the chief executive of the Irish Dental Association, Fintan Hourihan. Mr Hourihan made the remarks as part of his evidence to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health Review of the Operation of the […]
Labour leader Alan Kelly called the situation “embarrassing”.
The Taoiseach was visibly annoyed by Peadar Tóibín TD’s request that the government guarantee the immediate return of “full cancer services.”
An online HSE system used for staff vaccination has allegedly been widely abused by non-healthcare workers, with many individuals jumping their place in the queue for the vaccine. According to the Irish Daily Mail, the HSE’s online page for arranging vaccinations does not ask individuals to provide identification before offering them the jab. A whistleblower […]