People Before Profit

On Monday evening the Board of Our Lady's Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, announced that the planned cuts in ward's theatres etc were off the agenda, other avenue's would be sought to meet the €9.6 million cut's demanded by the HSE.
On Monday evening the Board of Our Lady's Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, announced that the planned cuts in ward's theatres etc were off the agenda, other avenue's would be sought to meet the €9.6 million cut's demanded by the HSE.

While welcoming this news the Save Our Children's Hospital Campaign cautioned that the cuts could continue in a few months time and called on the HSE to fund the €9.6 million and reverse the cuts to date which include the closure of St Josephs ward, with the loss of 25 beds and reopen the theatre that has been closed down.

On Thursday, a motion in the DAIL, calling for the €9.6 million to be allocated to our National Children’s Hospital, was tabled and defeated by 9 votes. Fianna Fail and the Greens put their political careers ahead of the lives of the children of our nation.

People Before Profit supports the protest this Saturday and condemns the politicians who have ignored the plea's of the parents and children of this so called Republic to "cherish all the children of the nation equally" and provide equal access to our health service.

Cllr Joan Collins, People Before Profit Alliance, said
"People Power can and will make a difference, and I appeal to the people of Crumlin/Drimnagh/Walkinstown, Dublin City and nationwide to come out on Saturday as a show of solidarity to our sick children. The Government does not care but we do. Out actions so far have forced the Board to stop ward closures.

The vote on Thursday was an act of political cowardice and these politicians should go as they have no understanding of the reality that parents, grandparents and children are facing at our children’s hospital.

€104 million was spent last year on the National Purchase Treatment Fund to private hospitals and public/private surgeons, when these operations could have been done for much less in our public hospitals. Rather than fund our public hospitals the Governments answer to the crises in our health service is to line the pockets of private hospitals and consultants. This protest is only the beginning of a relentless campaign to force this Government to fund our hospital or GO"