New day surgery hub will cut waiting times for Clare patients
A DAY surgery hub will cut waiting times for hundreds of Clare people undergoing high volume procedures such as urology, ear, nose and throat, orthopaedic, gynaecology, vascular and general surgery. Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey says that Limerick’s inclusion among five locations for the new surgery hubs will significantly reduce waiting lists for day procedures […]
Carey seeks expanded role for Ennis in solving hospitals crisis
A NEW strategy allowing ambulances responding to 112/999 calls to bring non-urgent cases to Ennis General Hospital has been welcomed as a positive development by Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey. Since 2009, University Hospital Limerick, which is designated as a model 4 hospital, has provided the only 24-hour emergency department service for a population of […]
Funding for Kilrush maritime training centre and renewable energy base
MORE than €3.5 million in Government funding has been allocated to redevelop a vacant building at the Kilrush Marina as a Maritime Training Centre and research base for the offshore renewable energy sector. Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey said that €3,536,919 from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) would be augmented by more […]