Gráinne Mhic Géidigh
Published: 1 March, 2008
Dia daoibh a chairde, mise Gráinne Mhic Géidigh, Cumann Phádraig Mhicheáil Airt, Gaoth Dobhair i dTir Chonaill ag iarraidh bhur dtacaíocht do rún uimhir 161
Sa bhliain 2001 gheall an Rialtas seo i gcáipéis ar a dtug siad "Quality and Fairness" gheall siad Seirbhis Sláinte den Chead Scoth dúinn uile go léir. "World Class Health Service" a dúirt siad Tá sin choir a bheith SEACHT mbliana ó shin agus cuirimse ceist oraibh, duine ar bith a chonaic cuid botúin agus cuid scanéilacha na bliana anuraidh, a é sin seirbhís den chead scoth, an é sin World Class Health Service?
Tá sé thar am ag an Rialtas agus ag Feidhmeannas na Seirbhísí Sláinte stad den phráiseach atá siad a dhéanamh, agus go háirithe stad de dhéanamh leithcheal i gcúrsaí sláinte mhuintir na tuaithe ó thaobh Curam Ailse de.
Tá Cúram Ailse sa stáit seo dírithe ar Bhaile Atha Cliath don chuid is mó agus is sláinte na ndaoine atá ina gcónaí i gceanntair scoite macasamhail Dún na nGall agus an Iar-thuaisceart atá thíos leis. Tá Sinn Féin in éadan seo agus deirimid gur chóir go mbeadh cúram ailse ar bharr an chlár-oibre agus co-oibriú iomlán idir na Sé Chondae agus na Sé Chondae agus fichead. Bíonn ar dhaoine atá iontach tinn a mbaile a fhágáil agus turais fhada chrua a dhéanamh go Baile Atha Cliath, go Beal Feirste no go Gaillimh. Nach bhfuil seo náireach agus cruálach agus do-chreidte go bhfuil do bheatha no do bhás ag bráth ar cá háit ar an oileán bheag seo a bhfuil tú suite go tíreolaíoch agus ar d'acmhainní..Sin an fhírinne a chairde.
People have had enough. In my county a campaign led by cancer patients and their families captured the public mood. This campaign was sparked by a number of strong empowered women who decided they would no longer be treated like second-class citizens. They are an inspiration to communities across the state. I would like to express my party's full solidarity and support for their demands for equality of access and cancer care treatment.
The very personal heartbreaking stories revealed by these inspirational activists make for sad reading. The elderly man who stopped travelling to Dublin for chemotherapy treatment rather than face the traumatic trip by bus for fear of being sick. That man subsequently died at home.
And The two women, one, a lone parent and one, the mother of disabled children who opted for a mastectomy rather than place a heavy burden on their families. It is surely inhumane to ask sick people to travel hundreds of miles to Dublin coupled with the additional hardship placed on families to find accommodation and the sense of isolation felt by all of them. If the North West cross-border region were to be treated as one region for the purposes of delivering health services, then all of this obscenity would end.
There should be no discrimination, our whole population needs comprehensive cancer care provided in the public health care system and available to all based on need, regardless of their ability to pay or geographic location.
Tá argoint láidir déanta arís agus arís eile ag Sinn Féin ar an ábhar phráinneach seo agus tá mise inniu arís ag iarraidh ar an Fheidhmeannas Sláinte agus ar an Rialtas stad den éagoir ar othair ailse i gceantair tuaithe .
A Chairde , iarraim oraibh tacu le rún 161 agus an tábhacht céanna a bheith tugtha do bheatha agus do shláinte achan duine ar Oilean na hÉireann.
Go raibh mile maith agaibh
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