Donegal Sinn Féin TDs
and the party’s MLAs in the North would fight
together to get good cancer care provision for the
North West, election candidate, Cllr. Padraig
MacLochlainn has said.
He said a satellite radiotherapy unit for the North
West would be the ‘paramount political priority’ of
such a battle.
Cllr. MacLochlainn was speaking ahead of a trip to
Dublin today to help launch Sinn Fein’s national
priorities for Government in relation to hospital
services.
The Buncrana-based councillor will join the party’s
health spokesperson, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD for the
launch.
Cllr. MacLochlainn said: “It’s easy to criticise
what’s wrong with the country’s healthcare system –
particularly given the current Government’s
disastrous privatisation agenda.
“But Sinn Féin isn’t just highlighting failures.
We’re fighting for the future. And on healthcare,
that fight means we need to deliver a new universal
public health system.”
Today’s launch will be followed by a street theatre
protest outside Leinster House criticising the
State’s ‘private-for-profit’ co-location scheme.
“Nationally, we’ll also continue fighting long
hospital waiting lists. We’ll continue fighting for
frontline workers to receive fair pay and
conditions. And we’ll continue fighting for
healthcare which is free at the point of delivery,
provided on the basis of need alone and funded from
general fair and progressive taxation.”
Cllr. MacLochlainn added: “Sinn Fein is committed to
using our bargaining power after the general
election to help bring all of this about. Delivering
a first-class health service will be our number one
priority.” |
