Campaign for Labour Policies event… October 6, 2012
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Achieving Labour policies in 2013
Budget 2013
Primary Healthcare
The Campaign for Labour Policies is hosting an event on October 10th to discuss two critical issues in current government decision-making – Budget 2013, and the primary healthcare agenda.
1) Ensuring a fair and equitable Budget 2013
Launch of the Campaign for Labour Policies pre-budget submission. Speakers will outline the key policies needed to ensure Budget 2013 delivers equality, jobs and growth for 2013.
2) Primary healthcare at the core of Labour health policy in government
Recent events have shown the challenges of achieving Labour health policies in coalition. This discussion will help members to argue for a reformed health service which delivers for the people in Ireland who need it most.
Speakers TBC for both events.
Venue: TBC
Date / Time: Wednesday October 10th at 8pm
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Last Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 09:53
Grassroots Labour Party members are to hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss how to bring about the resignation of Minister for Heath James Reilly.
Róisín Shortall stepped down as minister of state at the Fine Gael Minister’s department last month in a dispute over provision of healthcare centres.
The Campaign for Labour Policies will also hold an online petition calling on party leader Eamon Gilmore to take action to ensure the resignation of Dr Reilly.
“James Reilly has not accounted properly for his decision to interfere with the priority list for primary health care centres,” said campaign spokesman Neil Warner. “If he will not go, he must be forced out by the Labour Party.”
The campaign, the grassroots organisation of Labour Party members, will meet in the Teachers Club, Dublin, on Wednesday to discuss the progress of the reform of the healthcare system.
Among the items which will be discussed are the decision of Ms
Shorthall to resign her position; what action must be taken to ensure the full implementation of the primary healthcare and alcohol misuse strategies, and members’ privatisation concerns.
Moves have already been made for Reilly’s resignation, if what I hear is correct. They are simply waiting for the right time so it does not look like a government/FG admission of defeat.
How does Enda give up his deputy leader without looking like a lame duck?