Clare Oireachtas members are calling on the Taoiseach designate to make housing and healthcare his top priorities for the MidWest when he assumes office.
It comes as Simon Harris has officially been coronated as leader of Fine Gael and is set to be elected the third Taoiseach of the 33rd Dáil in the coming weeks.
The Dáil will be in session once again on April 9th when it will reconvene after the two-week Easter break.
When it does, the Government is expected to vote unanimously in favour of new Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach designate Simon Harris taking the reins of the 33rd Dáil.
Minister Harris sit down with outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar today, before meeting with the leaders of Fianna Fail and the Green Party later this week.
The Minister for Further and Higher Education has announced his intentions to finish the coalition’s term, stating that the current government must focus on what it can get done before a general election is called.
As a former Minister for Health, Simon Harris has already faced calls to right the wrongs of the MidWest when he assumes the Taoiseach’s Office and Clare Independent Violet Anne Wynne believes a firm commitment to reopening the Ennis A&E is needed.
The Kilrush Deputy says the government can make a difference if the overcrowding situation at UHL takes top priority.
Clare’s Green Party Oireachtas member believes Fine Gael has been responsible for creating a failed two-tier healthcare system and must now deliver on primary care centre commitments in Ennistymon, Kilrush and Sixmilebridge.
As well as this, 50 rural towns and villages in the county remain without a connection to wastewater treatment plants or sewerage infrastructure, while there is currently 2,821 people on the local authority’s social housing list.
Inagh Senator Roisín Garvey insists Simon Harris must now prioritise affordable housing throughout Clare and commit to another Model Three Hospital for the MidWest Region.
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