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Govt guilty of shameful neglect of elderly if plans to close Loughloe House proceed

Jun 25

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30 of total 37 HIQA recommendations now successfully completed

Fine Gael Longford/Westmeath Senator Nicky McFadden has welcomed today’s (Tuesday) publication of HIQA’s second inspection report into Loughloe Nursing Home and has urged the Government to reconsider closing the facility due to the fact that a raft of improvements have been made since the publication of the first report.

“The essential care provided at Loughloe House was never in doubt - a fact that was evident in the public outrage at proposed plans to close the facility.. …read on or make a comment

Loughloe House Protest March

May 12

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I am helping to organise a protest at the closure of Loughloe House on Saturday, 15th May at 12 noon starting at St Mary’s Square and walking to St Peters Square, Athlone. I would urge everyone who’s concerned about this closure to join us in this protest.

   Nicky

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Loughloe House must not be closed before HIQA report is published - McFadden

May 12

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Harney’s predilection for private health care continues

Fine Gael Longford/ Westmeath Senator, Nicky McFadden, has today (Monday) said the decision by the HSE to close Loughloe House Nursing Home, which has housed residents for 20 years, must be put on hold until a HIQA report on the facility is made public.

“Last Thursday 30 staff members and 26 residents were informed at separate meetings that Loughloe House is to be closed within two months. However, HIQA has informed me that a report it carried out on the nursing home, has still not been responded to by the HSE. …read on or make a comment

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Farm spouses’ pensions proposal a chink of light in dark times for rural Ireland - McFadden

Apr 12

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Nicky with Olwyn Enright after meeting with IFA President John Byran and farm women's pension group

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Just ½ million needed to reinstate pensions while Anglo gets €40 billion

Fine Gael Longford/ Westmeath Senator, Nicky McFadden, has said the backing received by an Oireachtas Committee in relation to the protection of the pensions of farm spouses is a welcome reprieve during these dark days of assault by the Government on rural Ireland.

“The decision taken yesterday by the Social & Family Affairs Committee to back a proposal, set down by Fine Gael’s Olwyn Enright, calling for Minister O’Cuív to reverse the Government’s attack on farm spouse pensions is to be welcomed amidst the raft of unprecedented attacks on farming families of late.

“Recognising the difficulties faced by farmers, the Committee, moved to have the contributory old age pension for farm spouses reinstated, following the callous decision by Government to remove it. The restoration of these pensions would cost just €570,000, a mere pittance when consideration is given to the fact that €40 billion has been given over to nurse Anglo Irish Bank along with no systemic importance to the Irish banking system and no credit benefits for the ordinary citizen. …read on or make a comment

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FG committed to valuing and maintaining our local hospitals

Mar 30

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Nicky and Dr. James Reilly TD at the Fine Gael FairCare public meeting in Mullingar

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Having attended the public protest march in Ballinasloe at the weekend, Fine Gael Longford/ Westmeath Senator Nicky McFadden congratulated the Portiuncula Action Committee for organising the hugely attended public event against the downgrading of services at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe.

Senator McFadden went on to compliment Dr. John Barton on his passionately delivered address to the meeting. “When in Government, we in Fine Gael will be committed to keeping open our local hospitals including Mullingar, Roscommon and Portiuncula. Under our FairCare proposal put forward by our Spokesperson on Health Dr. James Reilly TD we will deliver a health service that is fair and that will eliminate the two-tier system of service delivery. …read on or make a comment

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Public meeting on FG’s radical shake-up of the healthcare system

Mar 29

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FG, through FairCare, will deliver improved healthcare services for the Irish people that are accountable, equitable and deliver real results

Speaking in advance of the Fine Gael FairCare public meeting in Mullingar Park Hotel on Tuesday, 30th March, Senator Nicky McFadden said: ‘Over the past ten years our health service has become a complete shambles with excessively long out-patient waiting lists and short notice operation cancellations just the tip of the iceberg. The result of this appalling situation is that there is an average of 300 sick people on trolleys in hospitals across Ireland on any given day and things are only getting worse. Recently we witnessed the disaster in Tallaght Hospital whereby 58,000 X-rays were unread by a radiologist and thousands of GP referral letters were not even opened. Such are the examples of severely incompetent management by the Minister and the HSE.’
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Constituency Office Officially Opened

Mar 1

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Enda Kenny cuts the ribbon at the official opening of Sen. Nicky McFadden's Constituency Office watched by Westmeath Fine Gael Councillors, Dep. James Bannon, and Rachael Barrington

Nicky’s speech at the official opening of her Constituency Office

Leader of FG, Deputy Kenny; Mayor Cooney; Chairman of Westmeath County Council, Fintan Cooney; Deputy James Bannon;  Deputy Denis Naughton; Cllr. Gabrielle McFadden; Cllr. Joe Whelan; Cllr. Joe Flanagan; Cllr. Colm  Arthur; Cllr. Paddy Belton; Cllr. Sean McKiernan; Cllr. Frank Kilbride; Pat McLoughlin;  Invited Guests from the constituency; Mr. Eamon Duignan, Constituency Chairman; Kevin O’Brien, District Chairman; Members of my Management Team and Supporters; Members of my Close Family; Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen…

The opening of my office in Athlone has long been an ambition and goal which I have wanted to achieve and tonight I am very honoured that the Leader of our party has personally joined us to preside and share in this moment. …read on or make a comment

Donabate school raises funds for flood victims

Dec 13

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The children of St. Patrick’s National School, Donabate recently held a ‘Mad Hair Day’ to raise funds for Athlone’s flood victims.  Nicky was delighted to receive a cheque for €1600 on behalf of the families affected by the floods. Well done to all concerned!