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Head Shop Highs can be Controlled Immediately
Date: March 25, 2010
Independent MEP Marian Harkin has established with the European Commission that ‘head shop’ products can be controlled immediately on the basis of public health or safety. Referring to correspondence from the European...[more]
Irish Women Live Longer But Not Healthier
Date: February 3, 2010
Despite the fact that women in Ireland have a longer life expectancy, they have less healthy life years than men. This was stated by Marian Harkin MEP when she addressed a conference on women’s health in the European Union...[more]
Welcome for Irelands Cervical Cancer Vaccination Initiative at Brussels Cancer Summit
Date: January 26, 2010
The recent announcement by Minister for Health Ms. Mary Harney that a Cervical Cancer Vaccination Programme is to be introduced in Ireland was warmly welcomed at a major Brussels cervical cancer conference for politicians with...[more]
Pan-European Political Network to Stop Cervical Cancer
Date: October 9, 2009
The Europe-wide network of 250 national and European politicians, Politicians for Cervical Cancer Prevention (PCCP), today announced the appointment of Ms Edite Estrela Ms Marian Harkin and Dr Silvana Koch-Mehrin who...[more]
MEPs Launch Cancer Manifesto for 2009 European Elections
Date: May 1, 2009
Members of the European Parliament all-party interest group MEPs against Cancer (MAC) have joined together to launch a Cancer Manifesto for the upcoming 2009 European Parliament elections. They are calling for the...[more]
Call for Community Support for Older People
Date: April 10, 2009
Vulnerable older people who had made their significant contribution to the building of the nation should not be deprived of the support provided under the ‘Community Support for Older People’ Scheme. This was stated in a letter...[more]
MEP Slams HSE on Hospital Issue
Date: March 30, 2009
The deficiencies of Limerick Regional Hospital shown in the recent HSE ‘Healthstat’ evaluation of performance revealed the weakness at the core of government policy in relation to local hospitals. This was stated by Marian...[more]
Ireland’s Nurses Training Conflicts with EU Aim
Date: March 9, 2009
"The European Commission must put pressure on Member States to ensure that each country takes on its responsibility for the training of their own healthcare workforce" This was stated by Marian Harkin MEP in the...[more]
People Need to Deliver Political Message on Hospital
Date: February 16, 2009
The seeming reluctance of Minister for Health Mary Harney to respond in any positive way to the case for retaining acute service s at Monaghan Hospital was a further example of the erosion of the democratic process in Irish...[more]
Child Protection Must be Prioritised in Galway
Date: February 6, 2009
No county, including Galway had anything like the number of social workers and back up resources to properly implement the child protection policies of the State. This was stated by Marian Harkin MEP when she described HSE...[more]
