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Sunday 20 September 2020
In 2017 the sisters stepped down from the board of the hospital group.
But who now owns the National Maternity Hospital? The government still needs to clarify its position.
Trust will need to be restored so that we do not lose sight of the grand prize, a new National Maternity Hospital for Irish citizens, writes Jason O’Sullivan.
Campaign organisation Uplift presented a viral petition printed on 50 feet sheets of card to the gathered crowd.
A petition against the order owning the hospital has been signed by over 100,000 people.
The controversy over the proposed National Maternity Hospital is continuing.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is seeking his own removal as chair of Holles Street.
The Taoiseach has said Dr Peter Boylan’s resignation is a matter for himself.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Simon Harris said the compulsory purchase of the site is ‘not the solution’.
The St. Vincent’s site is the preferred site for the hospital.
The agreement reached in November between the two hospitals was released today to the public.
The National Maternity Hospital project has been mired in controversy in recent weeks.
Health Minister Simon Harris has insisted the hospital will be independently run.
Addressing doctors today, Minister Harris sought to provide assurances on the project.
The development has been mired in controversy this week.
It was claimed that 300 people attended today’s lunchtime protest outside the Department of Health.
Dr. Peter Boylan says the minister must quiz the Sisters of Charity.
It will take legal challenges on the grounds of gender discrimination to fully remove the Catholic Church from publicly-funded services, writes Colleen Hennessy.
Former junior health minister Kathleen Lynch told Drivetime that the hospital is not “going in the right direction”.
The Department of Health has insisted the new hospital will be independently run.
The Master of the new National Maternity Hospital said the facility will “revolutionise healthcare”.
A new company will be set up to govern the new maternity hospital.
The founder of the Sisters of Charity Mary Aikenhead has been declared venerable.
Why are the religious orders responsible for running the Magdalene Laundries not obliged to pay financial compensation to survivors?
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he is disappointed that religious orders implicated in the Magdalene Laundries scandal will not contribute to the compensation fund for survivors.
Magdalene Survivors said the women who worked in the laundries are ‘flabbergasted’ that the State is allowing this to happen.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
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