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Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has called for the direct intervention of An Taoiseach and the Government regarding the ongoing challenges faced by An Garda Síochána.

Recently released polling data has found that more than one in every 20 adults in Ireland are actively living with self-reported symptoms of long Covid.

Patients are now waiting an average of 15 weeks to access long Covid clinics in hospitals across the country, with the longest wait of 35 weeks for patients trying to access the clinic at Tallaght Hospital, local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten has stated.

Officials from the Department of Social Protection have admitted they are still engaged in a “back and forth with colleagues in health, teasing out issues” with regard to the designation of long Covid as an occupational illness.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has called on the Minister for Health to ensure a second 50 bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe is included in Government plans for 1,500 new hospital beds across the country.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has expressed disappointment that Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan TD has no plans to visit the community at Lough Funshinagh to see the environmental devastation for himself.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has confirmed that he will not contest the next General Election, due to take place in 2025.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has called on the Tánaiste, Deputy Micheal Martin, to designate Custume Barracks in Athlone as the location for the proposed new Defence Forces headquarters, as recommended by the Commission on the Defence Forces.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten has requested that the Taoiseach intervene as a matter of urgency to ensure plans for a new emergency department as well as additional bed capacity at Portiuncula University Hospital proceed without further delay.

Based on a survey by Ireland Thinks, there are over 4,000 personnel impacted by long Covid-19 symptoms in County Westmeath, with 778 significantly impacted by the pandemic virus on a daily basis.