Parents protest over cuts at Crumlin

ANGRY parents have staged a protest in the headquarters of the Health Service Executive in Dublin against cutbacks in the country’s largest children’s hospital.

Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, Dublin, plans to close wards and theatres and reduce out-patient appointments by 15% in a bid to reduce its deficit of €9.6 million before the end of the year.

Members of the Save Our Lady’s Hospital in Crumlin campaign group entered the National Hospital Office at Dr Steeven’s Hospital, Kilmainham, yesterday handing in a petition with 1,000 signatures to a HSE official and demanding funds be provided to allow the hospital operate at current levels.