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Sonny Foran.
• KERRY Aontú General Election Candidate Sonny Foran has called on Kerry County Council to provide increased lighting for graveyards to enable people to visit their loved ones in the evening time.
“I have spoken to many people who live in rural areas, many of whom are elderly, and who attend Evening Mass and would like to visit their loved ones thereafter,” said Mr Foran.
“These people may not have a mode of transport during the day and are reliant on neighbours or friends to get to and from Mass. This may be the only opportunity that they get during the week to visit the graveyard and it is distressing that they cannot avail of it due to insufficient lighting.”
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Cllr Pa Daly.
• SINN Féin general election candidate for County Kerry, Cllr Pa Daly has said that in government, Sinn Féin would invest in childcare to improve the pay and conditions of childcare workers and slash fees for parents.
Cllr Daly also expressed his support and solidarity with striking childcare workers yesterday in Dublin.
“We in Sinn Féin want to improve the pay and conditions for childcare workers and if in Government, a Sinn Féin minister would do this.
“We also want to make Childcare and Early Childhood Education a public service. We are committed to investing to ensure workers in the sector are properly paid. We will work to reduce the cost of childcare by an average of €500 per month per child.
“Many parents are being priced out of work due to the high costs of childcare. This simply isn’t good enough and we would invest in childcare to improve the pay and conditions of childcare workers and slash fees for parents.
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Deputy John Brassil.
• JOHN Brassil has committed to the building of a standalone cancer unit in the grounds of University Hospital Kerry if he is elected and Fianna Fail are in power after this election.
According to Brassil the Oncology unit in University Hospital Kerry is currently not fit for purpose.
“While the staff are incredible, the current cancer unit in University Hospital Kerry is just not fit for purpose,” he said.
“There is no fixed line oxygen and the unit is cramped. Along with Cllr Mikey Sheehy, I have been fighting for a new standalone cancer unit on the grounds of the hospital. I have made no secret of my ambitions for a ministry in the department of health and if elected and Fianna Fail are in Government, I am committing myself to getting a standalone cancer unit built at the hospital.
“Given the risks Brexit will present to us getting chemo drugs from the UK, I also think this new standalone unit must include a pharmacy compounding unit to allow chemo drugs to be mixed in Kerry. We need top class Cancer Care in Kerry and I will work to ensure we have it.”
