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HSE criticised at Oireachtas hearing over loss of Carrick-on-Suir's palliative care suites

The loss of St Brigid’s three palliative care suites was strongly criticised at the Petitions Committee hearing by Oireachtas members who highlighted how the unit meant people from Carrick-on-Suir and its hinterland could be near their loved ones in ...

15 Feb 2023 at 17:33

Scotland

Woman who lost partner to suicide calls for mental health services review

A woman whose partner died by suicide has said she wants “fit for purpose” mental health services, as she called for provisions to be fully reviewed. Karen McKeown appeared before the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee at Holyrood ...

09 Nov 2022 at 14:13

Scotland

Two dozen random Scots to help advise on how to engage with communities

A randomly-selected group of 24 Scots will be chosen to help advise MSPs on how the Scottish Parliament can engage under-represented communities. The panel, which will broadly reflect the demographic make-up of Scotland, is designed to give ...

08 Aug 2022 at 15:06

Scotland

MSPs may question police on how the sex of rape accused is recorded

Police Scotland could be questioned by MSPs after the force told a Holyrood committee there were “no known cases” where someone who was born male but identified as female had been charged with rape. The force made the comment in a ...

22 Mar 2023 at 11:43

Scotland

Warnings on cost and timescale of A9 dualling given to ministers two years ago

Ministers were warned two years ago that fully dualling the A9 road could take until 2034 and cost almost £7.2 billion – more than double the original £3 billion estimate. The details are revealed in new papers, which also make ...

14 Dec 2023 at 20:01

Social media firms ‘should be fined if they don’t prevent repeated abuse online’

Social media companies should face fines if they cannot demonstrate that they are stopping people banned from their platforms for abusive behaviour from setting up new accounts, a report from MPs has said. The House of Commons ...

01 Feb 2022 at 02:25

Scotland

MSPs concerned Scotland has ‘fallen behind’ on post-mortem examination practice

MSPs have raised concerns that Scotland has “fallen behind” the rest of the UK on how post-mortem examinations are carried out. It came as a Holyrood committee quizzed Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC on the issues in a petition ...

14 Jun 2023 at 13:55

Scotland

‘Architect’ of A9 dualling programme to be questioned by Holyrood committee

A former senior figure in the Scottish Government is to be questioned by MSPs over the decision by ministers to dual the A9. Alex Neil was the infrastructure and capital investment secretary when the dualling project was ...

04 Oct 2023 at 02:45

Scotland

Holyrood committee recommends citizen groups help with post-legislative scrutiny

Citizen panels should be regularly used by parliamentary committees to reach a consensus on post-legislative scrutiny, a Holyrood committee has said. The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee (CPPPC) has ...

12 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

‘Drawn out’ process on policy for recording sex of rape accused condemned

Petitioners calling for the sex of people charged with rape to be “accurately recorded” have criticised police and the Scottish Government for the “drawn out” process of deciding policy on the issue. Lucy Hunter ...

06 Dec 2023 at 12:10

Scotland

Sturgeon in apology for 10-year delay to A9 dualling project

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has apologised for the failure to dual the A9 on time – but she insisted the Scottish Government has not “messed up”. Instead, she said a “whole range of circumstances, ...

29 May 2024 at 14:30

Scotland

Civil engineers: We ‘knew for years’ A9 dualling would not hit 2025 target

Civil engineers in Scotland knew “for many years” the promise to dual the A9 by 2025 would not be met, a trade body has said. The road, which links central Scotland to the Highlands, has become a point of ...

12 Jun 2023 at 20:17

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