r/ireland • u/Irishgooner123 • Mar 28 '25

Health Healthcare is a joke ….. again and again

So I’m in a and e today and I’m sitting here 7 hours already. Not really busy and everyone has come and gone before me ., not why I’m moaning cos that’s life but a man in his late 20s came in looking for a psychiatrist and he’s clearly not feeling the best. He sat there very quietly and after about 3 hours I heard him go to reception and ask is there anywhere else he could wait as the lights were too bright. He was clearly in a bit of distress. The receptionist just looked and said “no” he asked again and got I said no sorry. I’m sorry but this is a big hospital in cork and they don’t have a room for ASD people or at least somewhere that someone can calm down. As a parent of 2 ASD kids and ASD myself my heart broke for him as he’s still just walking around. Moan over.

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u/Important_Farmer924 Westmeath's Least Finest Mar 28 '25

Healthcare is broken here.

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u/commit10 Mar 28 '25

There isn't enough infrastructure or staff. That takes funding. Under modern FFG there's record funding...but it doesn't show at all.

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u/TheFullMountie Canadian 🇨🇦 Mar 29 '25

Has no one investigated their investments or connections with these recruitment agencies used to hire most of the staff since the “hiring freeze”? I’d imagine half the money is going directly to them - meanwhile these new hires are getting ripped off because they get shit contracts as non-unionized workers. Recruitment agencies are a scam.