Local councillor calls for action on 'government mismanagement' at Cavan Think In

To have 8,000 people on a hospital waiting list in Cavan General is a downright disgrace.

“Never in my life did I think I would see the day when people would be told not to attend Cavan General Hospital if they needed medical care”.

This was just one of the opening remarks by Aontú’s Cllr Sarah O’Reilly at her party’s inaugural National Think In which took place at the Kilmore Hotel, Cavan on Saturday, September 14.

Delegates from all over the country heard Cllr O’ Reilly - who is now in strong contention to take a Dáil seat in the upcoming General Election in the Cavan/Monaghan Constituency – highlighting the poor state of the country’s health service, the human impact as a result of a lack of housing and the “desperate” state of local roads.

“To have 8,000 people on a hospital waiting list in Cavan General is a downright disgrace,” she continued before adding there was zero accountability for the problem. “Public money is being spent with abandon and Aontú is the only opposition party that is constantly calling this out.

"We have desperate roads in my constituency; people are hammered with heavy taxes but not rewarded with either a good road infrastructure or an adequate public transport service.

“3,000 people leave Cavan for Dublin each day and have to pay two toll fees up and two back. That is crazy. The taxpayer has paid for these toll roads over and over again and the State can absolutely reduce tolls instead of hiking the prices up. It seems it will push and push the public until such time as they say stop.”

For more details on the Aontú Think In, check out this week's Anglo Celt on sale Wednesday.