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Concerns over the continued downgrading of services at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) resurfaced sharply at last week’s meeting of Ballinasloe Municipal District, with councillors expressing frustration at a lack of transparency, accountability, and clear evidence underpinning decisions that have already led to the scaling back of maternity services.

Independent Councillor Dr Evelyn Parsons has said that the State’s own maternity data leaves no credible, evidence-based case for the proposed downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH), and that national scrutiny is now unavoidable.

Concerns over the downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) in Ballinasloe dominated this week’s plenary meeting of Galway County Council, where councillors from across the political spectrum voiced frustration with what they described as a lack of accountability and transparency from the HSE and the Minister for Health.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara, has criticised Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill for failing to attend a Dáil debate on the downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital.

The 12 cases mentioned last week as being under review involving concerns about maternity care at Portiuncula University Hospital in Galway do not include any new cases.

On Saturday, the town of Ballinasloe witnessed a moment of extraordinary unity and defiance as thousands of people from across the west and midlands of Ireland marched shoulder-to-shoulder to demand the full reinstatement of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH). With estimates placing the crowd at over 3,500, this was one of the largest public demonstrations in the town’s recent history — a powerful expression of community resistance against what many view as a slow and silent erosion of rural healthcare.

The HSE’s decision to reduce the scope of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH), has prompted united condemnation from Galway County councillors, resulting in calls for Government intervention.

Expectant mothers with high-risk pregnancies are being transferred from Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) as investigations continue into maternity care standards.

By Róisín Kilroy

Portiuncula University Hospital’s (PUH) Emergency Department came under scrutiny at this week’s Western Regional Health Forum on Tuesday, following a critical review by the Mental Health Commission.