Sinn Fein Cllr Anthony Kelly has said that he is “sceptical” about the recent stand made by Deputy John Browne over the closure of Wexford’s full time psychiatric services. Speaking after John Browne made it known that he might quit the party if Wexford lost its unit, Cllr. Kelly lamented that the deputy had left it late in the game to gain a political conscience, and that it was more than a coincidence that his announcement had come days before the planned Wexford Fianna Fail election convention.
“I called on the Wexford Oireachtas members to withdraw their support for the Government should any attempt be made to downgrade any of the acute health service in Co. Wexford,” Cllr. Kelly said, “The closure of our county’s psychiatric service is a further attack on Wexford, the forgotten county of Ireland. Both John Browne and Sean Connick could have secured Wexfords psychiatric unit and the future of Wexford General Hospital’s acute services by standing against their leadership prior to the budget. That was the time to make a stand and show their commitment to Wexford, but they failed to act. It’s too late now as the old proverb has it; No point in locking the stable door after the horse has bolted”
“Deputy Brown’s threat’s made to cancel the Fianna Fail selection convention were a slick piece of politicking, but the people of County Wexford will not be fooled by these antics.”
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