Subject 2: an córas sláinte

Question 1

the health system is not above the recommendation of two people/ the health system isn’t worth talking about

Answer 1

níl an córas sláinte thar moladh beirte

Question 2

The health system is one of the biggest stones on their list these days/ it is one of the greatest concerns today

Answer 2

Tá an córas sláinte ar cheann de na clocha is mó ar a bpaidrín na laethanta seo

Question 3

mess

Answer 3

praiseach

Question 4

long waiting lists

Answer 4

liostaí fáda feithimh

Question 5

there is a sharp contrast between the public health system and the private system, look at the length of the queues for example

Answer 5

tá codarsnacht ghéar idir an córas sláinte poiblí agus an córas príobháideach, féach ar fhad na scuainí mar shampla

Question 6

frozen with the cold

Answer 6

preachta leis an bhfuacht

Question 7

left on trolleys in the passages for 24 hours

Answer 7

fágtha ar thralaithe sna pasáistí ar feadh 24 uair an chloig

Question 8

lack of privacy and independence

Answer 8

easpa príobháideachais agus neamhspleáchas

Question 9

waiting for ages for surgery due to a lack of doctors and nurses

Answer 9

ag fanacht lesi na cianta ar obráid de bharr easpa dochtúirí agus altraí

Question 10

there is now a big demand for nurses and doctors in hospitals. the system can’t answer the demand.

Answer 10

tá éileamh mór ar altraí agus dochtúirí in ospidéil anois. ní féidir leis an gcóras an t-éileamh a fhreagairt.

Question 11

seniors - our most valuable asset in the country

Answer 11

seanóirí - an seoid is luachmhaire atá againn sa tír

Question 12

demand for domestic helpers and beds in nursing homes

Answer 12

éileamh ar chúntóirí baile agus leapacha i dtithe altranais

Question 13

the health system is a mess.
There are so many problems to see.

Answer 13

is praiseach é an córas sláinte.
Tá an oiread sin fadhbanna le feiceáil.

Question 14

A crazy atmosphere is created in hospitals.
since there is a lack of funding and money in the system, there is a great demand for beds in hospitals

Answer 14

Cruthaítear atmaisféar craiceáilte sna hospidéil.
ó tharla go bhfuil easpa maoinithe agus airgid sa chóras, tá éileamh mór ar leapacha in ospidéil

Question 15

Patients lose their dignity and privacy

Answer 15

Cailleann othair a ndínit agus a bpríobháideacht

Question 16

the disease rate was very high during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic and the hospitals became breeding grounds for disease.

Answer 16

bhí ráta an ghalair an-ard le linn bhuaic na paindéime coróinvíreas agus rinneadh na hospidéil ina n-áiteanna pórúcháin don ghalar.

Question 17

breeding grounds for disease

Answer 17

áiteanna pórúcháin do ghalair

Question 18

vulnerable groups

Answer 18

grúpaí leochaileacha

Question 19

These conditions are not acceptable

Answer 19

ní ghlactar leis na coinníolacha seo

Question 20

contagious disease

Answer 20

Galar tógálach

Question 21

foreign doctors come to Ireland to work but their English is not good and they struggle with old people to talk to them

Answer 21

bíonn dochtúirí eachtranacha ag teacht go hÉirinn chun oibre ach níl a gcuid béarla go maith agus bíonn said ag streachailt le seandaoine chun labhairt leo

Question 22

foreign doctors

Answer 22

dochtúirí eachtranacha

Question 23

The biggest visible problem/problem seen
is the treatment of old people in nursing homes

Answer 23

Is í an fhadhb is mó atá le feiceáil ná an chóireáil a dhéantar ar sheandaoine i dtithe altranais

Question 24

A few years ago, I watched a documentary on RTÉ about the Leas Cross nursing home in north County Dublin.

Answer 24

Cúpla bliain ó shin, d’fhéach mé ar chlár faisnéise ar RTÉ faoi theach altranais Leas Cross i dtuaisceart Chontae Bhaile Átha Cliath.

Question 25

It was seen/apparent that misconduct was taking place. The poor old people were treated terribly.

Answer 25

Bhí sé le feiceáil go raibh mí-iompar ar siúl. Caitheadh go uafásach leis na seandaoine bochta.

Question 26

Many horrific images were seen, for example one woman was shown tied to a chair, others were being abused and fed against their will.

Answer 26

Chonactas go leor íomhánna uafásacha, mar shample taispéanadh bean amháin ceangailte do chathaoir, daoine eile á maslú agus á mbeathú in aghaidh a dtola.

Question 27

one woman was shown tied to a chair

Answer 27

taispéanadh bean amháin ceangailte do chathaoir

Question 28

others were being abused

Answer 28

daoine eile á maslú

Question 29

fed against their will

Answer 29

á mbeathú in aghaidh a dtola

Question 30

food left by the old people on their plates was re-eaten the next day and they only had one bath every ten days.

Answer 30

bhí bia a d’fhág na seandaoine ar a bplátaí á athúsaid an lá dár gcionn agus ní raibh ach folcadh amháin acu gach deich lá.

Question 31

ladies and gentlemen, listen to me when i say that old people are mistreated badly. Look at the health system.

Answer 31

A dhaoine uaisle, éist liom nuair a deirim go bhfuil droch-chóir ar sheandaoine. Féach ar an gcóras sláinte.

Question 32

there is a long list of problems in the health system, like the demand for nurses, home assistants and doctors all over the country.

Answer 32

Tá liosta fada fadhbanna sa chóras sláinte, cosúil leis an éileamh atá ar altraí, ar chúntóirí baile agus ar dhochtúirí ar fud na tíre.