Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I hope that what the Taoiseach is saying is that Jessica Sheedy will not have died in vain and that somebody else's life will be saved. However, that was 2018. Now, we are talking about Aoife Johnston. Where are we going? There has to be accountability within the hospital system. The other thing the Government has to look at is how much has been spent on legal fees fighting these cases and more over stuff that could have been fixed in the past five years if people had put up their hands and apologised. Bernard Gloster came out the other day and apologised. It is the first time the HSE has actually said it was sorry. Anyone can make a mistake but if we learn from the mistake, we are moving forward. The mistakes are being covered up, however, and legal bills of €50 million and €60 million are being spent on budgets the Taoiseach is talking about that could be used to improve the hospital system.

UHL was the best training hospital in this country. My own sister trained there many years ago; she is now retired. It was the best. Now, people go anywhere bar there because they are afraid and in fear of their lives. It is not right for any person to avoid a hospital and say they might not get the care or that when they get in, they might not to get the care they need. Getting them into where they need the care is the problem.

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