Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

He said that it must be done in conjunction with the Cabinet committee on health and the Economic Management Council, the members of which are fully appraised of the situation since last November. Does the Taoiseach accept that the funding levels are not adequate to deal with this situation in the coming months, including in respect of delayed discharges and their impact on emergency departments, to take people out of their misery and bring some dignity back? Funding is part of the answer to that. The Minister has said as much. Will the Taoiseach now take the decision, as Head of Government, to do something about it?

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