Ciara Conway (Waterford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I interjected when Mr. Clancy was speaking about how patients are being inappropriately treated. I am concerned that day procedures are carried out at huge expense because public beds are being used mainly by private patients at a cost to the individual patient. Why is this the case? Why are people being treated in inappropriate places? Is it a question of culture or the practice among doctors? Is it what people want? All the evidence shows that the more we can look after people in the community and nearer to their homes, the better their rehabilitation and their outcomes. This has been the finding of many studies. I am interested to know what the problem is and what can we do to address it.