Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In view of the evidence we have heard from eminent cardiologists and the word of Professor Herity, as we cannot question the integrity or validity of that, could we recommend an independent assessment of the evidence presented by the cardiologists and the Herity report? Everything is peer reviewed regularly and if the report is to be validated, then it should stand up to scrutiny. Perhaps we could look at something like that in terms of the report itself. My view, and that of many others, is that there should be an enhancement of cardiac services in Waterford, but in the meantime this report is a stumbling block in terms of policy. I suggest we need independent assessment, scrutiny and validation of the report in light of the evidence we have heard today.