Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Regarding three meetings, how did the group come up with the locations? Dr. Fiona Keogh is looking at me now and thinks that I want to know why Galway was left out. However, I want to know why the locations were not chosen based on the CHO areas. Why was it not broken down that way? Why were only three locations use? I ask this because we talk about A Vision for Change and how it failed in Galway and the closure of St. Brigid's Hospital. I would love the oversight group to meet people in Galway to hear how the loss of that service has impacted the area. How was the decision made to hold consultations in three locations? Why could an additional four meetings not be held to make the process all-inclusive?