David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My time is short. I am concerned about east Cork and large towns such as Midleton, Youghal and Cobh, as well as all the small towns in between that will not have a service. What Dr. O'Brien is saying, if I heard her correctly, is that the service will be moved to Glanmire. That is not acceptable to the people or the taxpayers of east Cork who I represent. We want a service like the one being provided in Owenacurra at the moment and envisaged for St. Stephen's to be provided in east Cork. In other words, we must keep services like Owenacurra going. Dr. O'Brien said that the numbers and the need will be reduced but the need will still be there.