Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Just to clarify, I am not sure if the petitioners have actually written to the Joint Committee on Health but I know they have met the HSE. The same is true for the St. Brigid's petitioners who would argue that they have the backing of 11,000 people in the south Tipperary, south Kilkenny and north Waterford catchment area. They feel they have exhausted all available options and that appearing before this committee is an opportunity to put their case.