Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I apologise. We all have overlapping roles and I am on the health committee, which is dealing with the proposal on the maternity hospital today. I have not been in this room at all today and I apologise for that. I have read the opening statements.

Much of the genesis of this body of work relates to the Doolin Coast Guard base in my county and concerns we had about how it was operating. A process got under way and there was independent mediation. Ultimately, the facility was stood down and now it has been reconfigured. Last week, in advance of these meetings taking place, I received a series of emails from volunteers at the Doolin Coast Guard. I will speak in general terms rather than getting into individual cases.