Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Deputy about the media. The proceedings of this meeting are going out nationally. I hope the media takes up cases like the three in front of us and others that are out there which we know are coming. The mantra from the HSE and similar organisations is that there is an older population coming down the road and they talk about all the facilities we will need for that generation. However, at the same time, with the stroke of a pen, it is closing down the very centres we actually need. I put the challenge out there to the media that instead of ignoring these issues, it should make it an issue with Government and with the Ministers.