Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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In his statement, the Minister mentioned that he visited many emergency departments in recent times and said that some of it was quite distressing. It is obviously distressing for patients, staff, families and so forth. What did he actually see that made him distressed? We have all been in situations in emergency departments. I know the staff are doing their absolute best but certain circumstances are just not acceptable, with people lying on trolleys for days in some cases. What did the Minister see that made him so distressed?