Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 July 2023

Committee on Public Petitions

Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion

Photo of Seán CanneySeán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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Listening to Ms Curtis there, I thought I was listening to a story about Loughrea again. I know St. Brigid's also is the same way. We had huge media attention in the last couple of weeks about RTÉ. That was about a few pounds; this is about people. This is about older people and people who need help and support. We should be a bit more vocal within the Oireachtas in saying that these committees are so important. They give people a chance to present as the witnesses have done today and as Ms Mullins is doing. The thing is we have to get the people who can make decisions to listen. I welcome the fact that the HSE will be brought in and I am looking forward to that.