Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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Mr. Ryan really turned himself inside out with his answer. He said issues of cross-contamination led to HIQA closing the hospital, yet the HSE was going to put in Covid patients. It beggars belief that he would give that kind of answer. If there were the potential for cross-contamination from patients with normal illnesses such as flu or whatever, surely to God we needed much more space and care in order that Covid would not be transmitted to other people.