Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

It is also a fact that the masters provided the Minister with the figures which he subsequently quoted. Obviously, they took this action because they felt the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform had a central role in solving the problem being experienced by maternity hospitals. Why else would they approach that Minister? Usually, the obvious person to contact about problems in maternity hospitals is the Minister for Health and Children.

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