Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

Listening to the contributions, there is a sense of déja vu. We have been through all this before over the past seven years and little has changed. We are in a crisis. There is a crisis every time we discuss the health services in the House but we are repeatedly told that billions of euro have been invested in the services, more is being invested every year, there will be change, new structures and new plans and all will be hunky-dory in the future. We have been told this again in this debate.

It is inauspicious that the Bill is dated 17 November last but, after three short days of debate which have not been full days by any means, the Bill will be guillotined. Everything that is important——

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