Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent public interest, namely, that the Minister for Health and Children explain why the accident and emergency department at Cork University Hospital had put in place yesterday emergency measures that saw the turning away of many patients, described by the hospital consultant for the accident and emergency department as walking wounded, with the hospital unable to treat such patients and more than 30 other patients already being treated there on trolleys.

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