Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

That is a good idea. There is potential to do more on an all-island basis in the health care area. Unfortunately, because of the current political vacuum, it has not been possible to have a number of the meetings that might have been held in a different context. Perhaps following the Westminster elections, we might be in a position to discuss this. A number of issues have been raised on which it would make sense to work on an all-island basis. For example, radiotherapy is another issue for people in the north west and Border counties. If there are health care initiatives on which we can work on an all-island basis, we would be irresponsible not to pursue those options.

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