Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Taoiseach's response sets out the scale of incompetence and devastation. After eight years, it has taken an independent report by the Health and Safety Authority to trigger the measures to which he referred. If a major hotel had blocked fire escapes and trolleys in its corridors, there would be calls by Members to close the facility.

Will the Taoiseach give an assurance that patients attending hospitals in the coming period will not be in danger given the violence, frustration and carry on mentioned in the report? God forbid but if there was a serious accident following the Luas derailment earlier, could hospitals have coped and implemented the major accident and emergency plan?

My final three questions relate to the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children's ten-point plan. When will the minor injuries units be developed and expanded? Where are they? When will they open? When will the Government provide the MRI scanner at Beaumont Hospital? Will it be this year or next year? Will the Taoiseach, for God's sake, see to it that scandalous conditions in toilet units in hospitals are cleaned up once for all?

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