Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

Will the Tánaiste accept that there is a certain irony in her words, considering that she refused to accept the motion which will be put tonight by Fine Gael on drunkenness in accident and emergency departments? While she welcomed the Health and Safety Authority's report, she did not commission it. Will she tell us when accident and emergency departments will be made safe? What is the timeframe for delivery? Regarding the contentious issue of providing extra capacity by adding beds to hospital wards, how many hospitals have undertaken to do this?

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