Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)

We have heard the pantomime story of Jack and the Beanstalk, which is occurring here. For a handful of beans the Government gave away our natural resources, including those we do not even have. Like foolish Jack, it took the beans and did not expect to get anything from the deal. Unfortunately, this is not a fairy tale. We are the ones who are suffering. People are lying on hospital trolleys and there are no ambulances based within 20 miles of three areas in the Health Service Executive western area. There are only two ambulances to cover the entire county of Mayo which has 120,000 people. We are suffering. Going back to Mr. Ray Burke in 1987 and the Taoiseach later——

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