Dáil debates

Wednesday, 7 December 2005

7:00 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)

I ask that I be allowed to continue and that the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, stop heckling me.

My colleague from County Clare, Deputy James Breen, has pointed out that €20.8 million or £15 million promised by former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, in 2000, for the upgrading of Ennis General Hospital has not been delivered. This is the same promise made by the Taoiseach and the same Minister before the previous general election and at the European and local elections. Ennis does not even have a CT scanner. A few days ago there was a power cut in the hospital while a surgeon was attempting to perform an appendix operation. The emergency generator failed, resulting in the operation being postponed.

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