Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The latest issue of The Irish Times reports that an attitude survey prepared by the ESRI was presented to Cabinet. Will the Tánaiste cause that document to be laid before the House or put into the library? I do not recall an ESRI document being prepared for Government and not presented to the House or published independently. Will the Tánaiste clarify that?

I will ask the Tánaiste about the trolley watch figures in what used to be her and my local hospital in Tallaght. On 3 January there were 18 patients but on Tuesday there were 75, some accommodated in makeshift care outside the hospital proper. Can the Tánaiste say whether any alleviation is in sight for the people oppressed in such conditions, and for the hard-working staff unable to cope with the situation?

Did the Tánaiste hear the interview with the Government Chief Whip this morning, where he said the Government was unable to appoint a Minister of State last week because of the Tánaiste's absence?

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