Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the ongoing appointment of outside study groups regarding the hospital services in the north east despite the fact that similar reports in the past, such as the Bonner report, advised that at least €14 million should be spent on Monaghan General Hospital. In spite of this report and many others, the leaders of the health system have put more than half of the beds in Monaghan General Hospital out of service, thus adding to the crisis in the other hospitals in the region and being directly responsible for loss of life. The Dáil should decide that the millions being spent on reports would be better utilised building up the services.

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