Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

He goes on to ask me to raise the matter in the Dáil. That was on 24 May. I did not do so because I felt that private discussions with the hospital, the consultant and the Minister might be more successful. This is the last Leaders' Questions before the summer recess. If we have as much money as the Taoiseach says, why can this woman not get some relief from constant pain and have that appointment made at Cork University Hospital?

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