Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I appreciate that the Taoiseach does not have any detail on the case and cannot be expected to comment on it. However, all the details that came to my clinic from Kerry on 7 April were sent to the Tánaiste, the hospital and all the other authorities. They know the detail inside out. On a number of occasions, Mr.O'Gorman offered to pay for the particular pump referred to. For some reason that is beyond me, however, the procedure has not been carried out. Everything they have tried has failed. When we raise the issue of the health services in a general way people have grown accustomed to it, but behind every ventilation of grievances aboutthe health services a family is affected. The O'Gormans are one such family.

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