Fiona O'Malley (Dún Laoghaire, Progressive Democrats)

The project that is under way is truly a project of reclamation. Far from privatising the health service, the Minister is restoring to the public health service some public beds which will be exclusively for the public use. It is time for the Opposition parties to be honest and clear about that fact. They should acknowledge the good work that the Minister is doing.

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