Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

I wish to reiterate what my colleague has stated about the uncertainty existing in Tallaght at the moment. I have lived in Tallaght for the past 18 years and I worked on the ground prior to that. I have seen Ministers come and go on the Tallaght Hospital issue. I do not know how many sod turnings we saw, with different Ministers coming from different Governments. We eventually had the hospital opened, from which day it has been dogged by controversy.

This is the latest fear and scare for the local people. A month ago, between 3,500 and 4,000 people marched on the streets of Tallaght.

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