Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

Either we agree there should be a single tertiary paediatric hospital in the Dublin area or we do not. There are two schools of thought. Some people have suggested there should be more than one such institution. However, the decision of Government and the HSE, based on the McKinsey report, was that there should be only one such institution. No matter where it is located, there will be difficulties for people getting from A to B in modern circumstances. If it is difficult for people to get from Deputy Rabbitte's constituency to the Mater Hospital, it will be difficult for people who live on Eccles Street to get to Tallaght.

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