Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

This act of desperation does not provide patient care in an appropriate way or represent good value for money for the taxpayer. The Progressive Democrats talk about lower taxes. They are not ensuring the taxpayers get a good return for the taxes they hand over. This instance of co-locating private and public hospitals in a muddled and badly thought through way will raise issues of equity and bad value for money. This legislation represents a lost opportunity, and I regret that. I appreciate that the Minister has many problems to deal with.

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