Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I am impressed such a prominent member of the Opposition and such a favoured comrade should stay to hear me speak. I might do a press release on it.

Much criticism has been made of the health services. I am not afraid to state from the Government benches that people should be entitled to services. I come from an old Dublin which had hospitals everywhere. I lived within sight of Mercer's Hospital, the Adelaide Hospital, the National Children's Hospital and the Meath Hospital. As one may gather I lived just up the road. Funnily enough, I am not from Tallaght. I am from this parish. I remember those days. Perhaps times have moved on.

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