John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

Clarification is needed on this because she cited Sweden as an example in the comments she made yesterday to the Select Committee on Health and Children. Is it correct that some of the nursing facilities in Sweden are provided by the private sector? The INO is not enthusiastic about the proposal to co-locate hospitals. Will the nurses who operate in these hospitals act in a private capacity and will they be members of trade unions? Does the Minister foresee any difficulties in that regard?

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