Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I have made this admission several times. There has been a substantial increase in the number of beds, it is in the region of 1,482, but it is not enough. This provides a quick way to build and to move private patients from public hospitals to private hospitals on co-located sites with joint clinical governance. If I thought this process would bring about a two tier health system or create difficulties I would not be so supportive of it.

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