Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

The re-appointment of Deputy Harney as Minister for Heath and Children obviously raises frightening anxieties for those who live in Cavan-Monaghan. I ask her to visit the people there and to examine its hospitals and their capabilities. She should not depend on people from London to decide our futures. She is a reasonable person and as Deputy Ring noted, I have always liked her as an individual. However, as Minister for Health and Children, she must take some responsibility, as must the Taoiseach, to ensure the excellent people and services that obtain in these counties are maintained and improved. We cannot allow them to be taken away——

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