Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)

I, too, sympathise with and offer my condolences to the women in question, who are deeply traumatised. It is a personal tragedy for them and their families and has had an inexcusable effect on their quality of life and well-being. They are suffering from mental anguish over the roll-out of cancer treatment from which they should not have to suffer in this day and age. Unfortunately, trust and confidence in the health system are disappearing very fast. I urge the Minister to ensure that the problem be addressed.

The changing of the old system by the Government to form the Health Service Executive is now regarded by many as disastrous. Many of us objected very strongly to the change and our view has been vindicated. There is now a great reduction in the morale of health service providers. This is serious because, as morale decreases, the system will be further damaged and the quality of services will be reduced significantly. I urge the Minister to address this as quickly as possible.

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