Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I will tell them what would be achieved. First, they would get a change of heart. Second, a new Minister would be appointed. Third, he or she would understand that with a crisis like that in Portlaoise a Minister should be on top of his or her brief. He or she would ensure that women who needed attention would not be waiting for weeks or months for it. He or she would have a mandate to shake up the HSE, to squeeze the bureaucratic bulge and to prioritise the frontline service in the interests of patients.

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