Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

No, we are leasing the land and we will get a return for the hospital from this. We shall also get a share of the profit. Some seek to justify income and others talk about profit. I was not aware that Fine Gael had a problem with profit. Earlier, Deputy Olivia Mitchell was complaining about co-location because she said we should keep the private beds in public hospitals, as she thought this was good for the ethos of hospitals, efficiency and so on. There seems to be some confusion there.

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