Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

That was a good contribution on which to end the debate because, Deputy McGinley will be pleased to hear, that is exactly what we are doing with co-location. However, it is not the view put forward by the Fine Gael spokesperson, who favours public and private service in public hospitals.

With regard to St. Luke's Hospital, all the expert advice is that there should not be stand-alone radiation facilities, so St. Luke's will move to the grounds of St. James's Hospital. However, we of course want to protect the ethos of St. Luke's, which is a fantastic place. I hope half of Donegal is not there — I would be worried if that was the case.

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