Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss an urgent matter, namely, the reneging by the HSE to pay St. John's Hospital, Limerick, €645,000 owing for medical services facilitating sessional commitments for a consultant-nephrologist and a consultant breast surgeon agreed to and provided up to 31 December 2007, and call on the Minister for Health and Children to ensure it is paid immediately. I ask also that the Minister for Health and Children give a commitment to retain the accident and emergency services at this hospital into the future as it provides a service for 20,000 patients annually and is the only Limerick city centre based accident and emergency service since the closure of Barringtons Hospital in 1988.

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