Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the following matter of national importance requiring urgent consideration, namely, the continuing crisis in our health care system, as highlighted by the thousands of people who marched calling for a decent health system in Dublin last Saturday; the dysfunction in cancer services and HSE mismanagement, as identified in the report on the case of Rebecca O'Malley; the report on Barringtons Hospital; the review of certain cancer tests in the north-east region; the accelerating process of downgrading local hospitals; and the continuing service cuts and employment restrictions imposed by the HSE, which have led to a ballot of 30,000 health service workers with a view to industrial action.

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