Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the proposal to reduce to two from three the number of consultants operating in Mallow General Hospital, resulting in a dramatic reduction in surgical services from seven days to five days with the further increase in the workload of Cork University Hospital; and the need to debate the fact that this decision was taken without prior consultation with staff at either hospital, the net result being an increase in numbers presenting to CUH, which is ill-equipped to deal with the increased throughput, and the potential increase in the dangers to those served in the catchment area of Mallow General Hospital.

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