Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to address a matter of national importance requiring urgent consideration, namely, the catastrophic situation facing Monaghan and Cavan general hospitals, as clearly set out by hospital consultants in correspondence to the HSE, if the HSE proceeds with its plan to further downgrade Monaghan General Hospital resulting in the loss of its capacity to care for 3,000 acute medical admissions per annum and placing the burden of care on Cavan General Hospital, which already has 5,000 medical admissions per annum and 160% bed occupancy; and the need for the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, and all her Government colleagues to reverse their disastrous centralisation and privatisation policy, which will result in further deaths of patients and the deterioration of our public health system.

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