Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I ask the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to correct the record of this Dáil. On a number of occasions she has given incorrect figures regarding the level of surgery in Mayo General Hospital. Today, the general manager has faxed information to her officials. If the officials are not giving the Minister the correct number of cases, then she had better do something about it. I ask her to correct the record of the Dáil. It is not fair on the hospital, the consultants and the team in Mayo General Hospital which is working very hard.

Last night the Minister spoke about Tipperary-Waterford. I spoke to my colleague, Deputy Tom Hayes, who said the people in Tipperary were not happy having to go to Waterford. The Minister did not tell the Dáil, however, that they were very upset in Waterford to learn that patients were to go there from Tipperary, without additional staff and resources. There was a row there.

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