Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the necessity for the Minister for Health and Children, to ensure adequate staff is provided at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; the need to replace two senior house office doctors who were let go last week, effectively halving the level of senior house officer on-call cover available at the hospital, resulting in the ending of surgical admissions after 5 p.m., thus imposing severe hardship on patients in the Dundalk catchment area; and the need for the Minister to outline what action the Government will take to resolve the chronic crisis in the health service.

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