James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

There should be less of the soft peddling of ideas that do not match fact. Will the Minister tell the House whether she will ensure that as a result of these cutbacks, which as far as I am concerned are due to mismanagement, patients will not suffer and there will not be an increase in delayed discharges, cancelled operations or the number of people lying on trolleys?

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