James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

Many of the Minister's comments on clinical directorships, etc. are sensible. However, they fail to answer the questions of why we are cutting front-line services to children, why the money cannot be found elsewhere and why we are spending money on a virtual hospital when the existing hospital is being put under such strain. New PR people are to be appointed to the virtual hospital's team. Yet again, the Government seems to be more interested in spending money on spin than on service.

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