James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

I wish to ask a question in respect of another item of legislation. This matter affects the area in which the Ceann Comhairle lives, namely, the north east, which as been beset by so many scandals. The people in that area have suffered a great deal as a result of the activities of Mr. Shine and Mr. Neary and the cancer scandal, where 6,000 X-rays were misread. The events to which I refer are indicative of a hospital under serious stress and reports today indicate that there are ten cases of patients being infected with clostridium difficile at the hospital in question.

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