James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

On the same matter, there is no doubt that there is a significant demand for transplants in this country but we have not been matching the expectations of people, particularly those awaiting heart and lung transplants. We spent a fortune setting up these services but only two lung transplants have been done in the past year.

It is quite clear that the hospital in Beaumont is struggling. It has more patients waiting with delayed discharge-----

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