Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I propose that the Dáil sit for one full day in the coming week, either Thursday 18 March or Friday 19 March, to accommodate the return of as many Ministers and Ministers of State from wherever they may be over the St. Patrick's Day period. It is imperative that the Minister for Health and Children is recalled to face the serious crisis presenting in our health service, a crisis built on crises over the years. There can be no doubt in anyone's mind about the real fears and the public disquiet over this matter. It is most likely that the issue is not unique to Tallaght hospital. It beggars belief that Tallaght hospital would be a unique aberration within the network of acute hospital sites across this State.

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