Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

These are serious issues. The practices are unacceptable. The most important people to be spoken of in this House are the patients. That is why the clinical review is hugely important and it is the patient care that must be addressed and that is exactly what is happening.

We all agree that we must have the facts, we cannot form a judgment unless we have all the facts of the situation. New facts arose yesterday evening and they will have to be deciphered and that is why the independent investigation is being carried out by the HSE.

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