Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of local and national importance, namely, the reconfiguration of health services at South Tipperary General Hospital. Approximately 12,000 people in Tipperary South attended a rally to support the hospital because the retention of the vital services it provides is a source of significant concern to people in the constituency. The hospital employes 800 people and more than €40 million has been invested over the past ten years to reconfigure the services provided by Our Lady's hospital, Cashel, and South Tipperary General Hospital. This is a busy and efficient hospital which provides essential services to a catchment area with a population of 150,000.

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