Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)

They are not statistics; they are real stories. Until the system is fixed, the Minister and her colleagues should not come into the House and clap themselves on the back. No one deserves that when people are still suffering. It is time we got real. Let us be honest and have a proper discussion. In most people's eyes the health service is not working. Perhaps it is working in the Minister's eyes. Perhaps it is her philosophy and the aim of a Fianna Fáil Government with the support of the Green Party and Independents with some Progressive Democrats history to drive people to a private health service.

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