James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister for her reply. I will point out a number of issues. The Minister mentioned two cases, one of which involved the mother of a general practitioner who asked that his mother's case be removed because he has no issue concerning the manner of treatment given.

The surgery facilities at Navan have been cancelled for elective surgery too. Some 1,800 cases are performed there every year. At a professional level I am aware there is no capacity within Dublin and the north east, including Cavan, Drogheda, Beaumont, Blanchardstown and the Mater hospitals, to take on those 1,800 cases. Patients of mine have had to wait four days on trolleys and have had their operations cancelled as a consequence of the downflow from the other end of the north east. The patients in Navan will not be accommodated within the system and waiting lists will grow. People are being deprived of the rightful service they now have. Where are they supposed to go? There was a preliminary investigation by the RCSI. When will there be a full investigation? Will the Minister explain to the House why elective surgery been cancelled at that centre when the RCSI did not allude to elective surgery?

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