Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)

In fairness, Deputy O'Sullivan should quote the official figures.

Second, we will not be opening more beds. We have opened over 400 beds that were closed over the Christmas period for seasonal reasons, which is normal and has been normal for umpteen years.

There have been significant improvements. That is not to say that there have not been occasions when there were blips. We all are aware that there is a swine flu problem. That has led to over 300 people being in hospital over the past period.

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