Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

People are on hospital beds and, perhaps, in hospital corridors for all we know. People in distressed circumstances are waiting for final approval but they are not being given final approval and it is not necessary to wait until the review is finished to do this.

The Government is always clear about what it is doing when it comes to the big people in society, the big bankers and the big states. However, when it comes to the small people and those who could be our parents or who could be us in ten of 15 years time the Government is not clear. There are totally contradictory messages coming from the Minister for Health and Children, the HSE, the Department and the Taoiseach and this must be cleared up. The Taoiseach must say, if he does not mind my putting words in his mouth, that this scheme will recommence immediately.

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