Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

Does the Taoiseach realise what a contemptible figure he cuts today coming into the Dáil and using the most pathetic excuses to cover up what is a cynical betrayal of the people of Roscommon, in whose hospital he pledged to protect the emergency services? How pathetic is it to use HIQA as an alibi? It makes the young fellow who offers the excuse of the dog having chewed his homework positively credible by contrast.

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