Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

That is cynical in the extreme. As we know from Roscommon, a clear electoral commitment to keep hospital accident and emergency services can be denied even when there is a tape recording of it. What is the exact status of the commitment currently being handed out to the communities which use James Connolly Hospital? Are they personal, party or Government commitments? Will the Taoiseach confirm that extra funding will be made available to allow James Connolly Hospital to continue to provide the full services to the end of this year?

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