Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

-----that our current loss of sovereignty has forced on us, activity in areas such as day cases continues to increase this year. We must, within the constraints we are under, do everything possible to get more treatment for more patients from the health budget. However, to maintain this process and, more importantly, to deliver safer care we need new approaches, new ways of doing things and new plans implemented. In this respect, we must implement A Vision for Change.

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