Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)

The Minister suggested that the changes which took place at Roscommon hospital have not caused a problem for Galway University Hospital. If that is the case, why was a bulletin broadcast on local radio stations on 24 September to warn people against going to the emergency department? If the replacement cover is so good why did one of my constituents discover after calling an ambulance that the paramedics could not even put in a line? If not for the fact that the patient's mother could perform that task, her child might not be with us.

Does the Minister really think it a success or is it solely a matter of money? I acknowledge he is not responsible for the mess that the last Government made but is this just about money?

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