Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

I put it to the Minister of State that in the case of Abbeyleix community nursing unit, the HSE is operating in the context of a preordained policy of closure and that the consultation process is no more than window dressing. Will she outline exactly what is meant by a consultation process which will involve public representatives? As a long-standing public representative for the county in which Abbeyleix community nursing home is situated, will the Minister of State indicate precisely how the consultation with public representatives will proceed and what will be the outcome of it?

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