Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

Yes, we received a number of former combatants and they were treated in our hospitals. Indeed, the Tánaiste and I met the interim Minister for Health when she was in this country two months ago. She indicated very strongly that her government was pleased with the manner in which the injured combatants had been dealt with here, that this country was an example to all the other countries where combatants had gone for treatment and that it would be using this model in the future.

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