Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This morning, during Leaders' Questions, we heard the Taoiseach telling us how he requested his Ministers last week to explore how best to squeeze the maximum savings from the Croke Park deal. I would have thought it more appropriate to ask the Ministers to consider that issue on the first week of the Government's term in office rather than 18 months later.

I will deal with the issue of money following the patient. I have used the example of Mullingar Regional Hospital time and again and I will provide more recent figures tonight.

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