Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The list of calamities around the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, continues to grow. At the weekend hundreds of people took to the streets of Castlebar, in the Taoiseach's constituency, to protest against the Minister's decision to cut home help hours. The Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, is on record as saying these cuts are not right. She made those remarks in response to the situation of Catherine Brosnan, who has had home help hours cut for her son, Christopher, who suffers from cerebral palsy. Catherine Brosnan is not alone. Very many parents throughout the State who have children with severe disabilities have seen their service cut or taken away entirely.

At the weekend there were the further revelations that the Minister unilaterally had added new locations in his constituency to the primary care centre list-----

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