Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital redress scheme, a commitment to the women involved was given in the programme for Government, and subsequent commitments were given by the Minister for Health, to seek a mechanism to compensate those women excluded on age grounds alone. We are told a review is under way in the Department to bring this to a conclusion and certain roadblocks are involved. Will the Taoiseach give a personal commitment that he will ask that the matter be expedited and brought to a speedy conclusion? Perhaps he can tell us where lies the review at present.

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