Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the immediate aftermath of our flash flooding at Letterkenny General Hospital this summer, there were questions in the public mind. How did it happen in the first instance?

Why was it allowed to happen and how can it be prevented in the future? Lessons must be learned. What resonates with people in Donegal is the responsibility. We should continue to bear in mind who was responsible and how it can be prevented in the future. There is also fear about services and so forth. However, I commend the Minister on his initiative in bringing the Secretary General and the CEO of the hospital group with him to visit the hospital in the immediate aftermath to set the ball moving. Within a fortnight services resumed and the work that is taking place there at present is phenomenal, to say the least.

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