Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. I accept that no decision on reconfiguration will be taken in a regional context, but the Minister is opening up the reconfiguration issue in a national context. What stage is this national maternity review at and what is the timeline? Will it be delivered in the Minister's time in office? What are its terms of reference?

The Minister of State, Deputy Ring, said that on his watch, and that of the Taoiseach, nothing will happen to maternity services at Mayo General Hospital. Given the strong track record, level of throughput and excellence of care both there, in Sligo and in the other hospitals concerned, can the Minister give a guarantee on maternity services in the context of this review?

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