Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to join with Deputy Kelleher in welcoming the Minister, and I wish him well in the responsibilities of his new portfolio.

I am seeking to establish what steps have been taken by the Department of Health, the HSE and other Departments, including the Minister's former Department, which clearly have a role in helping to ensure that our population is not subjected to the risk of contracting Ebola, a merciless scourge that has already taken more than 3,000 lives along the west coast of Africa, as well as the lives of others exposed to this highly contagious disease.

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