Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There have been many warnings that patients' lives are at risk as a result of Government policy. Last night's "Prime Time" focused on this issue. This time the warning came from the former national director of acute hospitals, Dr. Tony O'Connell. That warning was issued last September, but the Oireachtas was not told about it by the Taoiseach or the Minister for Health. It came by dint of a freedom of information inquiry from an investigative journalist. So much for transparency or Paddy or Patricia needing to know.

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