Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I take the Deputy's suggestion that this should be the start of a new conversation about how we structure our health system and the services we provide. The Minister will come before the House at 5 p.m. and will have no difficulty indicating his intention and that of his Department to follow through on the implementation of the eight recommendations made by HIQA in this very grave and serious report. If, out of the tragedy of the loss of these five little babies, and outside analysis, our national, regional and local services are improved, it can be a good thing for everybody concerned. We must have a system that puts patient care and needs at the centre, and not one that pays lip service to it.

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