Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Eight people were on the list at that time. I ask the Taoiseach whether they were given the option of treatment abroad. Some 18 children in the last few years were given kidney transplants. From what I believe, that has dropped to four this year but the number of children requiring a transplant has not dropped. Sadly, because of a clash of characters we have lost two consultants. Mr. Zimmermann is gone to a foreign shore. William Shields has gone to England and Mr. Hickey has resigned or has so-called retired.

The best advice from talking to those involved is that if we are to get on top of the transplants we need 300 to be done per year.

At the moment, we are struggling to get 150 kidney transplants. In Galway-----

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