Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If the Taoiseach listened to the staff he would know that they are absolutely at the end of their tether in terms of the stress and strain in emergency departments. I saw a series on accident and emergency services on RTE last Monday week and the staff said it was appalling, from their perspective, to watch patients in such distressing conditions and under such stress and strain.

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