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

I agree with the other speakers that the nurses' dispute must be sorted urgently.

This morning I spoke to a gentleman in Roscommon whose sister is living in Tipperary. He said she was to be brought in for a badly needed hip operation one month ago but that, after she had prepared herself, she got word at the last minute that she should stay at home. I got involved in the case and was assured she would be sorted this morning in Waterford hospital. Once again she prepared herself, but the result was the same.

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