Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If the Tánaiste wanted any evidence that our health services are in crisis, all she need do is go over to the Oireachtas print shop and see the number of Fine Gael Ministers and Deputies dispensing leaflets pointing out that one can get EU cross-border treatment and avail of treatment abroad schemes. Deputy Michael Collins from west Cork raised a case quite recently of a 91 year old man from west Cork who had to go to Belfast for cataracts because he was waiting so long. The fact of the matter is even the Tánaiste's own Cabinet colleagues and Deputies are running around the countryside dispersing leaflets advising people that the only way one can get treated is in another jurisdiction because of the Government's failures. That is what is happening.

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