Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach said he wanted to embrace this. Obviously, we have to drill down and be granular. I understand the costings of health care reasonably well. However, we need to proceed on an all-party basis. Let us try and let us have momentum on this. From what the Taoiseach has said, it appears this will go the way of all other reports. We will have no overarching issue.

I asked about cardiac care. Is the Taoiseach saying it is now settled Government policy that there will not be primary PCI in the south east? The second mobile laboratory, which the Taoiseach lauded, is on a fixed contract which is about to conclude. Since the Taoiseach acknowledges its success, will a permanent laboratory be provided at Waterford University Hospital?

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