Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There are many failings in our health system and many waiting lists in various areas but what is most serious is when we hear of people waiting on the flat of their back to get a bed in the coronary unit in Cork University Hospital, CUH, and that they cannot be operated on. They wait two or three weeks for aorta valves and various procedures. A queue is building up as no beds are available in the CUH coronary care unit. This is very serious. We asked this question last year and it was dealt with at the time but we are in trouble again. Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister to see what is wrong and alleviate the pressure? Families who have a loved one waiting for a serious heart operation are wondering whether the person will stay alive long enough to have the operation. The worry of this is immense and it needs to be dealt with.

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