Martin Ferris (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I was contacted at 11.30 this morning by a constituent who brought to my attention the fact that his 67 year old mother is in University Hospital Kerry sitting on a chair.

She has been sitting on a chair since 6.30 p.m. yesterday when she was referred by her doctor to the hospital. She suffers from diabetes and arthritis, but for the past three weeks she has been suffering from severe headaches. As yet, she has not had a CAT scan. This is deplorable. Will the Minister for Health look into this matter immediately? This woman is 67 years old. It is unacceptable that anybody would spend 17 hours sitting on a chair in a hospital.

On 25 February, I sent a file to the Minister for Health and the head of the HSE-----

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