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

First, I want to sympathise with Ms Phelan and all the other ladies who were misdiagnosed. I also feel for and sympathise with all the front-line staff who work in hospitals and give their very best to patients when they come in to be seen, whether they be nurses, doctors and front-line staff.

I am disappointed with the HSE. People right across the country have lost their confidence in it. When a full and thorough investigation is carried out, will the Minister do something with the managers responsible, many of whom are getting big money? Will the Minister fire them or will they just get bigger pensions when they come to retiring? That is the question I am asking.

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