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

The Government is allocating massive sums of money to the HSE. Some of it is very well spent and some of it not being well spent at all. It is a known fact that when people who break their legs and get crutches seek to hand back the crutches, they will not be taken back. These crutches cost money.

Likewise with a patient who is in a wheelchair. The wheel on the wheelchair broke and he wanted his wheel to be repaired. Lo and behold he was told it could not be done but he was given a new wheelchair at a cost of more than €3,000. Is there any accountability for what is going on in the HSE? These items cost money. Many people I know asked if they could hand back their crutches and they could not be taken back. Is there any law and order at all?

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