Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

At the outset, I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House and for the positive tone of his reply. I acknowledge the quality and standards of the services provided by the management and staff at Naas General Hospital. They have done exceptionally well over a long number of years. In order to give a realistic imprimatur to their work, now is a good time to bring forward the date for the finishing of the tendering process and approval of contract. Quite an amount of time can elapse between the two so it would be no harm at all, by way of acknowledgement of their work so far, if that could be done.

The quality of the services demanded in a very competitive area, with an increasing population, is something that we must keep in mind and recognise that pressure increases with every day that passes. The request and demand for a high quality standard of services does not go away.

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