Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister, but unfortunately the facts do not bear out what he has said. Is the review that was commissioned and begun in January 2018 being prepared in Aramaic, hieroglyphics or some other ancient text or form of writing? It does not take a year. I do not mean any personal disrespect to the Minister, but increasingly Ministers are becoming commentators, and very expensive commentators at €190,000 a year, telling us a review is taking place. A five year old child looking at the map could tell us about the gaping wound in the north west with no cath lab while there are two in Waterford. Before anyone from Waterford attacks me for saying Waterford is not entitled to them, I am not saying that. I am saying it is clear what type of review is required. Clearly, it is just a tactic to state it is under review. When did the last meeting of the review group take place? When is it reporting? How much does it cost? We must tell the truth to the people in the north west.

We do have to tell the truth but I would not have a five year old deciding where to locate our specialist cardiac services.

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