Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is trying to twist my words again. I said I could not comment on those individual cases because I do not know the facts. The accusations she made concerned what was said about the Government, not those individual cases. The Deputy asked about solutions. I provided the solutions to her. I pointed towards the three areas in which we are implementing solutions. I have not heard, nor do I ever hear, solutions in the Deputy's contributions to this House.

I appreciate that the Deputy is outraged and angry on behalf of patients who have received a very bad service, whether in Cork or elsewhere. Where is her outrage for those who are receiving a really bad health service in Northern Ireland? The last Minister for Health was Michelle O'Neill, the Sinn Féin deputy leader, or its leader in the North. She walked away from government in Northern Ireland. We should not forget what the situation in Northern Ireland is like at the moment. I regularly read the Irish Newsto ensure that I am up to date in the situation in Northern Ireland.

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