Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. I am personally aware of three hospitals that I have had queries about: the Coombe Hospital, the Rotunda Hospital and a situation in County Kerry. On the Coombe, I spoke to the chair of the board last night who told me they are conducting a review. I believe they are hiring senior counsel. They want to establish all the facts. They have found out more since the initial statements were made. On the others, I have asked the HSE to look right across the system at any of these allegations and report back to me on the situation. I can tell the Deputy, and I am sure we are in agreement on this, that the protocol agreed by Government has to be followed.

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