Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

This issue is of such import that 100 minutes is absolutely not satisfactory. It goes to the heart of what is happening in the HSE day in and day out, where the HSE is in combat with patients and the only way people can get justice is through the court system. It also goes to the heart of ministerial responsibility. We need to know what former Ministers with responsibility for health knew about this. How can something like this happen without Ministers knowing about it? Last week, the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, said this issue was raised a couple of times in the Department. The democratic mandate has been mentioned. Only six minutes are being allotted to groups such as ours. Surely we have a democratic opportunity to question the Taoiseach and former Ministers with responsibility for health on this issue.

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