Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

There is a shortfall of 15 neurology nurses at Cork University Hospital, CUH, which is the State's number two neurology centre according to the neurology clinical programme. The programme made a request last year that the HSE would fund posts for at least two new neurology nurses at CUH this year. The HSE decided not do so.

This underfunding impacts negatively on the lives of people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease and others. It is happening on the watch of the Taoiseach and a Fianna Fáil Minister for Health. Will the Taoiseach agree with me that what is happening here falls short of what should be acceptable in a civilized society? Will he undertake to look very closely at this situation as we head towards the Estimates process this year?

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