Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have two colleagues able and capable of doing that. It has been interesting to hear the discussion on the various issues raised this evening. I want to talk about the situation of Fidelle, a woman from my own little town of Bailieborough, who has many challenges in life and was recently diagnosed with a strangulated hernia. She was scheduled for an operation in Beaumont Hospital. Over the past two years, Covid testing has become a natural part of hospital life and preparation for operations and so on, which we all understand. Sadly, PCR test results from the local testing centre were not acceptable. To make a long story short, Fidelle's operation has been cancelled on three occasions. Has the Minister had a chance to look into this case?

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