Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The silence of those living with motor neurone disease is now speaking volumes. The voice of their struggle is becoming all the louder and significantly raising awareness of the issue that they face daily. As people prepare to gather at Mayo's Croagh Patrick and countless other hills and mountains around the country to climb with Charlie Bird, it is important to highlight the need to increase funding and support for those living with motor neurone disease. University Hospital Galway is the western regional centre for neurology but it is short of neurology nurse specialists and people are unnecessarily waiting for longer for diagnosis and treatment. Based on the catchment area, national and international guidance recommends that there should be 13 neurology nurse specialists but there are only four in Galway. Patients deserve better. I ask the Minister to raise this in Cabinet in order that we can increase-----

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