Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am not accepting the premise on which the Deputy's first question is based - that we do not have ownership. This State does have ownership of this hospital. The State does have public ownership of this - 300 years at a tenner is effective ownership. That has been well tested over the last two weeks. The purpose of the last two weeks was to have the debate, tease the matter out and have full transparency on the publication of the documents. If you do not mind me saying so, I think many of the arguments against going ahead with the hospital did not hold up under the full scrutiny of the-----

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