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

What I would say to the Deputy is that the legislation governing the HSE does not allow for a Taoiseach of the day, no matter who that is, to simply issue instructions to do this or that. That is not the way it works. I hear what the Deputy is saying. It is a localised issue involving the HSE in the Cork area. It needs to resolve this in the best interests of the community of Blarney. I will follow up-----

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