Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach said a couple of months ago that "I’ve been asked many times, can we make contributions to important infrastructure projects, like for example, the A5? Are there things we can do to the Shared Island fund? And the answer is yes". How far does that go in terms of contributions the Irish Government is willing to make to assist people in the North with the problems they are facing? I reference the health service in particular where there is an important local hospital campaign in Newry to save Daisy Hill Hospital. Thousands of people have been mobilised in different forums. There was a public meeting a few days ago with hundreds of people at it, thousands of people attended a protest a few weeks ago, and 12,000 people have signed submissions. Basically, there has been cut after cut to Daisy Hill Hospital and emergency services have been taken out, etc. Now there is a threat of 100 beds being lost and the future of the hospital itself is under threat. The community is rallying. People Before Profit is a part of that campaign. Regarding this reference to the possibility for funding and so on, can funding go towards health services in a situation like this?

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