Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

Tógfaidh mé cúpla soicind. There are serious problems and they are not arising independently of Government. Government is making decisions on funding and recruitment freezes. I know of a nurse who returned to Ireland two months ago but who was unable to get back into her old job because of the recruitment freeze here. Lives depend on the ability of doctors and nurses to have the necessary capacity and resources to deliver the health service properly. Those resources are not there and people are suffering as a result. Will the Government make sure that we have the necessary investment and reform of the HSE so that we can have a health service that does not let these people suffer so tragically?

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