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Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Okay, Senator Gavan is next.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I ask that we let each other finish our statements and answers.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I ask that the Minister be allowed to answer the question and then Senator Gavan can come back in.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: It needs to be very brief or the Minister will be caught here after 3 p.m.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: No. What we need is the indulgence of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, to stay an extra half hour because if not, we are going to have to start cutting down the time to around five or six minutes each. That way every speaker gets in. Would the Minister indulge us with an extra half hour?

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: The action group has been in here before and its members are online. The intention is that once there is a member of the committee there, negotiations with them will take place afterwards, once we hear the evidence of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, and the HSE.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I will ask Deputy Crowe now-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Deputy Shortall wants to come back on something that Deputy Crowe has said.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I am aware it is Deputy Crowe's time but he should not have made the accusation.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: There is one issue here. We have always asked people to leave party politics outside the door. This committee-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Deputy Crowe has made an accusation against Deputy Shortall and she has corrected it-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Deputy Buckley wants to make a quick point and then we will have Deputy Lowry.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Members are wasting their own time. There are other members wishing to come in before the Minister goes. Is Deputy Lowry in or are we passing him by?

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: The Deputy better start because his seven minutes is starting.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Sorry, Deputy Lowry, can we leave the Dean Maxwell unit until later? We are talking about UHL now and we want to get as many members in as possible.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I call on Senator Timmy Dooley.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I am sorry but the time is up.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: We are getting close to time so we will have to cut contributions down to five minutes. Senator Craughwell is a member of the committee so we will let him in first, followed by Deputies Wynne, Deputy Paul Murphy and Senator Conway. I apologise that Senator Craughwell will only have five minutes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I ask him to keep it bang-on the five minutes, unlike usual.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I am sorry; we are here to deal with UHL. I have stopped others from going outside that topic.