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Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The sign of that is this motion and the nonsense of hospital facilities worth €500 million left unused and closed down because funding is not available to run them.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister's party was in control in the 1980s.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The Senator should not overestimate his contribution.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The Government was closing hospitals.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: He did not close any hospitals.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: He never closed a hospital.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: No.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It will be a great tribute to Senator Leyden's defiance.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: He never closed a hospital.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Maybe he will find someone to forge it.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It is the custom when summing up debates such as this to refer to the speeches of other Senators. In the case of Senator Glynn, I will leave it to the people of County Westmeath, who have made their choice between Fianna Fáil and Deputy Penrose.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: They made it fairly clear which——

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: We can talk about my electoral performance any time Senator Glynn wants.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I have been elected and re-elected by the constituency I have represented in the House for the last 20 years——

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I move: That Seanad Éireann, —alarmed at the growing crisis in accident and emergency services throughout the State, —noting that, by the admission of the Minister for Health and Children, over €400 million worth of new hospital facilities are lying idle because of Government failure to provide funding for equipment and staffing and —noting that sufficient funds are available to the...

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The Government got a knee-jerk reaction three weeks ago.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: We generated the boom.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: That is what the Minister for Finance is saying.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister should not equate Deputy McCreevy with the nation.