Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I agree with previous speakers' calls for the Minister for Health and Children to come before the House to debate the leaked report of the task force on medical staffing, particularly in light of the news that major cuts are being announced in the Mater Hospital today. This is a worrying development which throws the health strategy into chaos. When the main hospital in Dublin is cutting jobs and beds it calls into question plans to improve services and increase bed capacity.