Seanad debates

Wednesday, 25 June 2003

Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed).

 

The Hanly report was also mentioned. This is a very important report for our region. I understood it considered three hospitals in the mid-west and three in Dublin. It has been leaked all over the place – it is a pity we do not have it here for discussion. How can it state many hospitals are to be closed on the basis of its consideration of just two regions? Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe has been mentioned as one that will lose some of its services or status. This is wrong. The sooner the report is published and we can debate it the better because we are dealing with rumours and hearsay about the future of hospitals.

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