Seanad debates

Wednesday, 25 June 2003

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

 

I was interested to hear the remarks of Senator O'Toole, who followed two Senators who discussed parochial issues. I do not agree with all of the sentiments the Senator expressed about the role of public representatives on health boards. As somebody with quite a lengthy record on health boards, I have to say that excellent public representatives have made an extraordinarily positive contribution to delivering a service, and not necessarily on a parochial basis. I appreciate that certain public representatives are concerned about some of the structural changes. If we are all to sign into this reform, nobody can expect to be excused from the challenge of change. We should be big enough to participate in change in a proactive manner, if it is in the best interest of those we serve.

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