Seanad debates
Wednesday, 22 October 2003
National Task Force on Medical Staffing: Statements.
10:30 am
Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)
He was driven by the whole spectrum of emotions, fears and needs that are part of the campaign to retain a respectable county hospital. The issue is how to square the circle with the need for multidisciplinary centres of excellence. The report shies away from that, once again kicking issues into touch. It does not mention Roscommon County Hospital, where €8 million has been spent on an accident and emergency unit which has not yet opened. The Roscommon accident and emergency unit will face closure if the report is implemented. I state that now because I believe that is what the Minister has determined for further down the line. The Government is letting the bad information out in a drip effect, with one leak following another.
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