Seanad debates

Wednesday, 22 October 2003

National Task Force on Medical Staffing: Statements.

 

10:30 am

Photo of Geraldine FeeneyGeraldine Feeney (Fianna Fail)

The Hanly report seeks to provide us with a full range of consultants in centres of excellence, something for which the medical profession has been calling. If we were to engage in how we were to deliver the best quality service for patients in the health system who better to engage with but the people delivering that service. The Opposition can call that "spin"; they can call it what they want, but that is the way forward. The Opposition says we are downgrading local hospitals. I put it to them we are enhancing them. I am in no doubt about that. There will be no downgrading of the Ennis, Nenagh, Ballinasloe or Roscommon hospitals. They will hold on to their consultants.

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