Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

I ask the Leader to arrange a debate as soon as possible on what appears to be the reorganisation of the health services in the north-east region. A report has been completed and is being launched today by the HSE, amid reports that a new hospital is to be built. While what is happening in the north east is primarily of concern to that region, issues on how the HSE organises and delivers services arise in other parts of the country. It is important we have this debate and many Members share my concern that since the abolition of the health boards, and despite the establishment of the so-called regional fora, there is no democratic accountability in the delivery of the health services.