Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To be honest, whoever drafted that response does not answer the question. The line, "Bed capacity across all community hospitals in Donegal will be kept under ongoing review", is an insult to the communities in Donegal. Every community group in Donegal that is connected to a hospital is already doing that. Anybody can keep the bed capacity under review. The Minister said the moratorium on recruitment will not be lifted, therefore the problem will not be resolved. I realise the Minister is new to the Department and that he has conviction and passion, but I plead with him to look again at this issue. It is a train coming down the tracks that will go off the rails unless it is dealt with. The Minister should meet with the troika and tell it in no uncertain terms that there must be flexibility here. Otherwise, elderly people will be let down.