James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The first part of getting an answer is to be able to listen, rather than continually interrupting.

There have been media reports suggesting that some hospitals within the west and north-west group were to lose their maternity services. These reports are purely speculative and have no basis in fact. I fully recognise that such unsubstantiated reports are a cause for concern for patients and staff, and I very much regret any upset which may have been caused to staff or patients in the region. It is not helped, of course, that they are further undermined by the likes of Senator MacSharry stirring it up into a sense of hysteria.