Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We were given promises in the last general election that were broken. Promises were given by the Taoiseach and the then Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, that the round-the-clock services at Roscommon's accident and emergency department would be retained but instead it was closed. The people of Roscommon had an opportunity to show an opinion in the local elections, with Fine Gael losing approximately seven seats. Now it is payback time and on 10 October, the people of Roscommon-South Leitrim will come out and I hope they will vote for an anti-Government candidate.